Alexander Volkanovski is favored against Max Holloway at UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier on Saturday, July 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of four fights on the main pay-per-view card. Volkanovski is 24-1 in his career, while Holloway is 23-6 in his career. There are a total of 12 fights, with four on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+ and four on ESPN/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier. Let’s look at the bout between Volkanovski and Holloway and UFC predictions.
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 2 with 12 fights, with four on Pay-Per-View, four on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+ and three on ESPN/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Betting
Alexander Volkanovski (24-1, 11-0 UFC)
Volkanovski came into the UFC with a record of 13-1 and he has 11 wins and no losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has six wins and no losses. He defeated Chad Mendes by TKO, José Aldo by unanimous decision, Brian Ortega by unanimous decision, Chan Sung Jung by TKO, and twice against Max Holloway with once by unanimous decision and once by split decision. Volkanovski’s only loss in his career was against Corey Nelson by TKO in May of 2013. Volkanovski has been a pro since 2012 and he has 12 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Volkanovski said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Holloway, “I’m going to go out there and I plan on putting a beating on him this time. I really do want to (make) a statement. Obviously, getting a finish will really, you know, get that dominant win. (It) will definitely help that legacy that I want, as well. … This opportunity is here and I’m going to take it. It’s going to be ‘and still’ and I’m going to put on a good performance. That’s all that’s going to happen. I don’t care. I don’t care about that now. That’s not why I took this fight. It wasn’t just to shut those guys up. I did originally want this trilogy to shut people up, but right now, it’s not about that. This fight is going to be a legacy fight for me, and there’s going to be haters no matter what you do.
Max Holloway (23-6, 19-6 UFC)
Holloway came into the UFC with a record of 4-0 and he has 19 wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has three wins and three losses. He defeated Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision, Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision, and Yair Rodríguez by unanimous decision; while losing to Dustin Poirier by unanimous decision, and twice against Alexander Volkanovski with once by unanimous decision and once by split decision. Holloway has been a pro since 2010 and he has 10 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Volkanovski 6.63 / Holloway 7.38
Striking Accuracy: Volkanovski 57% / Holloway 47%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Volkanovski 3.32 / Holloway 4.69
Defense: Volkanovski 60% / Holloway 60%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Volkanovski 1.95 / Holloway 0.31
Takedown Accuracy: Volkanovski 36% / Holloway 66%
Takedowns defended: Volkanovski 70% / Holloway 84%
Submission average: Volkanovski 0.2 / Holloway 0.3
UFC Picks
These two have already fought twice with Volkanovski winning both fights. I don’t see that anything has changed. Holloway is a tough fighter who always shows up with a good effort, but Volkanovski is simply better. I am somewhat surprised that the price on Volkanovski is not higher and that has me a little bit worried. I thought Volvanovski would be more than a 2-1 favorite for this fight. I still think he gets this win, but I am definitely leery. The better option for this bout is the rounds. Neither of these two fighters is known as a great finisher and both of their previous fights went the distance. I’ll take the rounds to go over the total.
VIDEO DATE FIGHTERS MONEY LINE 07/02 Jared Cannonier +292 Israel Adesanya -400 07/02 Max Holloway +143 Alexander Volkanovski -180 07/02 Sean Strickland +100 Alex Pereira -130 07/02 Pedro Munhoz +221 Sean Omalley -290 07/02 Jalin Turner -145 Brad Riddell +115 07/02 Bryan Barberena -105 Robbie Lawler -125 07/02 Gabriel Green +135 Ian Garry -170 07/02 Jessica Eye +186 Maycee Barber -240 07/02 Uriah Hall +248 Andre Muniz -330 07/02 Dricus Du Plessis -120 Brad Tavares -110 07/02 Jessica Rose Clark -145 Julija Stoliarenko +115 07/02 Donald Cerrone +168 Jim Miller -215
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