Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman (13-3, 6 KOs, 3 SUBs) will fulfill rising competition Kelvin Gastelum (13-2, 5 KOs, 4 SUBs) at UFC on FOX 25 on Saturday, July 22, 2017 in the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. The card airs live on FOX beginning 9 p.m. ET. Bet on the latest UFC odds at BookMaker.eu now.
Chris Weidman will be battling in his garden of Long Island, and that he desperately wants a win for an assortment of reasons. For starters, he was humiliated the last time he fought in his home state, getting wrecked by Yoel Romero. But more to the point, Weidman has to prevent a fourth straight loss if he wants to stay relevant at 185 lbs.
His job will not be easy, as he matches a reddish hot Kelvin Gastelum, who’s appeared spectacular in recent conflicts. Let us take a look at the UFC chances at BookMaker.eu and break your gambling choices.
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Chris Weidman +158
Kelvin Gastelum -200
Over/under 2.5 rounds, over -160 Matchup Preview
Though Weidman is just 33, his obvious physical decline has been surprisingly steep. He was the champ and 13-0. Moving into this Saturday, he’s been knocked out in three straight fights – and every one of these KO/TKOs were barbarous.
It’s not that he’s looked poor – Weidman was aggressive from Rockhold, Romero and Mousasi before caught with strikes. But”The All-American” seems to have attained his fighting peak – and it drops only under the elite level.
Weidman may get takedowns, but he can’t do much damage. He can hit, but he is not good enough to endure for five rounds against men the best standup fighters. As he’s been rocked in three straight fights and we have to question his brow.
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