While the UFC continues to be the king when it comes to MMA and gambling, there is more MMA than ever to bet on now. Promotions all over the world as well as domestic ones are showing up in sportsbooks. The advantage here is that the data is usually quite a bit less sharp than when you’re making MMA predictions for the UFC. So we’ve decided to dig into some each week to get you started on your regional MMA journey. This week, we stay domestic for UAE Warriors 57 from Abu Dhabi for our regional MMA pick.
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MMA Regional Pick of the Week: UAE Warriors 57
UAE Warriors Heavyweight Fight: Ramazan Isaev vs Arslan Bilalov
Card Start Time: Friday (1/17), 10:00am EST (UFC Fight Pass)
When sportsbooks see Russian names like this with similar records, the lines tend to come in even. However, just a little bit of film study here would let you know that setting the line close here is absurd.
Ramazan Isaev, despite his name, does not come from much of a wrestling background. His style looks heavily influenced by tae kwon do and he looks to strike from range. In his lone loss, he showed a clear issue with his takedown defense – being that there is hardly any.
That’s going to be a big issue against Bilalov, who lives up to his name in terms of his wrestling. He has solid clinch work, a nice double, and doesn’t waste time getting to it. I expect him to find that takedown early and make this line look just silly.
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