Chris Curtis | UFC Betting Sites - The Best MMA Online Bookies

Exclusive | Chris Curtis Predicts Second Round TKO Against Rodolfo Vieira

Chris Curtis is set to take on Rodolfo Vieira on this weekend’s UFC On ESPN 38 card, where he predicts to finish the grappling superstar, Vieira, in the second round. In an exclusive interview with James Lynch for LowKick MMA, Chris Curtis gave his official breakdown of the fight, where he believes his wrestling will be […]

Chris Curtis is set to take on Rodolfo Vieira on this weekend’s UFC On ESPN 38 card, where he predicts to finish the grappling superstar, Vieira, in the second round.

In an exclusive interview with James Lynch for LowKick MMA, Chris Curtis gave his official breakdown of the fight, where he believes his wrestling will be the X-factor, after which, ‘The Action Man’ aims to extend his UFC win streak to three with three finishes.

“I think he’s going to come out and we’re gonna touch gloves and he’s going to start shooting a lot. He’s going to want to press me into the cage, there do some damage but I think he’s going to be really surprised with the footwork and the wrestling defense. I think my wrestling beats his wrestling and I think I TKO him in two rounds.”

Chris Curtis Believes He Needs To “Knock Him [Vieira] Out Before He Strangles Me Unconscious”

Although the World Champion grappler, Rodolfo Vieira, was recently submitted for the first time in his MMA career by Anthony Hernandez, Curtis doesn’t see that happening in his bout.

“Probably not going to submit Rodolfo Vieria,” Curtis said, laughing. “I very seriously doubt I’m going to submit Rodolfo Vieira. It’s a classic style fight, striker versus grappler. I think it’s going to come down to who has the better wrestling. Better wrestling and better conditioning. And I think I have the better wrestling and better conditioning, so, we’ll see. I just need to knock him out before he strangles me unconscious, so we’re both racing against the clock to see who gets there first.”

Fight experience is another factor that Chris Curtis believes favors him. He points out the fact that he has a total of 36 fights while Vieria has only 9, making him more comfortable with fighting, and the violence it brings, than Vieria.

“He’s [Vieira] got a billion and one grappling matches but fighting is different. Fighting is a whole different animal and I’m very comfortable with fights, very comfortable with violence. I don’t think he’s quite as comfortable in a fight setting yet, so I think it’ll be a huge thing. People say ‘oh he’s so much bigger, you’re undersized’ and I’m like yeah I’m going to be smaller, but I’ve made that walk so many times exactly four times more than he has. I know that I am confident. I know this is what I do and I love fighting, so I think that’s going to play a huge part.”

For his fight against the grappling expert, Chris Curtis got some good training in with Albert Duraev, who recently competed against Joaquin Buckley on UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett. Curtis believes that Duraev’s wrestling-heavy attack and overall physicality have helped him prepare for the upcoming fight against Vieira.

“Albert Duraev has been a really really really good training partner for me for this. Albert Duraev is the most oppressive top grappler I’ve ever dealt with my entire life. It’s like if Albert gets on top of you, it’s just miserable. It’s not fun. So I’ve had weeks of like getting beat up by Albert and deal dealing with that.”

UFC On ESPN 38 takes place on June 25, headlined by Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot, but it will be Chris Curtis who’ll aim to get his 2nd performance of the night bonus with another TKO finish.

Quote: Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira Isn’t Worth The Risk For The UFC

Chris Curtis is second-guessing some upcoming matchmaking as it pertains to the UFC 276 bout between Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira. Chris Curtis has rocketed into the UFC middleweight division and has proved himself a force to be reckoned with. He now has two wins in the divisional and his third appearance is all set….

Continue Reading Quote: Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira Isn’t Worth The Risk For The UFC at MMA News.

Chris Curtis is second-guessing some upcoming matchmaking as it pertains to the UFC 276 bout between Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira.

