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What was known before the bout
But booking him against another young fighter that has faced higher-level competition prior to his UFC debut? HARM!
Fighter form and matchup evidence
Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira both have the chance to make history Saturday.
Useful markets and matchup details
Somehow, the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year feels both thrown together and also like an absolute blockbuster of a card at the same time.
Comparing the fighters and market lines
On paper, though, it’s Lima all the way. Lima can match Talbott’s speed on the feet and if Talbott’s takedown defense hasn’t improved, Lima will happily put him on his back. Also—and I don’t mean to repeat my Royval-Van points—there is a major difference in their quality of competition. In his first two UFC fights, Lima beat Muhammad Naimov and Miles Johns , both opponents I would pick over Talbott right now. Readers looking beyond the main points of ufc 317 predictions may also consider ufc 326 predictions as a related reference.
Where the matchup differences appeared
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Limits of historical fight forecasts
Should Topuria emerge victorious in the UFC 317 main event, and claim the vacant lightweight title, it will mark the end an incredible journey from promising UFC debutant to two-division champion, a journey that has taken “El Matador” less than five years to complete. He forfeited his featherweight title to pursue this opportunity, so the move is not without risk. And he has a future UFC Hall of Famer to overcome.
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