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Gervonta Davis vs. Francisco Fonseca

The co-main event along with the highly anticipated fight of Mayweather vs. McGregor is going to be the fight for the junior lightweight title wherein Gervonta Davis will defend the title against contender Francisco Fonseca. The odds are stacked pretty heavily in favor of Davis and Fonseca really has to pull out something extraordinary if […]

The co-main event along with the highly anticipated fight of Mayweather vs. McGregor is going to be the fight for the junior lightweight title wherein Gervonta Davis will defend the title against contender Francisco Fonseca. The odds are stacked pretty heavily in favor of Davis and Fonseca really has to pull out something extraordinary if he is going to be able to defeat Davis. The betting odds makes sense considering that Davis has a highly impressive professional career record so far of 18-0, and even more staggering is the fact that 17 of these 18 victories have come by the way of a knock out. Thus, it really is no surprise that most of the bookmakers have Fonseca at +1100 underdog. This essentially means that if you were to bet $100 on Fonseca, and he actually won, you would receive a return of $1100.

However, Fonseca is by no means a bad fighter in his own right, Fonseca too has an impressive record of 19 – 0 – 1. Of the 19 victories, 13 of them so far have been courtesy of knockouts. Despite, Fonseca’s record on paper, he has not really been as dominant and confident as Davis in the recent past and this is where Davis really has the edge.

Davis has clearly outclassed nearly every fighter that he has come up against so far. Even the likes of Jose Pedraza who was a 22 – 0 favorite to win the championship was out done by Davis. Davis then went on to defend his title with an amazing victory against Liam Walsh with a commendable technical knockout. When he was beaten by Davis, Walsh had had a flawless record of 21 – 0.

Davis isn’t only strong, but is also agile and has razor sharp reflexes. Beating him is going to be an uphill battle for any fighter, let alone Fonseca. We are going to have to side with the bookies on this one, and put our money on Davis to win by knockout. It is highly improbable that this fight will end in any other way except for a victory for Davis.

Gervonta Davis vs. Francisco Fonseca

The co-main event along with the highly anticipated fight of Mayweather vs. McGregor is going to be the fight for the junior lightweight title wherein Gervonta Davis will defend the title against contender Francisco Fonseca. The odds are stacked pretty heavily in favor of Davis and Fonseca really has to pull out something extraordinary if […]

The co-main event along with the highly anticipated fight of Mayweather vs. McGregor is going to be the fight for the junior lightweight title wherein Gervonta Davis will defend the title against contender Francisco Fonseca. The odds are stacked pretty heavily in favor of Davis and Fonseca really has to pull out something extraordinary if he is going to be able to defeat Davis. The betting odds makes sense considering that Davis has a highly impressive professional career record so far of 18-0, and even more staggering is the fact that 17 of these 18 victories have come by the way of a knock out. Thus, it really is no surprise that most of the bookmakers have Fonseca at +1100 underdog. This essentially means that if you were to bet $100 on Fonseca, and he actually won, you would receive a return of $1100.

However, Fonseca is by no means a bad fighter in his own right, Fonseca too has an impressive record of 19 – 0 – 1. Of the 19 victories, 13 of them so far have been courtesy of knockouts. Despite, Fonseca’s record on paper, he has not really been as dominant and confident as Davis in the recent past and this is where Davis really has the edge.

Davis has clearly outclassed nearly every fighter that he has come up against so far. Even the likes of Jose Pedraza who was a 22 – 0 favorite to win the championship was out done by Davis. Davis then went on to defend his title with an amazing victory against Liam Walsh with a commendable technical knockout. When he was beaten by Davis, Walsh had had a flawless record of 21 – 0.

Davis isn’t only strong, but is also agile and has razor sharp reflexes. Beating him is going to be an uphill battle for any fighter, let alone Fonseca. We are going to have to side with the bookies on this one, and put our money on Davis to win by knockout. It is highly improbable that this fight will end in any other way except for a victory for Davis.

