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Nathaniel Wood vs. Losene Keita Pick, Prediction and Bets

WOOD VS KEITA

I get Losene being the favorite here and he probably should be. Hits hard as hell, has a good sprawl, we think he has solid cardio, but he's untested. He hasn't fought anyone even halfway decent meanwhile Nathaniel Wood is going to war with prospects and veterans on the world's biggest stage. The problem is, Nathaniel gets dropped, sure he recovers, but he's getting rocked and Losene might hit hard enough that there is no recovering. I am torn what to do here because I do value the experience wood side, I also respect his striking and grappling but I don't think he will be the better striker here and I am not sure he will be able to get this to the ground. I also have no idea is Losene will make weight and if he does will he fade? I am going to pick Losene here because he is wildly dangerous and I just watched Nathaniel Wood get dropped, but no chance I bet him in this spot at these odds.

Nathaniel Wood

Nathaniel Wood is a good striker with solid power and a great dirty boxing game. He can grapple as well with takedowns in 10 of his 13 UFC fights and submissions in 3 of them. He has slick upper body takedowns and great control on the ground. He has great volume with around 6 significant strikes per minute and an impressive 73% takedown defense. He he is coming off the decision win Jose Delgado where he ate a massive spinning back fist but managed to tough it out and steal a close decision

Losene Keita

Losene Keita is getting a second crack at a UFC debut after missing weight against Pitbull the first time. Style wise he is an absolute destroyer on the feet. He s fast, powerful, creative. He has great offensive striking and counter striking. His sprawls are fast and everything he does is with intent. We don't have a ton of footage on his takedown defense, but he sprawls quickly and does a good job worrying about the takedown instead of throwing fake punches. He fights like someone who should fade later in the fight, but his cardio is solid and he keeps the pressure on

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Angelo Bodetti

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