These conclusions don’t simply occur to you; you can literally feel the distance through your hand. In Jordan Griffin’s last fight against Dan Ige, he struggled mightily against a gritty, technically superior wrestler. After an initial explosive start by knocking out Michael Johnson, Gaethje suffered two defeats back-to-back against Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. Compare the latest UFC/MMA fight odds and betting lines from the top online sportsbooks The 36-year-old Cerrone has a record of 36-12-0-1 with 10 knockouts and 17 submission victories. Gaethje was the long-time World Series of Fighting lightweight champion before he signed with the UFC in 2017. Had Gaethje stayed on the pressure fighting track, he might have begun developing something like Gennady Golovkin’s jab, a spearpoint behind which to push forward and set up harder combinations. On the ground, he is equally effective with 1.22 takedowns landed per 15 minutes at a 36% completion rate. Cowboy vs. Gaethje: UFC Fight Night 158 Odds and Predictions Payton Matthews | Updated Sep 12, 2019. UFC on ESPN+ 16: Cowboy vs. Gaethje odds & betting lines. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to many. But there are even cleverer ways of setting up power shots. If you don’t catch anything, you can be pretty damn sure you’re at a safe, and therefore nonthreatening distance. Prediction: Donald Cerrone, Your email address will not be published. People are calling this a fight of the year candidate already and I hope it lives up to its billing. Man, that Lerone Murphy pick almost worked! And at 155 it’s kinda are only option. The UFC’s 155 pound division is on fire and that’s thanks to fighters like Cerrone and Gaethje who put on glorious and exciting fights for the fans. Depth perception always suffers the most. “What’s your purpose?” Wittman asked him. For a more in-depth look at Gaethje vs Khabib and other bouts of UFC 254, don’t miss the latest episode of Heavy Hands, featuring wrestling guru Ed Gallo. 2. But Gaethje has been the one landing jabs and getting a feel for the distance, and he is already moving to evade. Thoughts: Todd Duffee ending a four-year hiatus against a durable, well-rounded Heavyweight with a quality gas tank sounds like a recipe for trouble. But when Cerrone pops up, Gaethje isn’t where he’s supposed to be. This will be Cerrone’s 14th fight since 2016, how much millage will he carry into this fight. Justin Gaethje asked for the hardest road the UFC’s lightweight division could offer, and he got it. One of the its other chief functions is to create the positions for further, harder punches. We are committed to genuine, high-quality reporting, but we need your support. Compare the latest UFC/MMA fight odds and betting lines from the top online sportsbooks Buccaneers vs. Teixeira isn’t ranked in the light heavyweight division – pound-for-pound king Jon Jones is the champion – and Krylov is 13th. 2. From brawler, to pressure fighter, to counter puncher—this was the path Gaethje had chosen for his run at the title. Here are the opening odds for the pair’s last five fights: UFC Vancouver Breakdown: The 3 facets of “Cowboy” vs. Gaethje, UFC Vancouver Predictions: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje. But what if this works in reverse, too? Shortly after beating Ferguson, Gaethje already seemed to have a better understanding of the champion’s game than any opponent prior. The now trending confrontation of Donald Cerrone against Justin Gaethje will be live on TV: ESPN at 8:00 PM ET (Saturday, September 14, 2019), in Rogers Arena Vancouver BC Canada. Anyone but Ferguson, and it probably wouldn’t have gotten this far in the first place. Joe Burrow’s cooled from his hot start. Cerrone is ranked #4 and Gaethje #5 in the UFC lightweight rankings. KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV is ready to make his highly anticipated UFC return as he faces Justin Gaethje. While Cerrone is 36, he didn’t look his age in his last bout against Tony Ferguson who is arguably the best lightweight today. He has never been taken down in the UFC and has an 80% takedown defense. UFC Fight Night 158 start time -- Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje: Fight card, predictions, odds, live stream Cerrone and Gaethje clash in a dream fight between two all-offense lightweights Perhaps waiting out the broken nose served up by bad ass Tony F might make this short notice. “You got to stay off the fence,” he told Joe Rogan. Something smarter, sharper, and calmer than ever before. That guy is excitement personified inside the octagon. We’ve been stuck between $900 and $1,000 for months, but I’ve a good feeling about this one. To check out the latest and greatest UFC Fight Night 158: “Cowboy vs. Gaethje” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. He told me Cowboy let’s go make this money. UFC Vancouver finally has it’s main event slot and it’s a worthy one. Gaethje Loses It On ‘S--t Human’ McGregor, Predictions! Against Gaethje, the bank will be wide open for Cowboy Cerrone to cash in if he plays it correctly. And as far as “aggressive defense” goes, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that this is the kind of defense Gaethje does particularly well. Below, we highlight all the details you need to watch the UFC 254 fight card, with betting odds for Khabib vs. Gaethje. Michael Johnson was not long for the lightweight top ten, but he still came within a hair of putting Gaethje away. Thoughts: Augusto Sakai isn’t an underdog at this point, sadly, but he’s still worth an investment alongside this week’s star attraction, Chas Skelly. In this sequence, if Gaethje were to have pulled and countered without moving his feet, Ferguson likely would have withstood the first punch much better, and possibly evaded the second altogether, even if only by stumbling backward. He’s always an enticing underdog but in this one, I think he has a big chance to win this bout. 4 and Gaethje No. However, Gaethje is on the verge of a title shot as well, coming off two huge knockout wins over James Vick and Edson Barboza. But not many people, even those who knew in their hearts he would win his UFC debut just over three years ago, expected Gaethje to make it this far. One Michael Chandler would like to see filled by a tournament. Because you know what a good catch looks like, you don’t reach for the incoming punch; you let it come to your hand. I like the big Brazilian to keep his win streak going. He’s taking the fight on very short notice, replacing Sergey Khadozhko, who was removed to due visa issues. Only a minute after the first bell, and despite the controlled pace, Cerrone realized that the fight was already slipping out of his control. The last time we saw “Duffman,” he got countered into oblivion by Frank Mir after throwing one of the ugliest hooks in recent memory; that inability to maintain composure bodes ill against a man in Hughes who can ostensibly take his best shot and keep on throwing. Pressing forward just outside boxing range, Gaethje gives Cerrone a feint. “You got to have feetwork. One of the most highly-anticipated matchups in the lightweight division takes place later this year as Donald Cerrone collides with Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC Vancouver on September 14. The lines have moved since then, but not much. He stands 6-1 and has a reach of 73 inches while fighting at the orthodox stance. At this level, pretty much everyone has a chin. With head movement and footwork, a fighter can blur his opponent’s sense of distance, till he has nothing but instinct to tell him when he is and when he isn’t close enough to hit, or be hit in return.