Pettis Vs Ferreira Predictions
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Anthony Pettis and Diego Ferreira will go toe-to-toe at UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Saturday in a lightweight bout on the pay-per-view card. We break down the Pettis-Ferreira betting odds and lines, with UFC betting picks, tips and best bets for UFC 246.
Pettis (22-9) is looking to bounce back after a unanimous decision loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 241 Aug. 17, and he has alternated wins and losses in each of his past nine bouts. Since successfully defending the lightweight strap against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181 Dec. 6, 2014, he has been in a freefall down the ranking, going just 4-7. However, he does have wins over Charles Oliveira, Jim Miller, Micheal Chiesa and Stephen Thompson along the way, with the Thompson victory coming March 23 of last year in a knockout, so he is still very dangerous.
Ferreira (16-2) easily has the better record of the two fighters, and is on a different trajectory. He also has a 74-72.5″ reach advantage, and he hasn’t tasted defeat since back-to-back losses to Beneil Dariush at UFC 179 and a knockout at the hands of Dustin Poirier in the first round of UFC Fight Night April 4, 2015. His past two wins are by unanimous decision over Rustam Khabilov and Mairbek Taisumov.
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Per BetMGM, Ferreira (-250) is a moderate favorite over Pettis (+180). The oddsmakers also lean to the match going the distance (three rounds), with odds there being set at -150 for – and the odds to not go a full three rounds at +115.
Are you new to sports betting? A $10 wager on Ferreira to win returns $4 in profit. A bet on Pettis at +180 returns a profit of $18 with a victory.
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THE FACTS
When is UFC 246? Sunday 19th January, 2020 - 01:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC 246? T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada
What channel is UFC 246 on? BT Sport Box Office (£19.95)
Where can I stream UFC 246? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ which can you sign up to here!
Are tickets still available for UFC 246? https://www.ufc.com/tickets
THE STATISTICS
THE LOWDOWN
Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis moves back down to lightweight but no glamour match-up this time. Instead, an incredibly tough fight against Carlos Diego Ferreira.
Pettis has had a topsy-turvy time in the UFC. The former lightweight champion has not had one easy fight and duked it out in the featherweight and welterweight division. After submitting Chiesa and losing a bloody war against Tony Ferguson, he moved up to welterweight to take on one of the best technical strikers in the sport – Stephen Thompson. Pettis proceeded to live up to his nickname with an electrifying ‘superman punch’ to hand Thompson his first ever knockout loss. However, he was brought back down to earth with a dominant decision loss to Nate Diaz.
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Ferreira has flown completely under the radar in the stacked division. He is on a five-fight winning streak but although there are no Hollywood names on the streak, they were all tough opponents. He earned a decision over Olivier Aubin-Mercier and then two years later knocked out Jared Gordon and Kyle Nelson. He is coming off two more unanimous decisions against beast grappler Rustam Khabilov and monster striker Mairbek Taisumov breaking their impressive winning streaks.
THE PREDICTION
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This fight will depend on what Pettis turns up. He has the skills to beat most lightweights on his day but if he does not treat Ferreira the same way as his previous elite opponents, he will be in for a shock.
Like Pettis, Ferreira is a phenomenal Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and also dangerous on the feet. So, although there is little to gain for Pettis, he has to be motivated for this one. On the biggest stage, on a Conor McGregor card and the biggest name Ferreira has faced, motivation for him will be in abundance.
Winner: Ferreira via Decision
Pettis Vs Ferreira Predictions
Striking and grappling stats sourced via FightMetric.