For the first time since 2016, the UFC heads to Atlanta, Georgia, as the Octagon will be set up at State Farm Arena for UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier II.
The featherweight champion, Max”Blessed” Holloway, is moving up to struggle for the interim lightweight title and is a -205 favourite. Meanwhile, Dustin”The Diamond” Poirier conquer Holloway at 2012 but is a +165 underdog.
Also on this card is an interim middleweight title game involving Israel”The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (-185) and Kelvin Gastelum (+150). I’ve a breakdown and select for each fight on the primary card.
Shark Bites
Max Holloway has won 13 straight struggles, 10 of which have been endings.
Dustin Poirier is 8-1-1 in his last 10 fights, with six wins by knockout.
Max Holloway averages 6.9 significant strikes per minute.
Holloway vs Poirier II Fight Center
Scott Hastings’ 2019 Prediction Record To Date
Straight Up Selecting Notifications Picking Underdogs
34-23 32-17 2-6
Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
Holloway (-205) is looking to extend his 13-fight winning series in his new division as he moves up from featherweight to lightweight. During the series, 10 struggles were finishes, nine by knockout and one by entry. Overall, the Hawaii native has a record of 20-3 with 10 wins coming by knockout.
The 27-year-old is the definition of a brawler, becoming in his opponents’ faces and putting on a speed that is unmatched in the UFC. Holloway has incredible hand speed and continuously peppers his foes with strikes until they wilt under his stress. Blessed averages 6.9 significant strikes per minute and has landed 100 or more substantial strikes in four of the last five fights, such as 307 from Brian Ortega in UFC 231.
Poirier (+165) has finally earned his title fight after eight decades at the UFC, where he’s a 16-4-1 record, and is unbeaten in his last five bits. The Louisiana native has been shut to title struggles but would seemingly always lose to future challengers. After three straight knockout wins, however, he’s set himself in line for the interim lightweight strap.
Much like his counterpart, the Diamond enjoys to enter wild, high-octane scraps. The 30-year-old is a really technically solid striker, rarely putting himself in much danger by keeping his guard , and contains great footwork when landing an average of 5.59 significant strikes weekly. Additionally, he does possess a wrestling pedigree also and averages 1.75 takedowns a 15 minutes, but he keeps the conflicts standing.
It is unfortunate we must wait until the end of the card watch this possible war but it is going to be worth it. Holloway absorbs strikes but only walks right through the punches and looks totally unfazed while he swarms his foes till they crumble. Meanwhile, Poirier is probably better technically but I do not know if he is going to be able to produce much space for some breathing room. Poirier beat Holloway in Blessed’s Octagon debut in 2012 by first-round entry. I expect a different result this time around.
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