UFC 208 on Saturday night at New York features Holly Holm taking on Germaine de Randamie for its first-ever featherweight title. Holm is a former bantamweight champion who given Ronda Rousey her first reduction while de Randamie is 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the UFC. The main card at UFC 208 has five bouts as along with Holm vs. de Randamie it’s 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 with a focus on Holm vs. de Randamie and Silva vs. Brunson and UFC picks.
Bet on UFC in BetCris Germaine de Randamie -123 vs. Holly Holm
Holm has the larger name and expertise but it is. Holm is 10-2 in her livelihood and 3-2 at the UFC. She’s hoping to win the inaugural featherweight title. “I know that right now, it’s the start of the branch,” said Holm”But there are several women that want the opportunity. I promise you they can build a branch in no time. They’ve just got to make some phone calls.”
It was thought that Cristiane”Cyborg” Justino would fight for the first-ever belt but Cyborg is from action right now due to a failed drug test. Holm and de Randamie is going to 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 in to this battle having lost two straight struggles at bantamweight because she had been conquered by Miesha Tate and Valentina Shevchenko. Holm believes those two losses don’t mean she is about the downside of her livelihood.
“I know I’ve two losses, but I didn’t get schooled in my previous two fights,” she explained. “Against Miesha Tate, I was winning until I got choked out. And my fight with Shevchenko, she is going for the title, and it was a close fight. Inside my heart, I know she won this struggle. She had been the better fighter at night. I feel that anyone can be beat, and I have that in me. I have that confidence in me. I still have confidence in my own ability. I just need to carry out.”
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It is hard to get enthusiastic about accepting Holm but what has de Randamie performed to show she is worthy of winning a name? I will have a little shot with Holm and play the rounds to cover the total.
Derek Brunson -127 vs. Anderson Silva
Silva is the marquee name but it’s questionable as to whether he’s much left. He’s 33-8 in his profession but he has not won a fight since 2012. He has four losses and a no competition in his last five fights. Brunson is 16-4 in his career but he’s coming off a loss to Robert Whittaker in November.
Silva is 41-years old and he isn’t the fighter he once was but he’s faced far tougher competition than Brunson has in the past couple of decades. If there is going to become a bounce back for Silva it has to start with a win over Brunson.
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I don’t think Brunson is anything particular and while Silva is definitely over the hill I think he can find a way to win this one.
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie is set for Saturday, February 11 at the Barclays Center in 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 on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass includes 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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