UFC Fight Island is set to host the second Night event of its second stint at Yas Islands in Abu Dhabi.
UFC Fight Island 5 will feature a bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon Moraes and top contender Cory Sandhagen.
Marlon Moraes is coming off of a unanimous decision win over former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 245 last December, whereas Cory Sandhagen is coming off of a first-round submission loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 250 in June earlier this year.
In the co-main event, fans will be treated to a mouth-watering matchup between Makwan Amirkhani and Edson Barboza. It’s a must-win fight for Barboza who is coming off of a three-fight losing streak to Dan Ige, Paul Felder and Justin Gaethje.
On the other hand, Makwan Amirkhani is coming off of a first-round submission loss to Danny Henry at UFC 251. Later on the card, in the battle of the heavyweights, Ben Rothwell takes on Marcin Tybura.
The MMA India Show brings you another series of “The Prediction”, where, I, Jay Rock, analyse the upcoming fight cards and giving my predictions, analysis, betting tips and giving you a chance to improve your Verdict score.
For the last fight card, I went 4-1, improving my overall record to 48-12 in the last eight cards. Check out my previous predictions here.
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Now let’s get back to the UFC Fight Island 5 card.
Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes (2.10) vs Cory Sandhagen (1.72)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Cory Sandhagen wins outright.
Props: Cory Sandhagen wins via decision.
Featherweight: Edson Barboza (1.36) vs Makwan Amirkhani (3.10)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Makwan Amirkhani wins outright.
Props: Makwan Amirkhani wins via submission.
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura (2.40) vs Ben Rothwell (1.57)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Ben Rothwell wins outright.
Props: Ben Rothwell wins via decision.
Middleweight: Markus Perez (2.30) vs Dricus Du Plessis (1.61)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Dricus Du Plessis wins outright
Props: Dricus Du Plessis wins via stoppage (KO/TKO/Sub)
Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (1.18) vs Alan Baudot (5.00)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Tom Aspinal wins outright.
Props: Tom Aspinal beats Alan Baudot via stoppage (KO/TKO/Sub)
Featherweight: Youssef Zalal (1.61) vs Ilia Topuria (2.30)
Jay Rock’s Money Line prediction: Youssef Zalal wins outright.
Props: Youssef Zalal defeats Ilia Topuria via decision.
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