UFC 234 is set to take place less than fourteen days from now at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne, Australia. With the card quickly coming up, there have unfortunately been some accidents and a few fights have been affected. Here is an update on the latest struggles for UFC 234 in today’s MMA odds and ends.
Sam Alvey vs. Jimmy Crute, UFC 234
Because of an injury to Ryan Spann, Sam Alvey has stepped on short notice and will take on rising prospect Jimmy Crute at a light heavyweight battle. News of this new matchup was initially shown by news.com.au.
Alvey (33-11, 1 NC) is 10-6 overall at the UFC while dividing his time between middleweight and light heavyweight. Since moving around 205lbs, Alvey has gone 2-1 with wins over Gian Villante and Marcin Prachnio along with a sudden TKO loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his last struggle. Alvey has settled to the role of gatekeeper, and despite the loss to Nogueira he stays a stern test for any up-and-coming in the light heavyweight division, making Crute the ideal opponent. Be aware that Alvey was originally set to fight Gadzhimurad Antigulov in UFC Fight Night 145 before being pulled with this matchup.
Crute (9-0) looked fantastic in his UFC debut because he submitted Paul Craig. He’s only 22-years older and contains tons of confidence as an undefeated prospect. He is the native and contains all of the pressure on himbut he has not shown any signs of not being able to live up to the hype. From all reports, Crute looks like he’s some of the qualities of a future light heavyweight title contender.
In terms of the odds, Crute was a +110 underdog against Ryan Spann, but I’d have bet him at those chances as I saw worth there. Against Alvey, I don’t find any reason Crute wouldn’t be a huge favorite. I’d peg him around -300 inside this fight, and I see him beating Alvey and continuing his march towards the top-15 rankings.
Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner, UFC 234
Due to an injury to Alex Gorgees, Callan Potter will make his UFC debut on short notice when he chooses on Jalin Turner at UFC 234. Nolan King broke the news.
Potter (16-7) is a local Aussie fighter and was riding an eight-fight win streak prior to being submitted by Marcin Held in ACB in his final fight. He actually has quite a bit of expertise, having fought Jake Matthews before in his career. But he’s got no notable wins. Be aware that all Potter’s fights have ended inside the space — win or lose.
Turner (7-4) was pumped out by Vicente Luque in his UFC debut. This was always going to be a challenging matchup for Turner, and I’m still not certain why the UFC set up him as a sacrificial lamb there. All seven of Turner’s career wins have come by stoppage, though he’s been knocked out three times which is of class concerning.
Turner is the larger name and had a complete camp so I do expect him to be preferred, but I think Potter has a fairly good chance . Nevertheless, this might be a struggle where the props could be the best bet, along with the prop I will be looking for is the fight ending inside the space, as I fully expect someone to get knocked out.
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