UFC Betting Online: UFC 221 takes place on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Perth Arena at Perth, Australia.
The principal card airs live on pay-per-view after the FS1 prelims. Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (16-3) matches top competition Yoel Romero (12-2) in the main event. Bet on the hottest UFC chances and receive the latest previews, predictions and picks.
We’ll have to wait just a bit longer for undisputed champion Robert Whittaker to make his initial title defense. The Aussie basher came from his scheduled UFC 221 scrap with Luke Rockhold with an injury, setting up an interim title match between Rockhold and Cuban Yoel Romero instead.
The title fight serves as the main event of a card that is full of talented natives, such as Mark Hunt, Tai Tuivasa, Jake Matthews and Tyson Pedro. While it had been rumored that women’s strawweight champion Cris”Cyborg” Justino would earn a quick turnaround to face Invicta FC champ Megan Anderson, it seems the tilt will take place on a later date.
While a few conflicts are still being finalized, have a peek at the announced lineup below. Make sure to check in during fight week for in-depth gambling previews.
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Card – Subject to Change
Main Event – Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold
Heavyweight – Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight – Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker
Welterweight – Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang
LIght Heavyweight – Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov
Lightweight – Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Middleweight – Rob Wilkinson vs. Israel Adesanya
Flyweight – Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen
Featherweight – Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Lightweight – Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota
Bantamweight – Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Quninonez
Welterweight – Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe
Things to Watch For
Romero will get a second straight chance to claim interim gold. The 40-year old former Olympian was took to task by Robert Whittaker in his last matchup, though he did have his moments. He still remains among the very dangerous middleweights around the planet, capable of sudden outbursts of fight-ending violence.
Rockhold is coming from a second round TKO of former WSOF champion David Branch, along with his only loss in his previous seven fights came through flash courtesy of Michael Bisping. A thudding kicker having a elite submission wrestling game, Rockhold presents a fascinating challenge for its aging Romero – and Whittaker too.
Mark Hunt is a staple in any European card, as the New Zealander is arguably the area’s biggest star. The slugger will examine No. 9 Curtis Blaydes, who’ll do everything he can to bring this battle to the mat. In a different heavyweight collision, undefeated Tai Tuivasa will seem to maintain his 100% KO ratio intact when he meets France’s Cyril Asker.
You have gotta love the matchup involving Australia’s Jake Matthews and Li Jingliang. The Chinese fighter is the UFC’s best hope of producing a native celebrity for the planet’s most populous country, and Matthews is exactly the type of man who can examine him.
26-year old Tyson Pedro is young blood at light heavyweight, though his prospects were subdued somewhat in his final outing against Ilir Latifi. This was the Australian’s initial reduction, and he won’t get a simple bounceback fight. Pedro meets the hard-hitting Saparbek Safarov in what should be an explosive affair.
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