@GeorgeONTap
WE ARE BACK and READY to MAKE MONEY! After riding a hot 4-1 stretch on the last UFC main card, we look to keep the hot hand rolling. We have 11 fights coming at you tonight in the octogon.
Not only that, but the Jake Paul/Ben Askren celebrity card also kicks off tonight. A night that includes a boxing match between a Billionaire and a Reggaeton Singer, a debut music performance from a Snoop Dogg/Ice Cube led Supergroup, and finally capped off with the Main Event of Ben Askren (a real life professional fighter and former Olympian) vs. Jake Paul (a YouTuber who has trained boxing for 3 years and just knocked out an undersized basketball player). Should be a very ONLINE night, big night for Twitter on this one.
But before the Askren/Paul fight, we have the real reason you are reading this blog… the UFC.
Here’s a look at the full fight card:
Here are the extended fight odds:
And the highly anticipated Paul/Askren Odds:
…..and here are my PICKS!!!
FIGHTS
PRELIMS
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Tony Gravely 20-6 (-330) vs. Anthony Birchak 16-7 (+300)
PICK: Anthony Birchak (+300)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Austin Hubbard 12-5 (-185) vs. Dakota Bush 8-2 (+170)
PICK: Austin Hubbard (-185)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Bartosz Fabinski 15-4 (-112) vs. Gerald Meerschaert 31-14 (+102)
PICK: Gerald Meerschaert (+102)
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Jessica Penne 12-6 (+240) vs. Lupita Godinez 5-0 (-260)
PICK: Lupita Godinez (-260)
HEAVYWEIGHT
Alexander Romanov 13-0 (-138) vs. Juan Espino 11-1 (+128)
PICK: Alexander Romanov (-138)
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Tracy Cortez 8-1 (-305) vs. Justine Kish 7-3 (+275)
PICK: Tracy Cortez (-305)
MAIN CARD
LIGHTWEIGHT
Luis Peña 8-3 (-145) vs. Alex Munoz 6-1 (+135)
PICK: Luis Pena (-145)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Abdul Razak Alhassan 10-3 (-290) vs. Jacob Malkoun 4-1 (+260)
PICK: Abdul Razak Alhassan (-290)
HEAVYWEIGHT
Andrei Arlovski 30-20, 2 NC (-112) vs. Chase Sherman 15-6 (+102)
PICK: Chase Sherman (+102)
CO-MAIN: LIGHTWEIGHT
Jeremy Stephens 28-18, 1 NC (-115) vs. Drakkar Klose 11-2-1 (+105)
PICK: Jeremy Stephens (-115)
MAIN EVENT: MIDDLEWEIGHT
Robert Whittaker 23-5 (-250) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (+230)
PICK: Robert Whittaker (-250)
SPECIAL BOXING PICK:
Jake Paul (-155) vs. Ben Askren (+125)
PICK: Ben Askren (+125)
Should be an excellent night of fights. Make sure to follow along on Twitter @SONTChicago for all things Chicago and Combat Sports. Let’s hope Askren can get this done tonight.
