UFC Betting Online: UFC 221 Occurs on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Perth Arena at Perth, Australia.
The card airs live on pay-per-view after the FS1 prelims. Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (16-3) matches top competition Yoel Romero (12-2) in the main event. Bet on the hottest UFC chances and get the latest previews, predictions and selections.
We’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for undisputed winner Robert Whittaker to make his first title defense. The Aussie basher withdrew from his scheduled UFC 221 scrap with Luke Rockhold with an injury, setting up an interim title match involving Rockhold and Cuban Yoel Romero instead.
The title fight functions as the primary event of a card that is full of talented natives, such as Mark Hunt, Tai Tuivasa, Jake Matthews and Tyson Pedro. While it had been rumored that women’s strawweight champion Cris”Cyborg” Justino would make a fast turnaround to face Invicta FC champ Megan Anderson, it seems the tilt will happen on a later date.
Even though a couple of conflicts are still being finalized, take a look at the announced lineup below. Make sure that you check in during combat week to get comprehensive gambling previews.
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Card – Subject to Change
Main Event, Middleweight Championship – Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold
Heavyweight – Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight – Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker
Welterweight – Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang
LIght Heavyweight – Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov
Lightweight – Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Middleweight – Rob Wilkinson vs. Israel Adesanya
Flyweight – Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen
Featherweight – Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Lightweight – Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota
Bantamweight – Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Quninonez
Welterweight – Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe
What to Watch For
Romero will get a second right opportunity to claim interim gold. The 40-year old former Olympian was shot to action by Robert Whittaker in his very last matchup, however he did have his moments. He remains one of the most dangerous middleweights around the planet, capable of surprising outbursts of fight-ending violence.
Rockhold is coming off another round TKO of former WSOF champion David Branch, and his only loss in his past seven fights came through flash knockout courtesy of Michael Bisping. A thudding kicker having a elite submission wrestling match, Rockhold presents an intriguing challenge for the aging Romero – and Whittaker as well.
Mark Hunt is a staple in any European card, as the New Zealander is arguably the region’s biggest celebrity. The slugger will examine No. 9 Curtis Blaydes, who will do whatever he could to bring this battle to the mat. In a different heavyweight collision, undefeated Tai Tuivasa will look to keep his 100 percent KO ratio intact when he meets France’s Cyril Asker.
You’ve gotta love the matchup between Australia’s Jake Matthews and Li Jingliang. The Chinese fighter would be the UFC’s best hope of producing a native star for the planet’s most populous country, and Matthews is precisely the type of guy who can examine him.
26-year old Tyson Pedro is young blood at light heavyweight, although his prospects were subdued somewhat in his last outing against Ilir Latifi. This was the Australian’s first loss, and he will not get a simple bounceback fight. Pedro matches the hard-hitting Saparbek Safarov in what should be an explosive affair.
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