Ednaldo Oliveira is an undefeated heavyweight fighting out of the Nogueira camp. He generally prefers to strike, although he has an active guard, and the majority of his wins have come via knockout. Further, at a reported 6’7, he’ll enter the UFC as one of the tallest fighters in the promotion.
Current Ednaldo Oliveira vs Gabriel Gonzaga Odds;
Gonzaga – (-120) - Bovada.Lv
Oliveira- (-110) - Bovada.Lv
Gonzaga is a former title challenger who was released by the UFC after suffering consecutive losses, however after rebounding with a win outside of the promotion, he’s being brought back for presumably one last chance.
This is a tough one to call. On the one hand, looking at footage of Oliveira, his wrestling seems very underdeveloped, especially watching his fight with Geronimo dos Santos. In contrast, Gonzaga has looked sharp in many of his fights, although he didn’t look that great against Schaub.
I’ll probably give Oliveira a slight striking advantage, however I think Gonzaga’s wrestling and jiujitsu should be miles ahead of Oliveira. If Gonzaga plays it smart, he should be able to take this.
The Ednaldo Oliveira vs Gabriel Gonzaga prediction is that Gonzaga trades early with his opponent, however he will ultimately take his opponent down to win the fight. However, Gonzaga’s motivation is a huge question mark. On the one hand, maybe he’s completely done. On the other hand, if he recognizes that this is his one last chance to do good things in the UFC, he should take this fairly easily. I have to give him the benefit of the doubt, and so at the current Ednaldo Oliveira vs Gabriel Gonzaga Odds a small play is warranted on Gabriel Gonzaga.
Ednaldo Oliveira vs Gabriel Gonzaga Odds Conclusion: He’s more skilled for sure, but it’s a question of motivation. Play Gonzaga at (-120) small, and lets hope he shows up and imposes his ground game.
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