October 15, 2022 10: 35 am ET
MMA Junkie expert Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we appearance at the primary card for UFC Fight Night 212.
UFC Fight Night 212 takes location Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Last occasion’s results: 3-2
Overall selects for UFC primary cards in 2022: 100-59-1
Welcome to MMA Junkie’s Quick Picks and Prognostications, where I’ll be providing quick, fight-day breakdowns for UFC primary cards.
With that in mind, I hope these reviews wear’t come off as curt or dismissive, as my objective here is to deal fast selects and analysis in a absorbable format. All chances noted are supplied by Tipico Sportsbook.
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So, without evenmore ado…
Raphael Assuncao (+310) vs. Victor Henry (-450)
Raphael Assuncao vs. Victor Henry
It feels like a rarity for us to get five-fight primary cards for non-PPV occasions, however I’m delighted to see fighters like Raphael Assuncao and Victor Henry get the opening slot.
Assuncao is one of my preferred bantamweights and does not get enough regard for his technical abilities or deceptively-deep resume. That stated, it’s tough to reject the obstacle that a fighter like Henry provides at this point in Assuncao’s profession.
Henry, who is a Josh Barnett-trained fighter, has all the rushing and ground-fighting chops that you’d anticipate from an experienced bantamweight. However, it is Henry’s offensive range and striking volume that needto set him apart from the Brazilian veteran in this battle.
Even though I’ll be cheering for Assuncao to rating the disturbed on a individual level, I feel obligated to stay expert as an expert and choice the apparent wagering preferred in Henry to pull away down the stretch.
Misha Cirkunov (+155) vs. Alonzo Menifield (-205)
Misha Cirkunov vs. Alonzo Menifield
Serving as one of the more unstable offerings on the primary card is a light heavyweight encounter inbetween Misha Cirkunov and Alonzo Menifield.
Despite being noted as the underdog, this feels like a battle that’s customized for Cirkunov to get a bounce-back win by submission. However, it’s tough to trust the Canadian fighter provided his irregular efficiencies and the bouncing around of both training camps and weight classes.
Menifield is not precisely a reliable item either (as he might likewise be experiencing a camp modification), however I suspect that his power is enough to shift the skintone of this battle in his favor for a first-round surface.
Dusko Todorovic (-230) vs. Jordan Wright (+175)
Jordan Wright vs. Dusko Todorovic
In what oughtto be a enjoyable battle for as long as it lasts, Dusko Todorivic fulfills Jordan Wright in a middleweight clash.
Wright is an affable character who I can’t assistance however cheer for, however there’s no rejecting that he is a do-or-die fighter who doesn’t appear to have much in him past the veryfirst round. For that factor, I’ll take Todorovic to makeitthrough the striking frightens on the feet in order to surface Wright on the flooring by the 2nd frame.
Jonathan Martinez (-230) vs. Cub Swanson (+175)
The co-main occasion in Las Vegas functions a banger at bantamweight inbetween Jonathan Martinez and Cub Swanson.
Although I’ve been one of Martinez’s greatest protectors when it comes to him being a wagering preferred, I can’t aid however feel that this is a battle that Swanson is still capable of winning. That stated, it’s tough to understand how his body will hold up offered that he’s dropping a weight class in the winterseason of his profession.
I likewise observed that Swanson, inspiteof formally being 3-1 versus UFC-level southpaws, has a tendency to greatly dip and dart to his right – which might play right into the kicks and knees of Martinez. I’ll hesitantly choice Martinez to discover a surface in the veryfirst round, however no one needto be surprised if Swanson is able to change and swarm “Drago