UFC 208 on Saturday night at New York features Holly Holm taking on Germaine de Randamie for the first-ever featherweight title. Holm is a former bantamweight champion who handed Ronda Rousey her initial loss while Randamie is 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the UFC. The Principal card in UFC 208 includes five bouts as along with Holm vs. de Randamie it is Anderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson, Glover Teixeira vs. Jared Cannonier, Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Boetsch and Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller. Let us look at UFC 208 having a focus on Holm vs. de Randamie and Silva vs. Brunson and UFC picks.
Bet on UFC at BetCris Germaine de Randamie -123 vs. Holly Holm
Holm has the bigger name and experience but it is. Holm is 10-2 in her livelihood and 3-2 in the UFC. She is hoping to win the inaugural featherweight title. “I understand that right now, it’s the onset of the division,” said Holm”However there are so many women that want the chance. I guarantee they could build a branch in no time. They have just got to make some telephone calls.”
It was thought that Cristiane”Cyborg” Justino would fight to the belt but Cyborg is out of action right now due to a failed drug test. Holm and de Randamie will be the first two in the branch but more could be on the road including Megan Anderson who won the Invicta FC interim featherweight title against Charmaine Tweet.
Holm comes into this battle having lost two straight fights at bantamweight as she was conquered by Miesha Tate and Valentina Shevchenko. Holm believes those 2 losses do not mean she’s about the downside of her livelihood.
“I know I’ve two losses, but I did not get schooled in my last two fights,” she explained. “Against Miesha Tate, I was winning before I got choked out. And my struggle with Shevchenko, she’s going for the title, and it was a close fight. Inside my heart, I know she won this struggle. She was the better fighter that night. I believe that anybody can be beat, and I have that in me. I have that confidence in me. I have confidence in my own ability. I just need to carry out.”
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It is hard to get excited about taking Holm but what has de Randamie done to show she is worthy of winning a title? I will have a little shot with Holm and play with the rounds to cover the total.
Derek Brunson -127 vs. Anderson Silva
Silva is the name but it’s questionable as to whether he has left. He is 33-8 in his career but he hasn’t won a fight since 2012. He has four losses and a no contest in his last five fights. Brunson is 16-4 in his profession but he is coming off a loss to Robert Whittaker in November.
Silva is 41-years old and that he isn’t the fighter he once was but he’s faced far tougher competition than Brunson has in recent decades. If there is ever going to be a bounce back for Silva it must begin with a triumph over Brunson.
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I don’t believe Brunson is anything particular and while Silva is definitely over the hill I believe he will find a way to win this one.
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie is set for Saturday, February 11 at the Barclays Center at Brooklyn, New York.
UFC 208 Main Card (pay-per-view)
Germaine de Randamie -123 vs. Holly Holm
Derek Brunson -127 vs. Anderson Silva
Glover Teixeira -150 vs. Jared Cannonier
Ronaldo Souza -587 vs. Tim Boetsch
Dustin Poirier -330 vs. Jim Miller
The preliminary card FS1 and UFC Fight Pass has Randy Brown vs. Belal Muhammad, Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki, Nik Lentz vs. Islam Makhachev, Ian McCall vs. Jarred Brooks, TBA vs. Marcin Tybura, Ryan LaFlare vs. Roan Carneiro and Phillipe Nover vs. Rick Glenn.
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