On Saturday evening, the UFC returns to Atlanta, Georgia for the first time in 3 years with UFC 226, and that time, it is bringing two title conflicts with it.
At the primary event, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is moving up to 155 pounds to struggle for an interim lightweight title against towering rival Dustin Poirier, a man who beat him before at featherweight.
In the co-main occasion, one of the UFC’s fastest rising stars, Israel Adesanya, gets his first shot at UFC gold when he chooses The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner, Kelvin Gastelum. It’s two fight-of-the-year contenders in the ATL with just two very live underdogs for UFC betting fans to think about, so let’s get into it.
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Tips UFC & Poirier Odds 236
What is there to say? At only 27 years old, Holloway is currently making his case for the title of greatest featherweight of time with just two dominant wins over Jose Aldo at 2017.
Now, Holloway has his sights set on the title of greatest pound-for-pound fighter and is going up to 155 lbs to become only the fourth double winner in UFC history.
Holloway’s game is all about pressure and pace. He places one of the greatest paces in the featherweight division, throwing about 15 strikes per minute and hammering competitions under his persistent volume.
Even if a fighter could find the better of him early , as Aldo did in both of their fights, few are able to stay blow for blow with Holloway since the struggle drags to the third, fourth and fifth rounds.
In many respects, Poirier is comparable. «The Diamond» also works at a high rate, with combination striking. The two differ though is that while Max has electricity and can hurt opponents, his finishes usually arrive as a result of injury.
Poirier, by comparison, is one of the single hardest blow-for-blow punchers in the lightweight division. He doesn’t have to land many strikes to hurt an opponent as his litany of UFC wins shows. Poirier is a more ready grappler than Holloway.
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