UFC Bantamweight Title Bout: Renen Barao vs. TJ Dillashaw
Odds: ( -800 Barao / +500 Dillashaw )
Betting Pick: Barao on a Parlay
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In the main event of UFC 173, reigning UFC Bantamweight champion Renan Barao will look to continue his unstoppable 32-fight unbeaten streak as he defends his title against up-and-coming contender T.J. Dillashaw. Barao is not UFC’s most popular champion, but he is quite possibly the most dominant. Dillashaw is a talented, versatile young fighter, but there is very little question that it is going to take a career performance for him to capture Barao’s title.
T.J. Dillashaw has put together an impressive 5-2 record since making his UFC debut. He’s a talented fighter with solid striking and good submissions, but he isn’t particularly dominant in any one area. One troubling thing is that the two best fighters Dillashaw has ever faced, John Dodson and Raphael Assuncao, represent Dillashaw’s two UFC losses. Clearly Barao is a much more dangerous and complete fighter than either of those guys, so this is a pretty massive step up in competition for Dillashaw.
Renan Barao is not the UFC’s flashiest or most marketable champion, but he is an absolute machine inside the Octagon who hasn’t lost a fight since dropping his professional debut in 2005. Barao has solid wrestling and can punish opponents with striking and submissions. Barao has not shown many weaknesses in his game, and has consistently been fighting superior opposition, so as long as he doesn’t do anything reckless or suffer a freak injury, he is a heavy favorite here.
Put simply, Dillashaw is cannon fodder here. Barao has already dominated most of the other top contenders, and Dillashaw has been thrust into the space that creates. Dillashaw is a good fighter who has had a good career and will continue to be a factor in the UFC, but he is not on Barao’s level in any way. Barao by submission.
Prediction: Renan Barao by third round Rear Naked Choke.
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