Jackson Sedivy
Welcome back to Sedivy’s Gambling Corner. Last week was pretty level, going 8-7 on the night. Looking to bounce back in a huge way this week, no messing around. The UFC has 13 fights coming at us starting at 4 pm CT. Time to pick them all in a speed round!
Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad is our main event, although some may be disapointed that Edwards isnt fighting Chimaev or even Colby Covington for that matter, I understand the frustration. I wanted to see both of those fights too, alas, Belal Muhammad is a pretty solid consolation prize.
Besides the sneaky good main event, we have 12 other extremely solid fights, lets take a look at the card:
And the extended fight odds:
FIGHTS
PRELIMS
WELTERWEIGHT
Matthew Semelsberger 7-2 (-115) vs. Jason Witt 18-6 (+105)
PICK: Jason Witt (+105)
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Gloria de Paula 5-2 (-185) vs. Jinh Yu Frey 9-6 (+170)
PICK: Gloria de Paula (-185)
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Cortney Casey 9-8 (+135) vs. JJ Aldrich 8-4 (-145)
PICK: JJ Aldrich (-145)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Nasrat Haqparast 12-3 (-485) vs. Rafa Garcia 12-0 (+425)
PICK: Nasrat Haqparast (-485)
BANTAMWEIGHT
Rani Yahya 26-10-1, 1 NC (-290) vs. Ray Rodriguez 16-7 (+260)
PICK: Rani Yahya (-290)
FEATHERWEIGHT
Charles Jourdain 10-3-1(-240) vs. Marcus Rojo 16-7 (+220)
PICK: Marcus Rojo (+220)
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Angela Hill 12-9 (-345) vs. Ashley Yoder 8-6 (+315)
PICK: Angela Hill (-345)
MAIN CARD
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Eryk Anders 13-5 (+158) vs. Darren Stewart 16-6, 1 NC (-168)
PICK: Erik Anders (+158)
FLYWEIGHT
Manel Kape 15-5 (-112) vs. Matheus Nicolau 15-3-1 (+102)
PICK: Manel Kape (-112)
BANTAMWEIGHT
Jonathan Martinez 13-3 (-310) vs. Davey Grant 12-4 (+280)
PICK: Davey Grant (+280)
FEATHERWEIGHT
Dan Ige 14-3(-152) vs. Gavin Tucker 13-1 (+142)
PICK: Dan Ige (-152)
CO-MAIN EVENT: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Misha Cirkunov 15-5 (-135) vs. Ryan Spann 18-6 (+125)
PICK: Misha Cirkunov (-135)
MAIN EVENT: WELTERWEIGHT
Leon Edwards 18-3 (-250) vs. Belal Muhammad 18-3 (+230)
PICK: Leon Edwards (-250)
There are your quick picks. Realisitically there are a lot of sneaky good lower level fighters on this card. Really anything could happen in any of these fights. I like Jason Witt, Marcus Rojo, Eryk Anders, and Davey Grant as some live underdogs tonight. As for the favorites, the co-main and main event should both be quick work for Cirkunov and Edwards. I think Cirkunov will be too skilled and strong for Spann to work with. While in the main event, Edwards should be able to outlast Belal Muhammad in a 5 round fight, if it even lasts that long to begin with.
Should be a great night of fights, make sure to follow along on Twitter @SONTChicago for all things Chicago Sports.
