Adesanya vs Strickland odds for UFC 293 betting. Picks and predictions for Adesanya vs Strickland on September 9, 2023.
Fight prediction: Adesanya ML
This is MMA so anything can happen, but there's a reason this line is lopsided. Although Strickland is coming off an impressive victory, it came against an unranked fighter with just one UFC bout on his resume, and Strickland was only a -138 favorite. Adesanya's only real weakness is his grappling but he has formidable takedown defense, and Strickland's offensive wrestling is nowhere near good enough to take advantage of that. Despite Strickland's recent knockout win, he also doesn't have enough power to catch the elusive Adesanya with a flash KO.
Strickland prefers to fight behind his jab and finds it much tougher to do that when he doesn't have a reach advantage. Not only does Adesanya have a four-inch reach advantage on Strickland, but he loves to utilize kicks which will hurt the boxing-heavy Strickland at range. In addition, Strickland tends to be heavy on his lead foot which makes him extremely vulnerable to Adesanya's leg kicks.
Adesanya's combination of his reach, striking arsenal, and footwork are simply too elite for Strickland to overcome here.
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