UFC Light Heavyweight Bout: Glover Teixeira vs. Fabio Maldonado
Odds: ( -400 Teixeira /+300 Maldonado )
Betting Pick: Teixeira
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In a featured Light Heavyweight bout, dangerous Brazilian strikers Glover Teixeira and Fabio Maldonado will square off in front of their hometown crowds. Teixeira is a rising star who is coming off a successful UFC debut and riding an impressive 16-fight win streak, while Maldonado is looking to get back in the win column after two disappointing losses in a row. Still, Maldonado represents a big step up for Teixeira, who has spent most of his career in smaller shows and has never really faced anyone capable of testing his strengths like Maldonado can. These are two guys with fight-ending power in both hands who are more than willing to let those hands go, and that means this should be an extremely competitive and exciting fight.
Team Nogueira’s Fabio Maldonado is a very dangerous striker with years of experience as a Mixed Martial Artist. Although he is only 1-2 so far in the UFC, he has won 11 of his last 13 bouts and is a prolific finisher. Maldonado has very powerful striking, and has finished a huge majority of his wins with punches. He also has a very solid submission game, but clearly his striking is his best weapon. Maldonado is a very durable fighter, having never been finished with strikes in his career. Against Teixeira, I expect a shootout. Maldonado will stand and try to trade shots, and whoever lands first or hardest will take the win.
Glover Teixeira is one of UFC’s most exciting new prospects. Undefeated since 2005, Teixeira is a dominant striker with solid submissions who is just now getting a chance to showcase his abilities on a big stage. Teixeira may not have as much name recognition as other Light Heavyweight stars yet, but his peers know how dangerous he is. Shogun Rua, the former Light Heavyweight champion, flatly refused to fight Teixeira because he is so dangerous and yet still not a household name. Like Maldonado, I think Teixeira will be more than happy to turn this into a kickboxing match. I expect a lot of toe to toe action, with both guys letting their hands go until someone goes to sleep.
I think this fight is going to be all Teixeira. Maldonado is tough and dangerous, but I don’t think he’s ever fought anyone as willing to stand and trade shots with him, much less someone as capable of Teixeira. I think Teixeira is the better striker, the more powerful striker, and the more dangerous grappler. Maldonado deserves respect for taking a fight that a few big stars turned down, but I think Teixeira will show the world why former champions are reticent to fight him by handing Maldonado his first-ever T/KO loss.
Prediction: Glover Teixeira by second round T/KO.
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