For the first time since 2016, the UFC heads to Atlanta, Georgia, since the Octagon will be Put up in State Farm Arena for UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier II.
The featherweight champion, Max”Blessed” Holloway, is moving up to struggle for its interim lightweight name and can be a -205 favorite. Meanwhile, Dustin”The Diamond” Poirier conquer Holloway at 2012 but is a +165 underdog.
Also on this card is a interim middleweight title game between Israel”The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (-185) and Kelvin Gastelum (+150). I have 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 branch as he moves upward from featherweight to lightweight. During the series, 10 fights were finishes, nine by knockout and one by submission. 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 placing on a pace that is unmatched at the UFC. Holloway has incredible hand speed and always peppers his foes with strikes until they wilt under his pressure. Blessed averages 6.9 significant strikes per minute, and it has landed 100 or more substantial strikes in four of his last five fights, such as 307 from Brian Ortega in UFC 231.
Poirier (+165) has 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 scraps. The Louisiana native was shut to title fights previously but would seemingly always lose to prospective challengers. Following three straight knockout wins, however, he has put himself in line for the interim lightweight strap.
Much like his counterpart, the Diamond loves to enter crazy, high-octane scraps. The 30-year-old is a really technically solid striker, rarely putting himself in much danger by keeping his shield , and has great footwork when landing an average of 5.59 considerable strikes per minute. In addition, he does possess a wrestling pedigree also and averages 1.75 takedowns a 15 minutes, but typically he keeps the conflicts standing.
It’s unfortunate we have to 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 cries and looks totally unfazed while he swarms his foes till they crumble. Meanwhile, Poirier is probably better but I do not know if he will have the ability to produce much space for some living space. Poirier conquer Holloway in Blessed’s Octagon debut in 2012 by first-round submission. I expect a different result this time around.
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