In our preview, we'll cover: Both Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal enter UFC 244 having spent an extended stint as underdogs. Indeed, he semi-recently fell to Masvidal, in what was considered a major upset. The oddsmakers project that Masvidal will be the one walking out of the arena with the BMF belt, assigning him a moneyline of -165. That’s 17 finishes and 17 decisions, giving him a finishing rate of 50%.

Still, our interest lies with Diaz. He’s only been stopped three times in his career, with the last one occurring way back in 2009. Eleven of his 20 wins involved a tap, with five of those being knockouts. Alas, in September, it was announced we would be getting this showdown. Masvidal is known for losing close decisions.

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These fighters are too close in style for their to be this large of an odds gap. Going back the other way, Diaz was only knocked out once and submitted once throughout his MMA journey. ‘Retired’ UFC star Conor McGregor apparently called for a fight with Diego Sanchez in February. 34 in the world, and that loss to Masvidal was just the second official one of his career. UFC 244 will bring the MMA world to New York City and the Madison Square Garden for Saturday’s fight card. He gives up around 13 pounds to Gastelum, but he stands three inches taller with an even bigger reach advantage. The world’s most famous arena will play host to UFC’s latest event. This will be Till’s first appearance as a middleweight. That’s 58% of his outings ending early, with the judges being needed in almost 42% of them. Let’s take a look at the latest UFC Odds while making some predictions. Till has a good offensive game, but Gastelum knows that he struggles to defend, so he’ll take the fight to Till. But his fighter ranking has climbed to No. The ‘Under,’ at +122, has been pegged as the dog in this prop. Diaz, also 34, hasn't been very active since his back-to-back rumbles with Conor McGregor (he went 1-1 in those fights), and Masvidal, at this point, plays with a little more variety. Check out the Bloody Elbow staff’s picks and predictions for UFC 253. Fighters Pick Fights | Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz | UFC 244, The Best of Jorge Masvidal's Trash Talk | UFC 244 Diaz Vs. Masvidal, UFC 244 - Masvidal vs Diaz PRELIMS Picks, Odds & Analysis - The MMA Vivisection by Bloody Elbow Presents, UFC 244 - Masvidal vs Diaz Picks, Odds & Analysis - The MMA Vivisection by Bloody Elbow Presents, UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz previews, predictions, coverage, odds, more, UFC rankings: Darren Till, Corey Anderson crack top five. UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa staff picks and predictions. As for Diaz, he typically strikes with his opponents until they shoot in on him, and then he finds the sub. Diaz, on the other hand, nabbed a unanimous-decision win over Anthony Pettis in what was his first Octagon appearance in nearly three years. His other nine losses came by decision. This just so happens to be the method by which Masvidal annihilated Askren. To stream UFC 253 LIVE on ESPN+ PPV click here! Bloody Elbow’s midweek betting odds post included several crazy and unique exotic bets, courtesy of SportsBetting.ag. He doesn't need to be as close to his opponents to deliver powerful belt-up punches. He still has the stamina edge over just about everyone he faces—including Masvidal. Diaz is in a similar boat. Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC 253 preliminary card from Fight Island. He will look to take this fight to Till, as he knows that Till struggles to defend himself. To stream UFC 253 LIVE on ESPN+ PPV click here! Color us concerned about Thompson. Both fighters have struggled as of late, so both will be looking to get back on the winning track. Both should be laying closer to even money. His size and strength make this a good move for him. UFC 244 Odds, Preview & Expert Picks. If Diaz can get Masvidal to the ground, the advantage will go to Diaz. Both fighters have high-variance knockout punches in their repertoire.

At the same time, Till is a fighter on the come-up. As for Masvidal, he’s best known for his flying knee to Ben Askren that knocked him out in five seconds. jQuery( document ).ready(function(){jQuery('#login-modal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e){window.location.replace("https://mybookie.ag/?login=open");});}); window.lpTag=window.lpTag||{},"undefined"==typeof window.lpTag._tagCount?(window.lpTag={site:'43700920'||"",section:lpTag.section||"",tagletSection:lpTag.tagletSection||null,autoStart:lpTag.autoStart!==!1,ovr:lpTag.ovr||{},_v:"1.8.0",_tagCount:1,protocol:"https:",events:{bind:function(t,e,i){lpTag.defer(function(){lpTag.events.bind(t,e,i)},0)},trigger:function(t,e,i){lpTag.defer(function(){lpTag.events.trigger(t,e,i)},1)}},defer:function(t,e){0==e?(this._defB=this._defB||[],this._defB.push(t)):1==e? Till is not known as a defensive fighter, so he’ll need to be aware, as the middleweight class is full of strong, heavy hitters. The top of the billing enjoys the highly anticipated BMF title bout between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. All in all, that’s 20 times his bouts ended early, and 27 times it went the distance — giving his fights an overall finishing rate of about 42%, with just over 57% going the distance.