Dana White’s MMA promotion is about to return to Manchester for the primary time in eight years this weekend.
Co-headliners Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall are getting the lion’s share of consideration as they put together to defend their respective belts at UFC 304 on Saturday night time.
Nonetheless, there’s a stacked undercard stuffed with gifted British fighters, together with Nathaniel Wooden and ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann, that deserves some love too
Be a part of LowKickMMA as we break down 5 preliminary bouts and the UFC odds earlier than providing you an official prediction on how they are going to all play out.
Modestas Bukauskas vs Marcin Prachnio
Bukauskas being a -150 favourite doesn’t actually sit properly with us.
It’ll be a aggressive battle with Prachnio, who’s the +125 underdog regardless of having a way more spectacular file, which features a win over Khalil Rountree Jr.
The American infamously destroyed Bukauskas’ knee once they fought, however the London-based Lithuanian has completed properly to get again to full health and earn a second shot within the UFC.
Sadly, he’s a bit too hittable to ever mount a title problem and we’re backing him to lose in entrance of his residence crowd when he takes on Prachnio this weekend.
Sam Patterson vs Kiefer Crosbie
As soon as once more, we expect the chances are barely off for this battle.
Patterson is the favourite, and we’re backing him to win however to solely get -333 on a 1-1 UFC fighter who was knocked out in his promotion debut is a bit wild.
Nonetheless, he’s a degree above Crosbie and can finally show that to be true.
The +250 underdog gained’t go down simple. He’ll be robust, sturdy and possibly go the gap earlier than slumping to his second consecutive UFC defeat towards Patterson.
Mick Parkin vs Łukasz Brzeski
Parkin is one in all our surest picks of your complete UFC 304 battle card.
Tom Aspinall’s sparring companion hasn’t set the world alight since becoming a member of the UFC, however he’s picked up three wins and completed so comparatively simply.
The -200 favourite ought to actually be advancing in direction of the rankings. For some motive, he’s dealing with an opponent we’d contemplate a drop-down in degree in his fourth Octagon outing.
With a 1-3 UFC file, Brzeski finds himself able the place he’s getting used to launch a possible new star, however something can occur in heavyweight MMA and that’s why he’s priced at +170.
Molly McCann vs Bruna Brasil
McCann seems to have discovered her preventing residence at strawweight.
‘Meatball’ placed on one in all her career-best performances in her divisional debut and one have a look at her social media tells you she’s been coaching exhausting for UFC 304.
The shredded scouser is -300 to get the job completed and we will’t see her conflict with Brasil going some other approach. That’s to not say that the -240 is a foul MMA fighter.
McCann is simply higher, and it’ll finally present once they meet.
Nathaniel Wooden vs Daniel Pineda
Wooden is likely one of the greatest favorites on the cardboard at -500.
We expect it’s as a result of he’s a lot slicker than his opponent, Pineda, who has had an thrilling four-fight run within the UFC however hasn’t proven he’s fairly on the extent of ‘The Prospect’.
Some could fancy him pulling off an upset at +380. Not us. Wooden is able to making a run on the featherweight rating and can present that in Manchester.
You could must resolve if he’ll get it completed by end or determination to get worthwhile odds out of backing him. Possibly it’s greatest to simply add Wooden to a parlay like us.
