UFC 234 is set to take place less than fourteen days from now at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. With the card quickly coming up, there have sadly been some injuries and a few fights have been affected. Here is an update on the latest fights for UFC 234 in today’s MMA odds and ends.
Sam Alvey vs. Jimmy Crute, UFC 234
Due to an injury to Ryan Spann, Sam Alvey has stepped up on short notice and will take on rising prospect Jimmy Crute in a light heavyweight conflict. News of this new matchup was initially revealed by news.com.au.
Alvey (33-11, 1 NC) is 10-6 overall in the UFC while dividing his time between middleweight and light heavyweight. Since going up to 205lbs, Alvey has gone 2-1 with wins over Gian Villante and Marcin Prachnio and a sudden TKO loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his last fight. Alvey has settled into the role of gatekeeper, despite the loss to Nogueira he stays a stern test for any up-and-coming in the light heavyweight division, making Crute the ideal opponent. Note that Alvey was initially set to fight Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC Fight Night 145 before being pulled for this matchup.
Crute (9-0) looked great in his UFC debut as he filed Paul Craig. He is only 22-years older and has lots of confidence as an undefeated potential. He is the native and has all the pressure on himbut he has not shown any symptoms of not having the ability to live up to the hype. From all accounts, Crute seems like he has some of those qualities of a future light heavyweight title contender.
In terms of the chances, Crute was a +110 underdog against Ryan Spann, but I’d have bet him at those odds as I watched value there. Against Alvey, I really don’t see any reason why Crute would not be a big favorite. I’d peg him around -300 inside this fight, and I see him beating Alvey and continuing his march towards the top-15 rankings.
Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner, UFC 234
Because of an injury to Alex Gorgees, Callan Potter will make his UFC debut on short notice when he takes on Jalin Turner at UFC 234. Nolan King broke the information.
Potter (16-7) is a local Aussie fighter and has been riding an eight-fight win series prior to being submitted by Marcin Held at ACB in his final fight. He actually has quite a bit of expertise, having fought Jake Matthews before in his career. However, he has no notable wins. Note that all of Potter’s fights have finished within the space — win or lose.
Turner (7-4) was pumped out by Vicente Luque in his UFC debut. That was always going to be a difficult matchup for Turner, and I am still not sure why the UFC put him up as a sacrificial lamb there. All seven of Turner’s career wins have come by stoppage, though he has been knocked out three times which is of course concerning.
Turner is the larger name and had a complete camp so I do expect him to be preferred, but I believe Potter has a fairly good chance here. Nevertheless, this might be a struggle where the props could be the best bet, and the prop I’ll be on the lookout for is the fight ending within the distance, as I fully expect someone to get knocked out.
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