UFC London is set with its main and co-main occasion. The card takes place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England, along with my thoughts about both new high-profile spells added into the card are under.
Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal, UFC Fight Night 147
An exciting welterweight matchup between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal is set as the headlining five-round fight at UFC Fight Night 147. ESPN broke the news. Until (17-1-1) is 5-1-1 overall in the UFC and in his last bout endured his first career loss by submission to winner Tyron Woodley in UFC 228. Till is still among the most popular fighters in the branch, and all Europe, so regardless of the loss he always made a great deal of awareness to headline this card in London. He flirted with the notion of moving up to middleweight but decided to stay at welterweight to get his hands on Masvidal, who stylistically should put on a fantastic fight against Till. Masvidal (32-13) is 9-6 overall in the UFC and hasn’t fought as a 2017 decision loss to Stephen”Wonderboy” Thompson. He has not actually won a fight in nearly two decades since a TKO win over Donald Cerrone, but is still clearly a skilled and dangerous fighter. Masvidal was supposed to fight Nick Diaz at UFC 235, but that fight fizzled and he will now take on Till.
I’m anticipating a very competitive fight between Till and Masvidal, however since he is from England and contemplating all the betting support he normally gets, I fully anticipate Till to be the preferred here. I do think it is a close fight but would definitely be interested in Masvidal if he’s available at a plus number.
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson, UFC Fight Night 147
At the same time, a welterweight bout between contenders Leon Edwards and Gunnar Nelson is going to function as co-main occasion of UFC Fight Night 147. Edwards (16-3) is 8-2 in the UFC and is actually riding a silent six-fight win series at the moment with a decision win over Donald Cerrone in his last outing. He’s quietly evolved into one of the best welterweights in the UFC, but was waiting to get his hands on a top-10 opponent. He has finally found a taker in the form of Nelson, who is coming off of a massive win over Alex Oliveira at UFC 231. Nelson (17-3-1) spanned a 1.5 years layoff to the Oliveira fight but absolutely dominated him for one of the biggest wins of his UFC career to date. He’s never climbed to the championship level that lots of observers of the game expected he at one point in time, but he has nonetheless proven himself to be a good fighter in 170lbs, along with the win over Oliveira showed just how good he’s at his best.
This looks like another competitive struggle. Edwards has shown a well-rounded game in his last couple of fights but Nelson is obviously a incredibly-dangerous finisher and is coming off of a big win. Depending on the recent win over Oliviera I’d guess Nelson is pegged as the favorite here, but I think Edwards could have a good deal of risks in what ought to be a very close fight.
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