A sneakily-stacked evening of fights is in retailer for MMASucka workers picks.
UFC Struggle Evening 227, additionally titled as “Noche UFC” in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, will happen later tonight, September sixteenth from the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, Nevada. This comes because the promotion’s first non-pay-per-view occasion from the venue since The Final Fighter 25 Finale in July of 2017 while in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Preliminary fights start at 7:00pm ET (4:00pm PT) adopted by the primary card at 10:00pm ET (7:00pm PT) with all fights out there to ESPN+ subscribers.
Tune in to MMASucka for reside UFC Struggle Evening 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 outcomes.
Keep tuned this upcoming Tuesday, September nineteenth for our workers picks from Dana White’s Contender Sequence: Season 7, Week 7.
The Fights
Within the evening’s featured essential occasion, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will rematch for the UFC Flyweight Championship via 5 out there five-minute rounds. The 2 confronted off in March of this 12 months with Grasso taking the back-and-forth battle by submission within the fourth spherical.
Grasso’s victory got here as one of many largest betting upsets in promotional historical past (+575), extending her win streak to 5 in-a-row since August of 2020 together with notable victories over Maycee Barber and Viviane Araujo. The very streak for the Lobo Fitness center expertise has come since transferring up from an eight-year strawweight division run as she prepares for her first protection as Mexico’s first girls’s champion. Shevchenko, Grasso’s opponent, appears to be like to say again the 125-pound title that she had held via seven defenses in opposition to the perfect of the division. A win for the hanging specialist can be her thirteenth within the UFC as she goals to additional her established legacy as one of many biggest MMA fighters of all-time.
Welterweights Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena carry the warmth within the co-main occasion. The always-entertaining Holland targets his third win of 2023 after an April knockout of Santiago Ponzinibbio and a July D’Arce choke submission over Michael Chiesa. Perth, Australia’s Della Maddalena rides vital momentum with 15 consecutive victories together with 5 since January of 2022 with the UFC after securing a 2021 contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence.
18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. appears to be like to bounce again after his first skilled defeat in April as he battles former Alaska Fight Leisure Champion Terrence Mitchell within the bantamweight division.
Additionally on the primary card sees 2021 Contender Sequence contract winner Daniel Zellhuber set to combat 13-fight promotional notable Christos Giagos at light-weight and a essential card opener at 145 kilos between former Fury FC Featherweight Champion Fernando Padilla and Canada’s Kyle Nelson. Discover our workers picks and predictions for the primary card of UFC Struggle Evening 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 additional under.
RUNNING IT BACK FOR THE STRAP 🏆@AlexaGrasso vs @BulletValentina for the flyweight title tomorrow at #NocheUFC!
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— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2023
2023 Employees Picks
MMASucka workers picks are composed of 5 promotions: the Final Preventing Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, ONE Championship, the Skilled Fighters League (PFL), and Dana White’s Contender Sequence (DWCS). UFC and Bellator occasions function picks from solely essential playing cards. PFL will function choose fights from the primary and/or preliminary card whereas DWCS sees all fights counted from the occasion. ONE Championship returns to picks for the primary time since 2020 and can function solely blended martial arts (MMA) fights chosen from playing cards with a minimal three matchups.
The WINNER of workers picks on the finish of 2023, who picked essentially the most victorious fighters, could have a selection between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or a series from Championship Chains. Employees picks in 2022 was received by Wesley Riddle with a report of 264-135.
Who wins at UFC Struggle Evening 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2?
