Much like his weekend opponent, Scotland’s Paul Craig has become renowned as a UFC competitor with an excellent ability to stop fighters via submission. IMMAF 2015 Amateur Middleweight ChampionĪllen Best Moneyline Odds: -440 at BetOnline.Tied for second most submission wins in UFC Middleweight division history (5).UFC Performance of the Night (Two times).More impressively, four of Allen’s previous five wins came via rear naked choke, so the last thing you want to do as his opponent is give up your back!īrendan Allen Combat Sports Accomplishments His rematch with Strickland could be sooner than we think, should he continue to dominate the opposition as he has done lately. Now, avoiding defeat since 2021 versus Chris Curtis has placed Allen on a five-fight win streak and a breaching of the top 10 rankings. Since then, he’s competed twelve times, and despite losing twice, one of the said losses came against the current middleweight champ, Sean Strickland. With only two losses as a UFC competitor, the 27-year-old Brendan Allen must be respected for his consistent active streak since joining the promotion at the end of 2019. Read on for our complete betting guide with an early preview of the UFC Vegas 82 main event clash between Allen and Craig, including updated UFC odds and our free expert UFC first look betting picks, predictions, and analysis.

Two men who have found huge success in their jiu-jitsu offenses might be scrambling to the death as Brendan Allen and Paul Craig headline the event.

The UFC returns to the familiar Apex octagon in Nevada this weekend, as top contending middleweight fighters will trade blows in the evening’s main event, and we’re covering all your betting needs.

Best offshore sportsbook reddit