Cat Zingano is favored against Megan Anderson at UFC 232 on Saturday night in Inglewood, California. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Zingano is 10-3 in her career, while Anderson is 8-3 in her career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 232, with the headliner a bout between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and four on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Zingano and Anderson and UFC predictions.
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Cat Zingano (10-3, 3-3 UFC)
Zingano came into the UFC with a record of 7-0 and she has three wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Miesha Tate by TKO, Amanda Nunes by TKO, and Marion Reneau by unanimous decision; while losing to Ronda Rousey by submission, Julianna Peña by unanimous decision, and Ketlen Vieira by split decision. Zingano has been a pro since 2008 and has five wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. She has two first round finishes.
Zingano said this to mmafighting.com about her upcoming fight against Anderson, “She’s a large girl, and definitely has the length and the size in her back pocket, but depending on opponent’s strengths and stuff, I like those long legs. That’s a whole lot of legs to grab on to. I feel I can definitely move faster than her. I think I’m stronger, I think I have a lot more weapons and tools to use. She got that UFC rust off, so she knows what it’s like to be in there now, and I expect that it’ll be a much more exciting fight, but I’m not sleeping on her. I think that she’s a really tough opponent and she’s game. She’s got that look in her eye and I think it’s a very interesting, very good matchup.”
Megan Anderson (8-3, 0-1 UFC)
Anderson came into the UFC with a record of 8-2 and she has no wins and one loss in the UFC. She lost to Holly Holm by unanimous decision in June of 2018. Anderson’s last win was against Charmaine Tweet by TKO in January of 2017. Anderson has been a pro since 2013 and has four wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. She has three first round finishes.
Anderson said this to ufc.om about her upcoming fight against Zingano, “I think this is a great fight for me. Cat isn’t going to be scared to fight me. She’s going to pressure, she’s going to come forward; she does that in every single one of her fights. I’m excited to fight someone who is going to bring it.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Zingano 2.56 / Anderson 1.73
Accuracy: Zingano 61% / Anderson 44%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Zingano 1.61/ Anderson 3.13
Defense: Zingano 46% / Anderson 33%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Zingano 2.81/ Anderson 0.00
Accuracy: Zingano 65% / Anderson 0%
Takedowns defended: Zingano 42% / Anderson 50%
Submission average: Zingano 0.9 / Anderson 0.0
UFC Predictions
Anderson was thought to be a fighter who could eventually defeat Cris Cyborg but that changed when Anderson lost her UFC debut against Holly Holm. This is a huge fight for Anderson to bounce back and get back into serious title discussion. Zingano has won three of out of her six UFC fights and has more experience but Anderson is capable of bouncing back with a big effort on Saturday. I will take Anderson to get the win at plus money.
UFC 232 takes place The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday night, December 29 with five fights on the main pay-per-view card, headlined by Jones vs. Gustafsson and eight preliminary bouts, with four on FS1 and four on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Light Heavyweight- Jon Jones -285 vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Women's Featherweight- Cris Cyborg -265 vs. Amanda Nunes
Welterweight- Michael Chiesa -175 vs. Carlos Condit
Light Heavyweight- Ilir Latifi -155 vs. Corey Anderson
Featherweight- Chad Mendes -155 vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Heavyweight- Walt Harris -165 vs. Andrei Arlovski
Women's Featherweight- Cat Zingano -160 vs. Megan Anderson
Bantamweight- Petr Yan -275 vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Lightweight- Ryan Hall -550 vs. B.J. Penn
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight- Andre Ewell -115 vs. Nathaniel Wood
Middleweight- Uriah Hall -115 vs. Bevon Lewis
Welterweight- Curtis Millender -155 vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Bantamweight- Montel Jackson -160 vs. Brian Kelleher
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Access live betting lines from your mobile device atBookMaker Sportsbook! Real-time spreads, totals, props and money line are all available so start betting with BookMaker today. UFC 232 takes place on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. The card airs live on pay-per-view starting 10pm ET.