Employees Information after Dana White’s Contender Sequence – Season 7, Week 6:
Ben Jamieson: 225-113Michael DeSantis: 223-115Jeremy Model: 215-123Wesley Riddle: 214-124Nate Freeman: 212-126Frazer Krohn: 206-132Julio Monteros Jr.: 190-107Andrew Benjamin: 159-134Jack Goodwillie: 148-83Brian Knight: 137-82Tim Wheaton: 105-60Roemello Reyes: 62-34Jonathan Andrade: 31-24Brandon Joint: 12-9Andrew Harbaugh: 10-7Joshua Yuletide: 7-6Chris De Santiago: 6-6Antwyn Jackson: 5-6
*Notice – not all workers decide for each occasion*
Fernando Padilla (15-4), -245vs.Kyle Nelson (14-5-1), +200
Featherweight Division– 145 LBS. ~ 65.8 KG. –
Jeremy Model: Nelson through Unanimous DecisionWesley Riddle: Padilla through Unanimous DecisionMichael DeSantis: Padilla through Spherical 2 TKOAndrew Benjamin: Padilla through Unanimous DecisionFrazer Krohn: Nelson through Unanimous DecisionNate Freeman: Padilla through Unanimous DecisionJulio Monteros Jr.: Padilla through Unanimous DecisionBrian Knight: Nelson through Unanimous DecisionBen Jamieson: Padilla through Unanimous Resolution
Employees choosing Padilla: 6Staff choosing Nelson: 3
Daniel Zellhuber (13-1), -298vs.Christos Giagos (20-10), +240
Light-weight Division– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Model: Zellhuber through Unanimous DecisionWesley Riddle: Zellhuber through Break up DecisionMichael DeSantis: Zellhuber through Break up DecisionAndrew Benjamin: Zellhuber through Unanimous DecisionFrazer Krohn: Zellhuber through Spherical 3 SUBNate Freeman: Zellhuber through Break up DecisionJulio Monteros Jr.: Zellhuber through Unanimous DecisionBrian Knight: Zellhuber through Unanimous DecisionBen Jamieson: Zellhuber through Unanimous Resolution
Employees choosing Zellhuber: 9Staff choosing Giagos: 0
Raul Rosas Jr. (7-1), -800vs.Terrence Mitchell (15-3), +550
Bantamweight Division– 135 LBS. ~ 61.2 KG. –
Jeremy Model: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 2 SUBWesley Riddle: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 1 SUBMichael DeSantis: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 1 SUBAndrew Benjamin: Rosas Jr. through through Unanimous DecisionFrazer Krohn: Rosas Jr. through Unanimous DecisionNate Freeman: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 1 SUBJulio Monteros Jr.: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 2 SUBBrian Knight: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 2 SUBBen Jamieson: Rosas Jr. through Spherical 2 SUB
Employees choosing Rosas Jr.: 9Staff choosing Mitchell: 0
Kevin Holland (25-9), +110vs.Jack Della Maddalena (14-2), -130
Welterweight Division– Co-Important Occasion –– 170 LBS. ~ 77.1 KG. –
Jeremy Model: Della Maddalena through Unanimous DecisionWesley Riddle: Della Maddalena through Unanimous DecisionMichael DeSantis: Holland through Unanimous DecisionAndrew Benjamin: Holland through Break up DecisionFrazer Krohn: Holland through Unanimous DecisionNate Freeman: Holland through Unanimous DecisionJulio Monteros Jr.: Holland through Unanimous DecisionBrian Knight: Holland through Unanimous DecisionBen Jamieson: Della Maddalena through Spherical 3 TKO
Employees choosing Holland: 6Staff choosing Della Maddalena: 3
Alexa Grasso (16-3), +142vs.Valentina Shevchenko (23-4), -170
Ladies’s Flyweight Divisional Championship– Important Occasion –– 125 LBS. ~ 56.7 KG. –
Jeremy Model: Grasso through Unanimous DecisionWesley Riddle: Grasso through Unanimous DecisionMichael DeSantis: Grasso through Break up DecisionAndrew Benjamin: Grasso through Unanimous DecisionFrazer Krohn: Shevchenko through Spherical 5 SUBNate Freeman: Grasso through Break up DecisionJulio Monteros Jr.: Shevchenko through Spherical 4 TKOBrian Knight: Shevchenko through Spherical 3 TKOBen Jamieson: Shevchenko through Unanimous Resolution
Employees choosing Grasso: 5Staff choosing Shevchenko: 4
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