UFC 230 Occurs on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (21-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs, 4 SUBs) will defend his title against knockout artist Derrick Lewis (21-5, 18 KOs, 1 SUBs). The card airs live on 10pm ET that is starting.
Just one pay-per-view following the Khabib-McGregor superfight, the UFC is providing us a heavyweight title match. Plus it just so happens to feature among UFC 229’s breakout star:”The Black Beast” himself, Derrick Lewis. It’s one matter to score a dramatic, last-second comeback win in a battle you were becoming dominated. However, Lewis topped that by following this up with the funniest post-fight interview in UFC history, on the biggest night in UFC history.
That is one way of becoming a star. And now, the one-dimensional knockout artist that never actually seemed like a valid competitor is fighting for the name less than a month after taking a beating in the hands of Alexander Volkov. Daniel Cormier’s probably drooling at the thought of an easy paycheck. It’ll also be his first heavyweight title defense.
Regardless of the UFC declaring a banger of a scrap between middleweight hulks Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa, the enormous Cuban has said that the struggle will not be happening. Though we really hope this contest happens, we tend to trust that the fighter when they said that they are not ready. Let us hope he heals up in time.
If those 185-pounders do not get it on, there are still three crazy great middleweight matchups to anticipate. The biggest of these is a rematch between former winners Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman, respectively ranked No. 2 and No. 3. Perennial contender Ronaldo”Jacare” Souza matches former WSOF champ David Branch, with both men jockeying to get a title position. The division’s most fascinating prospect, Israel Adesanya, sets his undefeated record on the line against No. 6 Derek Brunson. At times,”The Last Stylebender” resembles the next coming of a prime Anderson Silva, and everybody is expecting that this dude is for real.
Have a look at the scheduled fights under, and then log to the sportsbook to observe the lines for every single fight on the card. Make certain to check in during combat week for in-depth betting previews. UFC odds from BookMaker.eu are usually published during struggle week.
UFC 230 Lineup (Subject to Change)
Heavyweight championship – Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
Middleweight – Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman
Middleweight – Ronaldo Souza vs. David Branch
(Tentative) Middleweight – Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa
Middleweight – Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya
Welterweight – Lyman Good vs. Sultan Aliev
Lightweight – Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata
Bantamweight – Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte
Middleweight – Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman
Featherweight – Julio Arce vs. Shyeman Moraes
Featherweight – Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh
UFC 230 Betting Lines, Predictions and Picks
Here’s a weird story. In an interview with MMAJunkie only days after the Volkov struggle, Lewis came out and said that he had no urge to headline UFC 230. That he’d already begun eating breakfast snacks and his cardio was nowhere near the amount it needed to be in to virtually challenge for the name.
He ended that interview by reluctantly saying that it’d have a giant paycheck to allow him to jump right into a title fight with one of the best to ever do it. Later that day, Dana White announced that Lewis would be battling for the title. Sounds like someone got PAID.
Still, the UFC’s greed is showing here. Lewis was nearly finished multiple occasions, and it was apparent he couldn’t survive five rounds. The UFC is putting him onto a card less than a month after? That’s known as tapping a celebrity turn. And while we love how honorable DC is, it sure seems like he’s cherry picking here.
The last time Weidman and Rockhold fulfilled, the AKA surfer boy cracked the prior All-American wrestler and took the belt from him. Time has not softened the grudge between them both, and it was a close fight until that point. Rockhold has been pumped out twice, suggesting that his chin is a serious weakness. Coincidentally, Weidman suffered two brutal knockouts also before bouncing back against Kelvin Gastelum.
These two middleweights are good everywhere, though they have different approaches in each stage. Rockhold’s submission grappling is topnotch, but Weidman is a leading traditional wrestler. Weidman can box with the best of them, but Luke’s unorthodox kicks can do significant damage.
Ronaldo Souza can not seem to catch a break. One of the very accomplished BJJ artists to ever enter the octagon, he’s been in multiple title eliminators, only to fall short in each one. Beating David Branch probably would not seal the bargain, but he could keep his title on a brief list of worthy challengers. Branch could vault into the title mix by simply taking the well-regarded Brazilian.
Israel Adesanya has everything it takes to be a star: an engaging personality and what’s more, an electrical fighting style. He’s clearly a exceptional striker, landing all eight limbs with extraordinary accuracy and electricity. Of course, like all fantastic standup artists, he has to pass on the wrestler test, also Derek Brunson – a former collegiate wrestler – is more than qualified to dish that out.
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