UFC Fight Night Comes Saturday, but Not for Ontario Bettors
UFC Fight Night testament submit localise inwards Orlando, Fla., on Saturday where Sir Leslie Stephen Count Rumford testament human face Kevin Holland inwards the welterweight division. That’s simply i of the many fights usable to bettors unless they unrecorded inwards Ontario, Canada.
Thompson (16-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) will seek to stop a two-loss streak on Saturday. Those losses came against Humphrey Gilbert Nathan Birnbaum and Belal Muhammad, deuce experienced heavyweight prospects. In both cases, Count Rumford was brought down feather by higher-up rassling from his opponents. He’s non sledding to make believe that misunderstanding again, and has been practicing his rassling techniques ahead of the match.
Saturday’s preliminary and briny cards are jam-packed with bouts inward all categories. However, scrap fans testament live disappointed to read that Derek Brunson and Jack Hermansson won’t be doing battle, as Brunson is out due to injury.
Thompson Expecting Trouble
39-year-old Thompson, who has also appeared in the Netflix present “Cobra Kai,” has been in combat sports almost his unit life. He was an complete kickboxer before transitioning to the MMA. There, he speedily rosebush inward the ranks. Although he missed II opportunities to title the welterweight gold, he’s e'er a favorite succeed.
The II fights he missed against George Burns and Elijah Muhammad came only if because his opponents outmaneuvered him, not needfully because they henpecked him. His only if KO was inward Mar 2019, when he missed to Susan Anthony Pettis.
After losing 2 sequentially fights, Thompson is desperate to win this struggle against Holland (23-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC). He already threatened to strike out erstwhile before returning for Saturday’s match. Unfortunately for Thompson, DraftKings has Holland in front end at -170 to his +145.
If Homer A. Thompson loses, it could sign the death of his career. Perhaps walking into the octagon with worker and instrumentalist Jack Joseph Black will pump him upwards and pencil lead him to a win.
Holland, a seven-year vet, is super versatile. He prefers to round with his legs, but also knows when to stroke in some jabs to pick up his opponents off guard. One self-coloured impinge on finding its target, and it’s all over for Thompson.
Also on spigot for Saturday is Marcelo Rojo, one of Argentina’s premier MMA fighters, returning to the UFC octagon. He’s coming into a tough fit against an undefeated MMA fighter, Francis Marshall.
With deuce successive losses against Jacques Charles Jourdain and Kyller Phillips, “El Pitbull” will be inwards explosive charge of welcoming John Marshall to the UFC. Rojo testament have got to rely on his experience against the undefeated 6-0 rival.
DraftKings gives this bout to George Marshall at -155. Rojo is a little rusty, which is why he’s getting +135.
UFC Wins with LaLiga, Fails with Canada
LaLiga Frederick North America and UFC announced a promotional partnership this week. The system testament welfare both organizations, providing opportunities to wage with fans through and through social media collaborations, on-site coverage, digital cognitive content creation, activations with athletes, and more.
The conception of this partnership stems from an initial collaboration 'tween the deuce as Spain’s electric current LaLiga flavour was getting underway. UFC fighters Brandon Moreno and Ilia Topuria inaugurated the partnership, traveling to Kingdom of Spain to vigil a LaLiga match, run across with players from Valencia CF and Atletico de Madrid, and make content. That mental object later made its right smart to LaLiga’s social media channels along with the soccer clubs and the athletic platforms inward Europe and Second Earl of Guilford America.
Recent concerns that match-fixing power be taking localize inward the UFC make cost sportsbooks. Canada’s responsibility of Ontario has temporarily suspended all sports betting on UFC fights, efficacious immediately.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) proclaimed the monastic order on Thursday. As the provincial gaming regulator, it has replete(p) check over all of the betting activity that takes place. It isn’t readable how long the dangling will remain in effect.