Arnold Allen (-350) vs Gilbert Melendez (+265)
Arnold Allen (14-1) could be among the greatest boxers that you haven’t seen before and also the chances certainly suggest oddsmakers are taking him seriously against Gilbert Melendez (22-7). Allen tends to fly under the radar a bit as he’s only fought once a year since 2014, but if he does fight, fans are in for a treat.
Allen is someone who lets his game do the talking and he does not have a tendency to be a personality pre- or post-fight, which can hurt when it comes to advertising. He is making an attempt to be active as this is already his second fight in 2019. He comes into this bout undefeated in the UFC with a 5-0 record with just two performance of the nighttime awards to his credit.
Gilbert Melendez, 12 years older than the upstart Allen, has been through wars with nearly everyone in the UFC. Melendez has no issue diminished, entering the struggle. It is never a fantastic sign when a fighter needs to step away from the game to find their love for this again. Following his final struggle, he did just that, but I have very real questions about the motivation of Melendez, who hasn’t won because 2013.
This will be the biggest battle of Allen’s career and if he’s got a wonderful showing, it should vault him to the top 15, finally. He is very well versed and has proven an ability to adapt to the struggle in front of him.
Lately, he’s given away a number of his strategy already, stating:»I’m ready for anything, I’ve had all sorts of fights. I’ve been in dull fights where nobody will get hit and you end up winning without getting touched, and I’ve had fights where I have been in little brawls, kind of grinding struggles, so I will be prepared for whatever he attracts. I’m just going to outpoint him, outskill himand going to be a bit better than him on the night.»
I agree, and Allen must point-fight his way into a decision victory, but he wants not to devote to Melendez, who’ll want a kill-or-be-killed firefight.
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