For the first time in nearly two years, the UFC is going back into Bridgestone Arena at Nashville, Tennessee. The card will be headlined with a battle from the welterweight division as Stephen”Wonderboy” Thompson stands toe to toe with Anthony”Showtime” Pettis. Thompson is looking to get back in the win column for the first time since November 2017 and is now a -380 preferred to do so, while Pettis is competing at welterweight for the first time in 11 decades and is a +290 underdog. I’ve a breakdown and pick for each fight on the main card.
Shark Bites
Stephen Thompson only absorbs 2.51 significant strikes per minute.
Stephen Thompson has never lost fights.
Anthony Pettis is 3-6 in his last nine fights.
Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis
Thompson (-380) is on the worst stretch of his career, heading 1-2-1 in his past four fights, including a draw and a loss against Tyron Woodley in his two efforts for the welterweight strap and also a unanimous-decision defeat to Darren Till last May. Prior to the new rough patch, Wonderboy had gone 13-1, including successes over now-middleweight winner Robert Whittaker and current Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald.
The 36-year-old is. That having been said, if you pressure him, he has the power to put one to sleep because seven of his 14 professional wins have come by T/KO, however he hasn’t earned a success in that manner since 2016. Thompson struggles long and is very fast, picking his enemies apart when in kicking range.
Pettis (+290) was on a win-one, lose-one streak on his last seven fights and most recently lost to Tony Ferguson in UFC 229 when he broke his hand in the next round. Showtime is competing in the welterweight division for the first time under the UFC bannerhaving just 1 bout at the weight class back in 2008, when he earned a first-round knockout over Gabe Walbridge.

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