INVICTA FC 25: Yana Kunitskaya vs. Raquel Pa’aluhi

Invicta FC 25 is all set to go down on August 31st at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, California. The fight card is certainly one to look forward to as well, and the title fight will showcase Yana Kunitskaya taking on Raquel Pa’aluhi for the bantamweight title in the main event. Other fights on […]

Invicta FC 25 is all set to go down on August 31st at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, California. The fight card is certainly one to look forward to as well, and the title fight will showcase Yana Kunitskaya taking on Raquel Pa’aluhi for the bantamweight title in the main event. Other fights on the fight card which are certainly worth tuning into are Livia Renata Souza vs Jodie Esquibel who will be vying it out for the straw-weight title, Alexa Connersvs Katharina Lehner in the bantam weight division, Alyse Anderson vs Shino Van Hoose in the atom-weight division, Kelly McGill – Velasco vs Amberlynn Orr in the bantamweight division, Yaya Rincon vs Stephanie Egger also in the bantamweight division, Cheri Muraskivs Tracy Cortez is the only fight in the flyweight division and Ashley Medina vs. Jillian DeCoursey will see tow debutantes in the atom-weight division.

Coming to the main fight of the night, Kunitskaya (9 – 3 – 1) is coming into this fight off the heels of repeat fight against Evinger in which Evinger beat Kunitskaya. In the original fight, Kunitskaya actually clinched victory, but the result was later overturned and a rematch was ordered because of a seemingly controversial decision by the referee.

On the other hand, Pa’aluhi is coming into the bout with pretty good momentum considering that she has been able to walk away victorious four times in her last five fights. Her most recent fight was especially confidence invoking given that she was able to finish off her opponent with a deadly rear – naked choke during Invicta 21. Max Holloway was able to clinch the first MMA title for Waianae, Hawaii and Pa’aluhi will be looking to double that number with a title of her own.

However, despite her shaky form, we have reason to believe that it is still Kunitskaya’s fight to lose. A closer look at the statistics compared between the two fighters will tell you that Kunitskaya is better at fending off submissions, finishes off fights much quicker, packs a heavier punch, has a slight height advantage and all this can cumulatively prove too much for Pa’aluhi to handle.

We will go with a prediction of Kunitskaya to win by decision.

Conor McGregor Vs. Floyd Mayweather

After what seemed like an eternity of speculation and angst, the date has finally been revealed! Come August 26th, the world is going to be glued to their television sets and monitors to witness one of the most unorthodox boxing matches in the history of boxing. Floyd Mayweather who is widely renowned as one of […]

After what seemed like an eternity of speculation and angst, the date has finally been revealed! Come August 26th, the world is going to be glued to their television sets and monitors to witness one of the most unorthodox boxing matches in the history of boxing. Floyd Mayweather who is widely renowned as one of the best technical and defensive boxers the sport has ever seen will be fighting the outspoken and un-bashful mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor.

In his own discipline, McGregor is unquestionably a very successful fighter that has risen to the top of the ranks in recent years. The now 28 year old McGregor has 18 knockouts to his name of the 24 opponents that he has come up against. However, things are not going to be the same this time around, McGregor is not going to be fighting in the Octagon, but rather in a boxing ring and will be fighting by the rules of pure boxing which his opponent is very well versed with.

Floyd Mayweather has come out of retirement for this fight and is one of the best boxers of all time. He has a record of 49-0, of which 26 are knockouts. Will an MMA fighter be able to outdo one of the best boxers of all time at his own sport? Let’s see what the experts have to say…

Tyson Fury, who is a heavyweight boxer himself, is one of the few who thinks McGregor can actually win this fight. In fact, not only believes McGregor will win the fight but is confident that McGregor will knockout Mayweather in the first round. This seems a little far fetched, but maybe Fury see’s something the untrained eye does not.

Contrastingly, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya see the whole fight as a kind of circus and don’t give McGregor any chance. Likewise, former two division UFC champ Randy Couture and famous boxing coach Angelo Reyes, are in agreement and don’t think that someone as inexperienced in boxing such as McGregor can actually take on a boxer with the experience, technical ability and reflexes of a high quality boxer, let alone a legend such as Floyd Mayweather.

