The 34-year-old is, however, as durable as it gets and boasts of a fantastic gas tank. In terms of pure mixed martial arts skill, Dariush lacks Oliveira's ability. ![]() He is on an eight-fight win streak and recently defeated the impressive Mateusz Gamrot in a comfortable decision win. The Iraqi has managed to win 22 of 27 fights. However, he faces an incredibly durable and skilled fighter in Dariush. If Oliveira can turn back the clock to those famous days, he no doubt gets the win. He would go on to put together two more finishes by submitting Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje in his two title defenses. In fact, that TKO in round two also broke the UFC record for most finishes (17). Oliveira put together an eight-fight win streak during his time and eventually defeated Michael Chandler to win the vacant title. The co-main event will no doubt have more eyes on it than the headliner because of the addition of a cult hero like Oliveira.Īs a former champion, the Brazilian lost his title to Islam Makhachev but his memorable run to the title and subsequent defenses will go down in history. None of this really matters when you're as good as the champion is, and we think she’ll take the action to a fellow knockout artist and get the win.Īmanda Nunes to win by KO/TKO is +140 at BetMGM Sportsbook. What's more, at 5-foot-9 and with weight struggles in the past, Nunes is finally set to clash with someone of a similar size. On the other hand, she has only managed to finish Megan Anderson in the past four years, as Nunes has gone the distance and won against Germaine de Randamie, Felicia Spencer and Pena.Īldana does, however, have eight of her 14 wins coming via KO/TKO, which will concern Nunes. In reality, these fights are where Nunes tends to make easy work of things. It remains arguably the biggest upset in UFC history, but the Brazilian did regain her title with a win on points in their second matchup. Nunes did see her record-breaking 12-fight win streak come to an end when Pena scored a shocking second-round submission almost two years ago. However, a broken rib has brought in Aldana, with odds of -350 for the champion to win. Previously, this fight was meant to see Nunes battle Julianna Pena for the third time with the score sitting at 1-1 between those two fighters. After almost a year out of action, Nunes is back, aiming to defend her bantamweight title for the sixth time.
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