UFC on FOX 21: Maia vs Condit Date: August 27, 2016 Arena: Rogers Arena City: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Vancouver with UFC on FOX 21: Maia vs Condit. The main card will be kicking off on FOX at 8pm ET, with preliminary action preceding it on the same channel at 6pm ET and UFC Fight Pass at 4pm ET priot to that. If interested in wagering on these plays, or any plays for this fight card, all betting lines will be made available at Several Bookmakerss. Here are my live dogs: Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit (-130) vs Demian Maia (+110) Gabe’s Thoughts: I think this fight is going to come down to Maia’s cardio and whether it will hold up in the “championship rounds” of this non-title main event. I favor him to get the better of Condit early in the fight but I could see Condit catching up. If Maia’s conditioning holds up, then I think he will take this fight on the judges’ scorecards, but if not, then I think he will suffer a late T/KO defeat. That said, I do favor him to be prepared for a tough 25 minutes of action and think he gets his hand raised here more often than not. At +110, I like him for a play. Gabe’s Call: Maia by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Maia (+110) 2u to win 2.2u Lightweight bout: Felipe Silva (+115) vs Shane Campbell (-135) Gabe’s Thoughts: I believe Silva is the superior mixed martial artist of the two heading into this lightweight contest and I could see him defeating Campbell inside the distance or on the judges’ scorecards. Campbell has holes in his striking defense and I think Silva can expose them. I think he should be a -160 betting favorite heading into this 155-pound contest, so I like the Brazilian for a value play at his current underdog price of +115. Gabe’s Call: Silva by T/KO (punches, 1:39 round 1) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Silva (+115) 3u to win 3.45u
