April 9, 2022 11: 24 am ET
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. This day, we absorb a examine the key card for UFC 273.
UFC 273 takes place Saturday, April 9 from VyStar Veterans Memorial Enviornment in Jacksonville, Fla. The indispensable card airs on pay-per-gaze following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Closing tournament’s outcomes: 4-1
Overall picks for UFC major playing cards in 2022: 28-9
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So, without extra ado…
Matchup: Alexander Volkanovski (-800) vs. Chan Sung Jung (+470)
Summary: As acknowledged in my in-depth breakdown, the key tournament for UFC 273 aspects a fun featherweight title fight with a extensive having a wager unfold linked.
Ronda Rousey-love odds apart, it’s nice to search Alexander Volkanovski getting some past due admire as one amongst the handiest pound-for-pound warring parties in the sport. That acknowledged, I warn anybody sound asleep on the WEC passe in Chan Sung Jung, as I believe that his counter uppercut will seemingly be further-filled with life pondering the champion’s short stature and dipping propensities.
Alternatively, I’ll gentle be siding with Volkanovski to defuse the counters of “The Korean Zombie” along with his patent feints, eventually producing a enact in the later rounds.
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Matchup: Aljamain Sterling (+310) vs. Petr Yan (-450 )
Summary: As acknowledged in my in-depth breakdown, the co-major tournament in Florida aspects a rematch that could confidently provide some closure for both Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan.
Sterling has continued lots since their first assembly, as I’ll be queer to search what adjustments he’ll narrate to the desk exterior of improved whisk administration. Despite the incontrovertible reality that Yan shocked some with the success he had all the plot by the wrestling realm, I gentle judge that mixing in takedown makes an strive could perchance well wait on Sterling smartly in the broad pronounce.
Alternatively, no matter performing to be in the shape of his lifestyles heading into this fight, I in fact absorb a onerous time unseeing how effective the wrist controls and counters of Yan had been support at UFC 259. For that reason, I’ll be siding with Yan to drag away down the stretch for a competitive resolution select.
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Matchup: Gilbert Burns (+350) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (-520)
Summary: In arguably the most spicy fight on the general card, Gilbert Burns will seemingly be making an strive to place Khamzat Chimaev to the take a look at.
A product that has been hyped for on the subject of half a decade, Chimaev has undeniably caught the eye of both casuals and hardcore fans alike. And though I’m on the total one to recede the hype trains till they’ll provide a more legit sample size, I’m able to’t abet but judge the glaring abundance of issues love proprioception, battling intuition and technical abilities when looking at Chimaev work.
Burns has the general offensive instruments to money as an underdog, but I believe we’ll desire a tougher welterweight in a five-round affair if we are desirous to search Chimaev in deep waters. I wouldn’t mind being depraved, but I’ll recall Chimaev to pressure a stoppage in the 2d by strategy of ground strikes.
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Matchup: Mackenzie Dern (-125) vs. Tecia Torres (-102)
Apr 8, 2022; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Makenzie Dern faces off with Tecia Torres for the length of weigh ins for UFC 273 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Stadium. Significant Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports actions
Summary: In a fight that wishes to be fun for so prolonged as it lasts, Mackenzie Dern will try to accumulate support in the select column reverse Tecia Torres.
Dern’s status and submission savvy seem to be incomes her some admire at the having a wager window, but I’m gentle no longer offered on the Brazilian fighter’s direction of and wrestling ability. Dern has some solid scoot-to takedowns from the clinch, but they on the total attain against the fence – a spot where Torres defends handiest from.
Torres, who appears to be in the handiest make of her career, could perchance well simply gentle also raise a indispensable velocity and ride edge into this fight. So, except Dern is in a spot to raise a kick and regain an opportunistic submission early, then I believe we’ll judge Torres’ superior clinch striking and stick-and-transfer sensibilities be the adaptation in a resolution select
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Matchup: Vinc Pichel (-118) vs. Designate Madsen (-107)
Apr 8, 2022; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Vinc Pichel faces off with Designate O. Madsen for the length of weigh ins for UFC 273 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Stadium. Significant Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports actions
Summary: Serving as a Joe Silva-period gentle-weight opener, Vinc Pichel will attain fight with Designate Madsen.
Despite Pichel opening as an even bigger popular, the having a wager traces absorb tightened up with money coming in on Madsen. The Dane will completely absorb the wrestling edge on paper, as I believe his Greco-vogue takedowns will even be effective on this matchup (assuming he has worked on establishing more entries).
That acknowledged, Pichel is a perennially underrated skill who can either grind or slug issues out for 3 onerous rounds. I’ll reluctantly aspect with the easier wrestler in Madsen to be the first person to beat Pichel by resolution, but I judge this is also a sweaty affair that comes down to the wire, regardless.
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