UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier II Odds and Picks

For the first time since 2016, the UFC heads to Atlanta, Georgia, since the Octagon will be Put up at State Farm Arena for UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier II.

The featherweight champion, Max”Blessed” Holloway, is going up to fight for its interim lightweight name and can be a -205 favorite. Meanwhile, Dustin”The Diamond” Poirier beat Holloway at 2012 but is a +165 underdog.
Also on this particular card is a interim middleweight title game between Israel”The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (-185) and Kelvin Gastelum (+150). I have a breakdown and select for each fight on the primary card.
Shark Bites
Max Holloway has won 13 straight fights, 10 of which have been endings.
Dustin Poirier is 8-1-1 in his last 10 fights, together with six wins by knockout.
Max Holloway averages 6.9 significant strikes per minute.
Holloway vs Poirier II Fight Center
Scott Hastings’ 2019 Prediction Record To Date
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Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
Holloway (-205) is looking to expand his 13-fight winning series in his new division as he moves upward from featherweight to lightweight. During the series, 10 fights were finishes, nine by knockout and one by submission. Overall, the Hawaii native has a record of 20-3 with 10 wins coming by knockout.
The 27-year-old is that the definition of a brawler, becoming in his opponents’ faces and placing on a speed that is unmatched in the UFC. Holloway has incredible hand speed and always peppers his foes with strikes till they wilt under his pressure. Blessed averages 6.9 significant strikes per minute, and it has landed 100 or even more significant strikes in four of his last five fights, including 307 against Brian Ortega in UFC 231.
Poirier (+165) has earned his title fight after eight decades in the UFC, during which he’s a 16-4-1 record, and is unbeaten in his last five bits. The Louisiana native has been shut to title fights previously but would seemingly always lose to prospective challengers. Following three straight knockout wins, though, he’s put himself in line for the interim lightweight strap.
Much like his counterpart, the Diamond enjoys to get into wild, high-octane scraps. The 30-year-old is a really technically sound striker, rarely placing himself in much risk by keeping his guard high, and has good footwork while landing an average of 5.59 significant strikes per minute. Additionally, he does have a wrestling pedigree as well and averages 1.75 takedowns a 15 minutes, but typically he retains the fights standing.
It’s unfortunate we have to wait until the conclusion of the card watch this possible war but it is going to be worth it. Holloway absorbs strikes but just walks right through the punches and looks completely unfazed while he swarms his foes until they crumble. Meanwhile, Poirier is probably better technically but I do not know if he will have the ability to create much distance for some living space. Poirier beat Holloway in Blessed’s Octagon debut in 2012 by first-round entry. I expect a different result this time around.

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