Chris Curtis has rocketed into the UFC middleweight division and has proved himself a force to be reckoned with. He now has two wins in the divisional and his third appearance is all set. At this time, Curtis is unranked, but he is peering in on what is going on at the top of the division.

He spoke recently with Lowkick MMA about a certain upcoming matchup between Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira.

“It’s weird. You know what’s happening, the fight they’re trying to make (Adesanya vs. Pereira). They need Pereira to have a legitimate win,” Curtis said. “They’re really trying to give him a meaningful opponent. But I think this was probably handled in the weirdest way. I’m guessing they hope that Strickland can’t knock him out because Strickland isn’t a knockout puncher. But people forget that Strickland is a jiu-jitsu black belt, and ever since the Usman fight, I’m telling you guys, this dude has become one of the better wrestlers in the division.”

Pereira is the only man besides Jan Blachowicz to hand champion Israel Adesanya a loss. The loss came back in 2017 in a kickboxing match. Now that Pereira is signed with the UFC, many believe that is the fight to make for both men. A rematch of that kickboxing fight but in MMA would interest most fans. As of now, however, Pereira only has two wins in the UFC.

“I think they kinda rolled the dice on the wrong stats sheet on this one,” Curtis said. “We all see what they’re doing, but I just think it was a bad decision… This isn’t kickboxing, this is MMA. I think people get swept up in the storyline a little bit… I think this is a really risky bet on the UFC’s part. If he loses to Sean, what do you do with him?”

Strickland and Pereira will be meeting on the main card of the upcoming UFC PPV event UFC 276. That card will be headlined by Adesanaya when he takes on Jared Cannonier for the middleweight title.

Do you want to see Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira face-off inside the Octagon?

Continue Reading Quote: Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira Isn’t Worth The Risk For The UFC at MMA News.

Exclusive | Chris Curtis Beleives The UFC Made “A Really Risky Bet” To Match Up Alex Pereira With Sean Strickland For UFC 276

Chris Curtis has backed his training partner Sean Strickland for his upcoming bout against Alex Pereira. UFC Middleweight Chris Curtis is scheduled to take on Rodolfo Vieira on June 25 at UFC Vegas 57. Curtis will be looking to extend his winning run to three in the UFC after coming out victorious in his first […]

Chris Curtis has backed his training partner Sean Strickland for his upcoming bout against Alex Pereira.

UFC Middleweight Chris Curtis is scheduled to take on Rodolfo Vieira on June 25 at UFC Vegas 57. Curtis will be looking to extend his winning run to three in the UFC after coming out victorious in his first two showings against Phil Hawes, by KO, and over Brendan Allen, by TKO.

He made his first appearance under the banner on Dana White‘s Contender Series in June 2018. ‘The Action Man’ would go on to the PFL for a brief stint that saw him drop three in a row before joining the UFC last November.

Sean Strickland will corner Chris Curtis at UFC Vegas 57

In an exclusive interview with James Lynch for LowKick MMA, Chris Curtis talked about his upcoming fight against Vieira and shared his thoughts on the promotion matching his training partner Sean Strickland up with Alex Pereira.

When asked by the interviewer about who will be in his corner against Vieira, Curtis shared that Strickland will be in attendance just a week before his own outing with Pereira.

“Nate Pettit, Eric Nicksick, and of course, Sean Strickland,” Curtis said. “It’s in Vegas though, he lives in Vegas. He’s not really doing me a huge favour of my shot but he’s also like five minutes from the PI (UFC Performance Institute). Bro, just show up it’s fine.”

Chris Curtis says it’s a risky gamble by the UFC

Talking about the upcoming showdown between Strickland and Pereira, the 34-year-old Ohio native stated that it’s a risky gamble for the UFC. Pereira is the only man to have knocked out Israel Adesanya but that was in another sport. Curtis backed Strickland’s chances of securing a win which would make the potential storyline between Pereira and Adesanya null and void.

