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For the first time in almost two decades, the UFC is going back to Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. The card will be headlined with a conflict in the welterweight division as Stephen”Wonderboy” Thompson stands toe to toe with Anthony”Showtime” Pettis. Thompson is looking to get back into the win column for the first time since November 2017 and is a -380 preferred to accomplish this, while Pettis is competing at welterweight for the very first time in 11 years and is a +290 underdog. I have a breakdown and select for each fight on the main card.
Shark Bites
Stephen Thompson only absorbs 2.51 significant strikes per minute.
Stephen Thompson hasn’t lost fights.
Anthony Pettis is 3-6 in his last nine fights.
Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis
Thompson (-380) is on the worst stretch of his career, heading 1-2-1 in his last four fights, such as a draw and a loss against Tyron Woodley in his two attempts to get the welterweight strap and a unanimous-decision defeat to Darren Until last May. Prior to this new rough patch, Wonderboy had gone 13-1, including victories over now-middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and current Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald.
The 36-year-old is a really talented kickboxer who places an emphasis on stage fighting instead of going all out for the knockout. That being said, if you pressure him, he has the power to put you to sleep because seven of his 14 professional wins have come by T/KO, however he has not earned a success in that way since 2016. Thompson struggles long and is extremely fast, picking his enemies apart when in kicking range.
Pettis (+290) has been around a win-one, lose-one series on his last seven fights and most recently lost to Tony Ferguson in UFC 229 when he broke his hand in the next round. Showtime is competing in the welterweight division for the first time beneath the UFC bannerhaving just 1 bout at the weight class back in 2008, when he earned a first-round knockout over Gabe Walbridge.
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