Ultimate Fighting Championship declared today that UFC 236 on April 13th will comprise an interim middleweight title fight between leading 185 pound contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya.
Gastelum (15-3, 1 no contest) most recently had his struggle against middleweight champion Robert Whittaker cancelled at the last minute because of a hernia from Whittaker that necessitated surgery. Whittaker is presently recovering from the harm and hopefully will return in the next half of 2019. Prior to his struggle cancellation, Gastelum made a split decision over fellow top contender Jacare Souza and pumped out former champion Michael Bisping.
Adesanya (16-0) has transitioned from elite kickboxer to among the best strikers in mixed martial arts. «The previous Stylebender» has gone 5-0 in the UFC including current victories over contenders Brad Tavares and Derek Brunson as well as former champion Anderson Silva less than two weeks ago in the replacement main event for UFC 234.
Here’s what MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas had to say about the bout:
«Stylistically, if Adesanya can continue to keep this battle standing, he definitely has an advantage with his elite kickboxing history and striking skill-set. Gastelum has electricity on the toes and presents problems like a southpaw, but he’s almost certainly needs to take this fight to the ground to win it. It’s easy to assume this is a great stylistic matchup for Adesanya, but maybe we are underestimating Gastelum here. Gastelum has confronted a number of the best fighters in the world at middleweight as a undersized 185-pounder and has played well. That being said, Adesanya is on a crazy rise now has a tremendous amount of support from the gambling public so I will open him as a -185 betting favored with all the comeback on Gastelum being +155.»
Kalikas opened the betting lines for Gastelum vs Adesanya minutes ago via Bet DSI
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UFC 236: Gastelum vs Adesanya
April 13, 2019
Location: TBA
Main Event — Interim Middleweight Title
Kelvin Gastelum +155
Israel Adesanya -185
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