“It’s weird. You know what’s happening, the fight they’re trying to make,” he said. “They need Pereira to have a legitimate win, like who has he beaten so far, Bruno Silva, there’s nothing, not Bruno Silva but he’s unranked completely. Then, I don’t know the first guy he fought.

“They’re really trying to get him a meaningful opponent but I think this was probably handled in the weirdest way. I’m guessing they hope that Strickland can’t knock him out because Strickland, you know, not a knockout puncher.

“But people also forget that Strickland’s a jiu-jitsu black belt and ever since the Usman fight, I’m telling you guys this dude has become one of the better wrestlers in the division.

“I think they kinda rolled dice on the wrong stats. We all see what they’re doing I just think it was a bad decision.”

Curtis shared his thoughts on Strickland being the underdog going into the bout.

“He beat Izzy so people are like, ‘oh he beat Izzy’ but once again this isn’t kickboxing. I think people get swept up in the storyline a little bit and it happens, we can see bias or anything else. I think this is a really risky bet on the UFC’s part because if he loses to Sean, what do you do with him?”

Chris Curtis will fight Rodolfo Vieira this June 25 at the UFC Apex, Las Vegas, at UFC on ESPN 38.

Chris Curtis Out Of UFC 273, Du Plessis Now Faces Anthony Hernandez

Chris Curtis has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 273 fight against Dricus Du Plessis. According to MMAFighting’s Mike Heck, Curtis had to pull out but Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville. Hernandez was supposed to fight Albert Duraev, but the Russian was also forced…

Continue Reading Chris Curtis Out Of UFC 273, Du Plessis Now Faces Anthony Hernandez at MMA News.

Chris Curtis has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 273 fight against Dricus Du Plessis.

According to MMAFighting’s Mike Heck, Curtis had to pull out but Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville. Hernandez was supposed to fight Albert Duraev, but the Russian was also forced off the card, MMAFighting reports.

Chris Curtis (28-8) made his long-awaited UFC debut back in November at UFC 268 and he scored an upset first-round knockout over Phil Hawes. He then returned three weeks later and TKO’d Brendan Allen in another upset win. The 34-year-old went 6-0 in 2021 and before signing in the UFC fought for promotions like PFL, XMMA, and CES among others. He also competed on the Contender Series and got a third-round KO but was not offered a contract.

Dricus Du Plessis (16-2) is also 2-0 in the UFC and coming off a vicious KO win over Trevin Giles back at UFC 264. In his debut, he scored a first-round KO over Markus Perez. Before signing with the Las Vegas-based promotion, he was the EFC welterweight and middleweight champion. He also held the KSW welterweight title.

With Curtis being out, Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez, who’s 8-2 as a pro and coming off a massive upset win over Rodolfo Vieira via submission back at UFC 258. He’s currently just 2-2 in the UFC with his other win over Jun Yong Park while his losses were to Kevin Holland Markus Perez.

With Du Plessis now facing Hernandez, UFC 273 is as follows:

Alex Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie
Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan
Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Marcin Tybura
Irene Aladana vs. Aspen Ladd
Vinc Pichel vs. Mark O. Madsen
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Anthony Hernandez
Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker
Mike Malott vs. Mickey Gall
Julio Arce vs. Daniel Santos
Kay Hansen vs. Piera Rodriguez

Who do you think will win, Dricus Du Plessis or Anthony Hernandez?

Continue Reading Chris Curtis Out Of UFC 273, Du Plessis Now Faces Anthony Hernandez at MMA News.

After Six-Fight 2021, Chris Curtis Wants A Seven-Fight 2022

Chris Curtis wants his 2022 to be even more active than his inhuman 2021. Curtis fought his way into the UFC last year and had a strong start in the promotion, although that was only part of his 2021 story. Curtis fought six times in the year in total, scoring four wins on the regional […]

Continue Reading After Six-Fight 2021, Chris Curtis Wants A Seven-Fight 2022 at MMA News.

Chris Curtis wants his 2022 to be even more active than his inhuman 2021.

