Gasiev vs Rozenstruik: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction
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Undefeated heayweight Shamil Gaziev takes on No.13 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik in what is sure to be an explosive contest at the UFC's Apex Centre on Saturday.
How to Watch Gasiev vs Rozenstruik in the UK:
The full card will be shown live on TNT Sports with coverage set to begin at 6:30pm.
Recent Form:
Bahrain's Gaziev will look to break into the top 15 of the UFC heavyweight rankings against heavy-hitter Rozenstruik.
The latter will be looking to get back to winning ways following his first-round defeat to Jailton Almeida last May which saw Rozenstruik lose by submission for the first time. The Surinamese fighter, who has a 92% finish rate, holds a number of impressive wins over the likes of Andrei Arlovski, Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos.
Gaziev, who sports an impressive undefeated record of 12-0-0 and a 67% finish rate, will be looking to propel himself into the title picture with a victory on Saturday. The 34-year-old entered the UFC following an impressive performance in Dana White's Contender Series in September where he won via submission in the first-round.
1️⃣3️⃣wins. 1️⃣2️⃣ knockouts 💥@JairRozenstruik always finds a way to get the job done 👊#UFCVegas87 | Saturday, 7PM | TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ pic.twitter.com/c49JuWrrmb
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Main Card:
Vitor Petrinho vs Tyson Pedro (Light-Heavyweight)
Alex Perez vs Muhammed Mokaev (Flyweight)
Umar Nomagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan (Bantamweight)
Matt Schnell vs Steve Erceg (Flyweight)
The full card, including prelims, can be viewed here.
Betting Odds:
Gasiev enters a solid favourite heading into fight night, coming in at 4/6 with BetFred (an implied probability of 60%). Ruzenstruik meanwhile enters at 13/10 with 888Sport, carrying an implied probability of 43.48%.
PaddyPower and Betfair offer Gasiev to win with round 2 to start at 2/1 (an implied probability of 33%).
Prediction:
Though both fighters have amassed impressive finishing rates, OddsNow make Gasiev a slight favourite in a fight which won't see the third round.
OddsNow's Pick: Gasiev to win via TKO/KO (9/5 @ PaddyPower)