UFC on FOX 26: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Date: December 16
Arena: Bell MTS Place
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is headed back to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with UFC on FOX 26: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos. The stacked 12 fight card is set to kick off with preliminary action on UFC Fight Pass at 4 p.m. ET. Prelims will continue on FOX Sports 1 at 5 p.m., with the main card getting going on FOX at 8 p.m. If interested in wagering on any bouts for these fight cards, all betting lines are made available at Several Bookmakers.
Here are my plays…
Welterweight bout: Santiago Ponzinibbio (-190) vs. Mike Perry (+165)
Gabe’s Thoughts: It’s no secret that these two plan to take each other’s heads off. They know it, the fans know it and I know it. I’m going to gamble on one of them finding success with their gameplan and ending this one early. At the current odds, I think Perry holds some value at +165, though I think the Total of Under 1.5 rounds at -115 is the play to make here, as regardless of who gets his hand raised, I see this one ending early. Perry is tough to put away, but if anybody can do it, it is the Argentinian. For my official pick, I will side with Perry to get the job done, as I believe he is the heavier hitter of the two.
Gabe’s Call: Perry by T/KO (strikes, 3:13 round 1)
Gabe’s Recommended Play: Under 1.5 rounds (-115)
Gabe’s Call: Sulikhov by T/KO (body-kick, 1:32 round 1)
Gabe’s Recommended Play: Under 1.5 rounds (-115)
Welterweight bout: Chad Laprise (-160) vs. Galore Bofando (+140)
Gabe’s Thoughts: Laprise is an excellent striker, but he has a massive grappling advantage in this contest, so I don’t see him wasting much time messing around on the feet. I think he holds a bit of value at -160, however I think the play to make here is the Total of Under 1.5 rounds at +145, as I think he has a good chance of submitting Bofando early in this contest. A T/KO finish would not surprise me either, as I mentioned Laprise is quite talented on the feet, but if this fight does end by T/KO, I think more often than not it will be Bofando scoring the finish.
Gabe’s Call: Laprise by Submission (rear naked choke, 3:55 round 1)
Gabe’s Recommended Play: Under 1.5 rounds (+145)
