With the end of the year coming up and this being the last card until 2023, this week we head into a fight night and we have a great DraftKings slate to navigate. First things first, before we get into the plays, let's make sure we have the details of the event locked in so we don't miss out on any of the action. This event is taking place Saturday 17th, 2022 at the Apex in Las Vegas. The prelims will kick things off at 3pm eastern followed by the main card at 7pm eastern. Here are the core plays that I plan to use with my DraftKings lineups;
Bryan Battle VS Rinat Fakhretdinov
Rinat is coming off a win after his UFC debut and has great wrestling in his back pocket. Battle is no pushover and can handle the takedown attempts from Rinat. Battle is on the come-up and on a winning streak. I am loving Battle here to handle business in the cage. Battle will push the pace and force Rinat in super tough situations. I see Battle earning multiple points with his superb striking and takedown offense. Looking at the DraftKings slate, I am wanting a value and Battle's price tag is surprising to me under 8,000 dollars. I am wanting Battle at $7,900 in all formats.
Maheshate VS Rafa García
This is going to be an interesting fight overall. Maheshate is coming off a win while Garcia is coming off a loss. Maheshate is great on the striking end and has knockout power. I am really liking what I have seen from Maheshate recently. Garcia is also good on the feet and will try to push the pace in this fight shooting for the takedowns. I think Maheshate can avoid the takedowns and shots from Garcia. The young Maheshate is coming as another amazing value option at $7,800 dollars on DraftKings.
Alex Caceres VS Julian Erosa
Featherweight fight! Erosa has won the past 3 fights and is on a streak. Erosa has submission skills for days and that is his mindset. Caceres is coming off a loss but before that was looking okay overall. Erosa is going to keep Caceres on his feet and style on Caceres. Erosa is a veteran that is getting extremely better with each fight. I don't see how this is a tough test for Erosa on the feet or ground simply. I will take Erosa every single day coming in at $8,800 price tag on DraftKings to give me phenomenal upside.
Jared Cannonier VS Sean Strickland
The Main Event! Both of these fighters are wanting and need a win. Cannonier is a huge fighter that has massive power bringing bombs with his fists. I do think Strickland can land more shots on Cannonier pushing the pace. To me, this fight is all about the mental game between both of these fighters because we have seen the mistakes haunt them in the cage. Strickland is going to want to prove the doubters wrong and bring the fire into this fight. I am liking Strickland slightly more because of his mental game coming off of the last fight. Strickland has a nice price tag of $8,500 on DraftKings.
