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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Betting
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan takes place on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card airs live starting 9pm ET, with a feature middleweight match between Derek Brunson (20-7, 11 KOs, 3 SUBs) and the undefeated Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0, 9 KOs, 1 SUB) headlining a solid night of fights. Also on the card is a welterweight action fight between Vicente Luque and Randy Brown. A women’s flyweight bout between Jennifer Maia and JoJo Calderwood could also determine the next title challenger for Valentina Shevchenko. Let’s preview some of the upcoming action - stay tuned for detailed breakdowns.
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2020
Venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Derek Brunson is a great example of a very successful UFC fighter despite never having reached the title mix. As a fixture at 185 pounds, Brunson has stepped into the cage against the likes Robert Whittaker, Anderson Silva, Jacare Souza and Israel Adesanya. The catch? He lost to all of those guys, pretty much cementing his place as a Tier 2 middleweight. There’s no shame in that - you’ve got to be a really good fighter to stick around the UFC for this long and fight the best dudes in the division.
He is without a doubt one of the best gatekeepers at 185 pounds, and he is still plenty capable of beating high level guys. Right now, Brunson is the guy that you need to beat to get to the top tier. That’s exactly the type of win that his opponent, Edmen Shahbazyan, needs to jump in with the big boys.
Shahbazyan trains out of Glendale Fighting Club, and is the most exciting prospect in the division. Just 22 years old and already 11-0, Shahbazyan is a next gen fighter that started training in MMA when he was 10 years old, and Ronda Rousey was one of his main training partners. He has finished all four of his opponents since joining the UFC. That includes a submission win over the veteran Jack Marshman, and a first-round KO over Brad Tavares - a respected veteran renowned for his trademark Hawaiian toughness.
This kid is already scary good, with the confidence and skills to take and end the fight anywhere. If the Armenian-American can beat Brunson, the world’s his oyster. There are tons of big names to look at, from Jared Cannnier to Kelvin Gastelum to Yoel Romero to Jared Cannonier.
We also like the welterweight contest between Vicente Luque and Randy “Rude Boy” Brown. Luque was creeping into the contender ranks with a six fight winning streak, but a loss to Stephen Thompson last year stopped his advance cold. However, he bounced back nicely with a TKO against Niko Price, who is one of the more intriguing prospects in a loaded division. The Brazilian is low-key one of the funnest fighters to watch, as he’s all pressure and tons of high-flying, high-risk striking maneuvers.
Jamaica’s Brown is somebody that is big and athletic enough to always be intriguing. Right now, he’s on a two-fight finishing streak, which could mean the start of something big. We know that Luque is going to force the issue here, so it’ll be compelling to see if Brown can step up and prove that he deserves a spot in the rankings.
Let’s take a peek at the odds and the UFC Betting Odds at BookMaker.eu. We’ll post detailed betting breakdowns during fight week.
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Card & Odds
Middleweight - Derek Brunson +282 vs. Edmen Shahbazyan -356
Middleweight - Eric Spicely +164 vs. Markus Perez -199
Welterweight - Randy Brown +158 vs. Vicente Luque -192
Bantamweight - Frankie Saenz +178 vs. Jonathan Martinez -215
Bantamweight - Nathan Maness +189 vs. Ray Borg -231
Women’s flyweight - Jennifer Maia +147 vs. Joanne Calderwood -176
Middleweight - Teving Giles +176 vs. Kevin Holland -213
Lightweight - Bobby Green +120 vs. Lando Vannata -144
Midddleweight - Ed Herman +151 vs. Gerald Meerschaert -182
Bantamweight - Cody Durden +257 vs. Chris Gutierrez -323
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