After taking last weekend off for the 4th of July holiday, the UFC is back at it this week, on the road once more. UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira goes down in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night, with big boys in the main event. For my MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC Nashville, I’m taking a big swing on another big boy competing on the card. Let’s get it on, c’mon!
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MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC Nashville
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira (aka UFC Nashville)
Start Time: 6:00 PM EST – (ESPN/ESPN+)
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat – former NFL defensive end Austen Lane isn’t very good at this MMA thing. Or he isn’t good enough to be competing at the UFC level at this point, to be fair. He’s big and athletic and has the requisite knockout power. However, he doesn’t have the chin to survive, having been knocked out six times already in 20 pro fights.
HOWEVER, his opponent on Saturday, Vitor Petrino, isn’t so hot either. And he’s a lifetime light heavyweight moving up to heavy for this fight. And he’s been stopped in back-to-back fights. Moving up a weight class against a guy who hits like Lane isn’t a good plan. I’ll take a swing on most heavyweights at the number we’re getting Lane at.
UFC Nashville Underdog Pick: Austen Lane ML (+460)
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