Curtis fought his way into the UFC last year and had a strong start in the promotion, although that was only part of his 2021 story.

Curtis fought six times in the year in total, scoring four wins on the regional scene from January to July before joining the UFC roster. His momentum only continued from there, stopping Phil Hawes at UFC 268 and then defeating Brendan Allen only a month later.

Most fighters don’t get the chance to fight six times in a year, and many are lucky enough to get three in. But after landing that high number of fights, Curtis says he wants to do even more in 2022.

“I got six fights in last year, I want to get seven fights in this year,” said Curtis in an interview with The Schmo. “Fighting at 185 [pounds] means I don’t have to cut a lot of weight. Everything’s good. If I can stay healthy, I want to get seven wins this year. That’s the plan.”

Curtis To Start 2022 Run Against Du Plessis

Chris Curtis and Dricus Du Plessis (Photo Credit: Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC & Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)

Curtis’ plan to potentially fight six times starts on April 9 when he faces Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 273. After being listed as an underdog for his first two UFC appearances, Curtis hopes that won’t be the case this third time.

“I better not be an underdog [in] this fight. Both of my [UFC] wins are better than both of his wins. I’m gonna be pissed,” he said.

As referenced by Curtis, Du Plessis has also only fought twice in the UFC. His run has been similarly explosive, stopping Markus Perez in 2020 and defeating Trevin Giles last year. Du Plessis was set to potentially score a big win in December when paired against Andre Muniz. However, that plan fizzled out after Du Plessis reportedly suffered an injury.

Do you think the momentum of Chris Curtis can keep on going?

Continue Reading After Six-Fight 2021, Chris Curtis Wants A Seven-Fight 2022 at MMA News.

Chris Curtis To Face Dricus Du Plessis At UFC 273

The “Action Man” is set to return in April.

Veteran Chris Curtis is expected to return at UFC’s April 9th pay-per-view event, facing Dricus Du Plessis in a middleweight matchup. The fight has joined the UFC 273 card, per a report from Shaun Al-Shat…

The “Action Man” is set to return in April.

The fight joins a growing PPV card that doesn’t have a confirmed location at the moment.

Curtis will be attempting to build upon a strong run that started on the regional scene in 2020 and has brought him to the UFC.

Chris Curtis attained a strong five-fight winning streak from early 2020 to July 2021, with four of those wins coming via stoppage. This earned him the UFC call, as he stepped in on short notice to face Phil Hawes.

Curtis prevailed in that matchup, stopping Hawes late in the first round of a fight at UFC 268. He wrapped up the year by earning another paycheck, scoring a finish win against Brendan Allen in December.

A win in April would move the middleweight veteran’s win streak to eight consecutive fights.

Du Plessis Searching For Third Win

Dricus Du Plessis to Face Andre Muniz at UFC 269 — Dricus Du Plessis

Like Curtis, Du Plessis has yet to lose since joining the UFC roster. The former KSW welterweight champion made his promotional debut in October 2020, stopping Markus Perez in the first round with strikes.

Du Plessis’ last appearance was a big win, stopping the three-fight winning streak of Trevin Giles with strikes.

Du Plessis was at one point matched against André Muniz for a UFC card in December, although that matchup didn’t come to fruition.

UFC 273 currently has two title fights set for the top of the lineup. In the main event, UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to face The Korean Zombie.

Here’s the updated lineup:

Featherweight Title Bout: Alexander Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Bantamweight Title Bout: Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan

Bantamweight Bout: Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd

Middleweight Bout: Chris Curtis vs. Dricus Du Plessis

Featherweight Bout: Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker

Welterweight Bout: Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott

Heavyweight Bout: Jairzinho Rozenstruick vs. Marcin Tybura

Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres

Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Lightweight Bout: Vinc Pichel vs. Mark O. Madsen

Who do you have in this middleweight clash?

Continue Reading Chris Curtis To Face Dricus Du Plessis At UFC 273 at MMA News.