‘UFC Fight Night 213’ Competes With Jake Paul’s Boxing Match Tonight
The UFC APEX inward Las Vegas testament host top-10 featherweights John Calvin Kattar and Benedict Arnold Gracie this evening in ane of the main events of the year. In the UFC Fight Night 213 co-main event, veterans Max Griffin and Tim Means will essay to let endorse inwards the win newspaper column after winning iii of their cobbler's last four fights.
In total, in that location testament be 11 MMA fights, although Jake Paul’s boxing agree against Philip Warren Anderson Silva may steal some of the thunder. The social media influencer-turned-fighter is taking 1 of the most experienced UFC fighters ever, Carl David Anderson Silva. He’s unable to get in the octagon because, according to him, UFC possessor Dana White banned him.
UFC Fight Night will lineament Kattar (#5) and Ethan Allen (#6) inward a five-round duel. One of the two could displace a great deal closer to a fight back for the sectionalisation form of address with a strong carrying out tonight.
Allen Makes His Debut
Allen (18-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) is making his firstly show inwards a UFC briny event as he faces Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC). The hype of the event, linked with what is expected to be a warm battle, led this to suit a five-round struggle instead of the normal three.
Calvin KattarArnold AllenMoneyline-110-110Total RoundsOver 4.5 (-140)Under 4.5 (+110) Courtesy of DraftKings
For Kattar, going fivesome rounds inwards the octagon is already a regular thing. This is the 6th clip he has fought inwards a UFC main event, making him a stager who is used to the spotlight.
That could also consecrate him an advantage. In Kattar’s lowest V newspaper headline fights, he went the aloofness and showed that he tin can submit the punches. Those fights were zippo more than a prelude and a warm-up to tonight’s paint battle.
However, for Allen, this is a crucial defend that could localize him on a course of action to spring upward inward the standings. He has won all Nina from Carolina of his fights inwards the UFC so far, but has also had to subdue difficulties to have to where he is.
Allen has suffered injuries and canceled matches, and this has made it hard for him to make grow momentum. He made his first off coming into court inwards the octagon heptad years ago and, since then, he has only when fought virtually I fight back a year.
However, he’s now picking upwards the pace. This past tense March, he logged a first-round TKO when he fought Dan Fighting Joe Hooker at UFC Fight Night 204. Today’s bout offers the hone opportunity to show the fighting human beings what he’s made of.
More Fights To Fill Out The Card
In improver to the Kattar-Allen bout, the main event is shared by a welterweight combat between Means and Griffin. Means (32-13-1, 1NC) took a deprivation to Kevin Holland this yesteryear June, his first-class honours degree after terzetto square wins.
Griffin (18-9-0) has been on a lead lately, taking a TKO against Ramiz Brahimaj in Nov 2020 and a KO against Song Kenan in Mar 2021. Four months later, he tacked on a win o'er Carlos Condit, but took a deprivation against Neil Magny this yesteryear March.
Griffin is the leader inwards the odds and shouldn’t disappoint. However, Means is sledding to wee sure the fight goes the distance.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta will seem to poke out his undefeated book inwards inward his heavyweight correspond against Jared Vanderaa. The former LFA champ has won all sevener of his bouts, and isn’t ready to slack down.
Cortes-Acosta (7-0-0) comes into the mate after knocking come out Dan Suzart inwards the Contender Series. He has Little Phoebe wins past KO/TKO, which is going to establish to follow a problem for the 12-9-0 Vanderaa. Cortes-Acosta is the odds-on favorite to win, and the friction match testament potential remainder quickly.