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Betting Odds For UFC Adelaide: Close Call In Main Event

Final betting odds are in.

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The final UFC Adelaide betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

UFC Adelaide (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, December 1) from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout will serve as the headliner. Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua in a light heavyweight will co-main event this show.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis in a heavyweight bout, Tony Martin vs. Jake Matthews in a welterweight bout. Also, Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff in a featherweight bout, and Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute in a light heavyweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Dos Santos is a -150 favorite over Tuivasa, who is a +130 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Hunt being a +110 underdog against Willis, who is a -120 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

Junior Dos Santos (-150) vs. Tai Tuivasa (+130)

Justin Willis (-120) vs. Mark Hunt (+110)

Tyson Pedro (-440) vs. Mauricio Rua (+350)

Jake Matthews (-115) vs. Tony Martin (-105)

Sodiq Yusuff (-560) vs. Suman Mokhtarian (+430)

Jim Crute (-260) vs. Paul Craig (+220)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Alexey Kunchenko (-335) vs. Yushin Okami (+275)

Ben Nguyen (-155) vs. Wilson Reis (+135)

Keita Nakamura (-175) vs. Salim Touahri (+155)

Kai Kara-France (-380) vs. Elias Garcia (+315)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Christos Giagos (-370) vs. Mizuto Hirota (+310)

Damir Ismagulov (-525) vs. Alex Gorgees (+415)

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UFC Adelaide Weigh-In Results: Main Event Is Official

Fighters have hit the scales to officially weigh-in.

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UFC Adelaide weigh-in results have been released as the fighters took the stage to get ready for battle inside of the Octagon under the promotion banner.

UFC Adelaide (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) is set to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout will serve as the headliner. Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua in a light heavyweight will co-main event this show.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis in a heavyweight bout, Tony Martin vs. Jake Matthews in a welterweight bout. Also, Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff in a featherweight bout, and Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute in a light heavyweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Adelaide on Friday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

Junior Dos Santos (255) vs. Tai Tuivasa (262)

Tyson Pedro (205) vs. Mauricio Rua (206)

Mark Hunt (264) vs. Justin Willis (263.5)

Tony Martin (170) vs. Jake Matthews (171)

Suman Mokhtarian (145) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (145)

Paul Craig (206) vs. Jim Crute (205)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Alexey Kunchenko (170) vs. Yushin Okami (170)

Ben Nguyen (125.5) vs. Wilson Reis (125.5)

Keita Nakamura (171) vs. Salim Touahri (171)

Kai Kara France (126) vs. Elias Garcia (124.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Christos Giagos (155) vs. Mizuto Hirota (156)

Alex Gorgees (156) vs. Damir Ismagulov (155)

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Tai Tuivasa Will ‘Swing For The Fences’ Against ‘JDS’

Rising UFC heavyweight prospect Tai Tuivasa will “swing for the fences” when he steps into the Octagon with Junior dos Santos this weekend.

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This weekend (Sat. December 1, 2018) Tai Tuivasa will face the biggest challenge of his career.

Tuivasa will step into the Octagon against former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. The pair will main event this weekend’s UFC Australia event. Tuivasa has had a steadily impressive rise through the heavyweight division, and is looking forward to testing himself against a fighter the caliber of “Cigano.”

Speaking to MMA Junkie recently, Tuivasa made his gameplan for his Brazilian counterpart pretty clear – swing for the fences:

“This can go either way, but this is my home country, these are my people,” Tuivasa said. “This guy who’s coming to take my head off, he’s no slouch. He’s one of the best fighters ever, so I’m not taking it lightly.

“I’m going to go out there, and I want to get this done quick. I’m coming out, and I’m swinging for the fences.”

Tuivasa has been very impressive in his UFC career thus far. He currently sports an undefeated record of 8-0, finishing all but one of his opponents via knockout. That one opponent who managed to go the distance with Tuivasa is former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.

Arlovski was defeated by Tuivasa via unanimous decision this past June at UFC 225. As for “JDS,” he comes off a unanimous decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov in July. Now, he’s hoping to continue his hot streak by stopping the hype train of Tuivasa.

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Tai Tuivasa Claps Back At JDS’ Street Fighting Criticism

Things between Tuivasa and “JDS” are getting personal.

