UFC 332 Betting: Greatest Bets for Silva vs. Wang and Extra

The UFC appears to have developed a robust relationship with Salt Lake Metropolis since holding a numbered card there for the primary time in 2022. Now, after not holding one there final yr, the Octagon lands again within the Delta Middle for UFC 332. Whereas it’s not the strongest card on paper, the Salt Lake Metropolis crowd at all times appears to point out up. Plus, it is going to be the promotion’s first time having a primary card air on CBS.

In the primary occasion, a brand new UFC girls’s flyweight champion shall be topped following Valentina Shevchenko’s harm, as Natalia Silva meets Wang Cong.

Since 2018, Silva has gained 14 straight, and she or he is 8-0 within the Octagon. The truth is, her final three wins have come in opposition to former UFC champions Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso, and Rose Namajunas.

Cong, in the meantime, is 5-1 within the UFC (10-1 total in MMA), and she or he enters this combat on a four-fight win streak. She earned tonight’s shot off a win over Tracy Cortez at UFC 329.

The co-main occasion will see bantamweight motion, as former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo faces rising up-and-comer Payton Talbott.

Figueiredo desperately wants a win right here, coming in with 4 losses in his final 5 fights. He enters this combat off a submission loss to Tune Yadong in Could. Talbott, in the meantime, is 11-1 in MMA and enters this combat off a choice win over Henry Cejudo at UFC 323.

The UFC 332 primary card will additionally function King Inexperienced vs. Esteban Ribovics, Roberto Soldic vs. Khaos Williams, and Ateba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov.

NATALIA SILVA VS WANG CONG

Silva’s rise has been one thing to observe within the flyweight division. Not solely does she have speedy putting, however her kickboxing can be stuffed with unpredictability. She’s capable of change stances rapidly and use her footwork in a manner that makes her tough to hit. That’s a direct distinction to Cong, who has excessive putting accuracy and appears to utilize her vary as she works her personal putting. Cong has additionally proven willingness to go to the clinch or floor when wanted, although she’s even higher at stopping these makes an attempt from her opponent.

Finally, this comes all the way down to who will get the combat to be her type of combat. Will Cong be capable to minimize off the cage and make Silva pay when making an attempt to enter to land on her? Will Silva’s actions and technical putting trigger issues? Who will land the higher kicks? Who can deal with the elevation and championship distance? And might Cong, solely ranked No. 8, show she deserves this second?

BET: Silva by way of resolution (FanDuel: -105)

ATEBA GAUTIER VS ROMAN KOPYLOV

Gautier entered the UFC with the popularity of being the “middleweight Francis Ngannou.” Now, we get to see if Gautier is prepared for the following stage of competitors. Andrey Pulyaev already confirmed us what’d occur probably if Gautier fought previous the primary spherical, however Gautier returned to violent finishes together with his win over Ozzy Diaz. A win tonight can present he’s prepared for harder competitors, however Kopylov gained’t make this simple.

Kopylov is an Octagon veteran who’s 7-3 within the UFC, together with a 4-1 document in his final 5 fights. Whereas Gautier is understood for his explosiveness, Kopylov’s highly effective kicks and fluid motion can current alternatives for Gautier to be confused by a extra awkward type. If Kopylov can survive an early onslaught of energy, how will Gautier reply? That would say quite a bit about how far Gautier can go in his Octagon run.

BET: Gautier by way of KO/TKO (FanDuel: +110)

DAMIAN PINAS VS ANDREY PULYAEV

Pinas is maybe one of many most enjoyable rising prospects to observe proper now. He’s 10-1 with six straight wins, and his first two Octagon bouts in opposition to Wes Schultz and Cesar Almeida have proven the facility he possesses. The truth is, nobody had ever KO’d Almeida earlier than Pinas did. However Pulayev’s tall body, sturdiness, and distance administration can current a unique type of problem, because it did for Gautier when these two confronted off.

Pulayev ought to look to not play into an in-close buying and selling battle. He ought to use his vary, land kicks, and transfer across the exterior to make issues tough to get hit. If Pinas stays as composed and appears for alternatives as he did in his first two fights, he can cross this take a look at, too.

BET: Pinas to win AND Beneath 1.5 rounds SGP (BetMGM: +135)

ANTHONY WINT VS LUCAS ARMAND

Anthony Wint is clearly benefiting from the alternatives coming his manner. The previous soccer athlete gained in mere seconds on Dana White’s Contender Sequence in August, and he earned his first Octagon win 11 days later in a short-notice bout at UFC Sacramento. Now he will get to compete on a numbered card in one more massive alternative.

Armand is unbeaten himself at 6-0, and he has scored loads of finishes like Wint. Armand has the scale and bodily domination, however Wint appears to cross the attention take a look at extra and has the clearly higher resume. If Armand can’t overwhelm Wint together with his body, this one might not final lengthy (heck, it could not final lengthy both manner). And in a weak heavyweight division, if Wint continues to win, extra alternatives will come to him.

BET: Wint by way of KO/TKO in Spherical 1 SGP (FanDuel: +170)