BELLATOR 182: KORESHKOV VS. NJOKUANI

Bellator 182 kicks off on August 25th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, and one of the head turning fights on the fight card is that of Andrey Koreshkov vs. Chidi Njokuani. On paper, the fight is well balanced considering that fighters are almost identical in weight, height and their competitive records. Koreshkov weighs in […]

Bellator 182 kicks off on August 25th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, and one of the head turning fights on the fight card is that of Andrey Koreshkov vs. Chidi Njokuani.

On paper, the fight is well balanced considering that fighters are almost identical in weight, height and their competitive records. Koreshkov weighs in at 171 lbs and stands 6 feet tall. While he has one pound over Njokuani, when it comes to height, Njoukuani is 3 inches taller at 6’ 3”.

Koreshkov has an admirable record of 19 – 2. Of his 19 victories, 53% of them have come via the way of a knockout. Both his losses, on the other hand, were also conceded by the way of knockouts. Njoukuani has a pretty solid record as well with 17 wins and 4 losses so far. Of his 17 victories, 10 of them (59%) have come via the way of knockouts. Of his four losses, Njoukuani has himself been on the receiving end of two knockouts.

Koreshkov is an atheletic fighter who banks on his striking prowess and agility mainly. He also great on his feet and can certainly pack a punch through either hand. He is pretty solid standing up which is not to say he does not mean business when the fights goes to the ground. Don’t be mistaken, Koreshkov can certainly ground and pound. However, if there are some things holding Koreshkov back, it would probably be the fact that he has suffered a couple of knockouts in recent years and even his last three victories have not been as decisive as he would have wished (they were all via decision). His form and confidence may not exactly by sky high, but Koreshkov is certainly going to be eager and hungry to change that.

Coming to Njokuani, he has a background in kickboxing and is also highly athletic himself. His legs are deadly and he’s been able to kick his opponents and knock them out a staggering four times. His recent form has been flawless too, and this is where he might have the edge.

We will go with a prediction of Njokuani to win by a knockout in the later rounds.

UFC 214 – Cris Cyborg vs. Tonya Evinger, Tyron Woodley. vs. Demian Maia Predictions

This title fight is possibly the best possible MMA match-up in UFC history. Both Chris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger have maintained good records over the last few years. Let’s begin with Cyborg. Following Ronda Rousey’s departure, she reclaimed her MMA title and has sharpened her game, which includes her power to KO opponents. Apart from […]

This title fight is possibly the best possible MMA match-up in UFC history. Both Chris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger have maintained good records over the last few years. Let’s begin with Cyborg. Following Ronda Rousey’s departure, she reclaimed her MMA title and has sharpened her game, which includes her power to KO opponents. Apart from her reputation as a slugger she also poses a threat to all her opponents who are often taken down just for that reason. Cyborg is on a winning streak, 18 of them in a row, and this could continue although Evinger is potentially the one who could end that run.

Evinger had an amazing run in the Invicta FC and after three straight wins she took the bantamweight title against Irene Aldana (knockout) and held on to it for two years. Both Cyborg and Evinger enter the cage with winning streaks so this is likely to be a close contest. Cyborg at 145 pounds does hold an advantage against Evinger at 135 pounds. She is an efficient striker and what is noteworthy is the fact that she landed 66 percent of her strikes in two UFC bouts.  Evinger on the other hand is good from the clinch and is known to score with trips. She also has a long reach.

That said, Cyborg still has an upper hand in the clinch given her physical strength and the ability to peel off, step back and unload a few serious punches. While Evinger is a fighter, Cyborg can still bag another title and win by TKO.

Tyron Woodley. vs. Demian Maia

The UFC 214 welterweight is another interesting fight to watch and places a couple of wagers. Demian Maia has a great chance of claiming this UFC title. Let’s say he a bit unfortunate for being put into difficult fights by the UFC, which his fans believe is an attempt to get him out of the title race. However, he has managed to pack in a few wins over stiff competition. This time around the stiff competition comes from Tyron Woodley.

Woodley is known for his knockout power but earlier did not manage to pull in a winning streak. His losses to Jake Shields, Rory MacDonald and Nate Marquardt are something he hadn’t been able to completely brush off. However, he did win by a KO against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in June 2016 and then retained it at UFC 205 and 209 against Stephen Thompson. This is definitely a confidence booster and has him labeled as the best 170-pound opponent. Woodley could have this one in the bag by unanimous decision.