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Things between Tai Tuivasa and Junior dos Santos seem to be getting a bit personal.

Tuivasa and “JDS” will headline UFC Adelaide on December 1st from Adelaide, Australia. Recently, the Brazilian was interviewed by Sporting News to discuss his upcoming fight with Tuivasa.

“Cigano” took issue with Tuivasa having Bruce Buffer introduce him as representing street fighting. He went as far as calling his Australian counterpart a “coward”:

“In his last fight, with Arlovski, when Bruce Buffer was introducing him, he said he represents street fighting,” dos Santos said. “I was watching the fight last night, and saw that and was like, ‘What?! That’s not even a martial art.’

“I thought I was fighting against a martial artist, but that’s not the case. I want to know more about this, and one day I’ll ask him. To represent street fighting, that’s just stupid. Who fights in the streets? It’s not even fair. That’s a coward. Street fighting is not a martial art – it doesn’t exist. How can someone represent street fighting –- that’s bullshit.”

Tuivasa recently responded to dos Santos’ comments in an Instagram post, referencing the Brazilian’s failed United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug test, calling him a “steroid injecting little muppet”:

“I was giving him credit for being a great, but he can go (expletive) himself now. Just because of what Bruce Buffer said? As if I’m gonna say I’m a black belt or something. Calling someone a coward is a bit shallow from a steroid injecting little muppet like that.”

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Archives: Tuivasa Rips ‘Steroid-Injecting Muppet’ Junior dos Santos (2018)

Recently, Tai Tuivasa expressed his shock that Carlos Felipe got flagged for steroid use. To quote the bewildered Aussie, “How did he get done for steroids? He’s fat as shit!” But when it came to Junior dos Santos four years ago, Tuivasa had no trouble believing that JDS was a cheater. And in response to…

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Recently, Tai Tuivasa expressed his shock that Carlos Felipe got flagged for steroid use. To quote the bewildered Aussie, “How did he get done for steroids? He’s fat as shit!”

But when it came to Junior dos Santos four years ago, Tuivasa had no trouble believing that JDS was a cheater. And in response to some criticisms from dos Santos, Tuivasa decided to share that belief with the world.

The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives.

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 25, 2018, 4:50 PM]

Headline: Tai Tuivasa Rips ‘Steroid-Injecting Muppet’ Junior dos Santos

Author: Fernando Quiles Jr.

Tai Tuivasa has fired back at Junior dos Santos.

Tuivasa and dos Santos will collide on Dec. 2 in the main event of UFC Adelaide. The action will take place inside the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia. It’s a huge opportunity for Tuivasa, who is the 11th ranked UFC heavyweight, while dos Santos sits at the seventh spot.

Tai Tuivasa Slams JDS Over Recent Comments

In a recent interview, dos Santos made an odd remark about Tuivasa. He criticized “Bam Bam” for having UFC announcer Bruce Buffer say he represents street fighting. The harsh and bizarre critique prompted Tuivasa to blast dos Santos in a recent interview with Sporting News:

“I was giving him credit for being a great, but he can go f**k himself now, Just because of what Bruce Buffer said? As if I’m gonna say I’m a black belt or something. Calling someone a coward is a bit shallow from a steroid injecting little muppet like that. He can say whatever he wants to say, as long he brings it. It’s all gonna happen anyway, regardless of what any of us says. But to be calling someone a coward is shallow coming from a cheater. Make sure you’re not juiced up.”

UFC Adelaide will also see Mark Hunt look to rebound from his submission loss to Aleksei Oleinik last month. To do so, he’ll need to get past Justin Willis, who has gone 3-0 inside the Octagon.

Do you think Junior dos Santos is reaching with his criticism of Tai Tuivasa?

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Poster For UFC Adelaide Revealed (Photo)

The UFC will return to Adelaide, Australia on December 1st from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. The card will feature some of mixed martial arts’ (MMA) biggest Australian stars. In the main event, rising heavyweight prospect Tai Tuivasa gets h…

The UFC will return to Adelaide, Australia on December 1st from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. The card will feature some of mixed martial arts’ (MMA) biggest Australian stars. In the main event, rising heavyweight prospect Tai Tuivasa gets his first main event nod, against ex-UFC heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos. Also, longtime MMA fan-favorite Mark Hunt will […]

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