Lucas Almeida and Timmy Cuamba meet Saturday on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 58 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba UFC on ESPN 58 preview
Almeida (14-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will look to finish a two-fight skid. His final victory was a TKO stoppage of Michael Trizano in June 2022, however was then stopped by Pat Sabatini and Andre Fili in back-to-back fights. … Cuamba (8-2 UFC, 0-1 UFC) will enter the UFC’s octagon for the second time and is in the hunt for his first victory with the promotion. He stumbled in his February debut, shedding a break up choice to Bolaji Oki.
Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba UFC on ESPN 58 knowledgeable choose, prediction
Serving because the lone featherweight providing on the primary card is a battle between Almeida and Timothy Cuamba.
Regardless of many in my space of Las Vegas being excessive on Cuamba, I’m having a tough time justifying the native fighter as a favourite on this spot.
Except for the truth that Cuamba is the less-proven competitor, Almeida holds superior on-paper accolades in each Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay Thai.
Cuamba will seemingly be the faster fighter with extra energetic footwork on struggle night time, however I believe that the smaller octagon of the UFC Apex will restrict the 25-year-old American’s motion and feed the motion into Almeida’s wheelhouse.
Regardless that I feel Cuamba has a vibrant future down the highway, this might be a case of an excessive amount of too quickly so far as the massive stage is worried.
I’ll formally choose Almeida to attain a club-and-sub in Spherical 1.
Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba UFC on ESPN 58 odds
The oddsmakers are favoring the youthful fighter, itemizing Cuamba as a -192 favourite and Almeida as a +154 underdog, through FanDuel.
Lucas Almeida vs. Timmy Cuamba UFC on ESPN 58 begin time, tips on how to watch
As the primary card function bout, Almeida and Cuamba are anticipated to make their walks to the octagon at roughly 11:35 p.m. ET. The struggle broadcasts reside on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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