Russow entered the UFC with little hype, however after an incredible comeback win over Todd Duffee, he became a sort of cult hero. In his return bout, he would upset then rising contender Jon Madsen by surprisingly outboxing his opponent, and now he’d like to improve to 4-0 in the UFC.
Latest Mike Russow vs John Olav Einemo Odds;
Russow - (-150) @ Bovada.Lv
Einemo – (+120) @ Bovada.Lv
Einemo is probably best known for defeating Roger Gracie at the ADCC, and after over five years away from the sport, surprisingly returned immediately into the UFC. His debut would be a tough one as he fought Dave Herman, and the two engaged in a back and forth fight of the night slugfest which saw Einemo finished in the second round.
Russow -270? I feel like I’m in some strange alternate universe. Justin Mccully is not a strong opponent at all, the Madsen win is okay, and Russow loses to Duffee 99 times out of 100. His boxing is mediocre at best, his wrestling is okay, and his jiujitsu is nowhere close to Einemo’s level. What he does have going for him though is he’s a tough guy, who doesn’t take a lot of risks, and his power is arguably underrated.
Einemo on the other hand showed surprisingly good striking in his debut against Herman, and his jiujitsu and wrestling are likely much stronger than Russow’s. Further, the fight with Herman could have easily gone in Einemo’s favour, and I’m convinced Herman would be a significant favorite over Russow. How does it make any sense then that Russow is a significant favorite over Einemo here?
The Mike Russow vs John Olav Einemo prediction is that Einemo dominates Russow with superior boxing, then finishes his opponent on the ground. To be honest, there’s still a lot of variables, as we admittedly haven’t seen a ton of Einemo, and he does take a lot of risks. However, given that I’m picking him, a small to moderate play has to be warranted on the +170 line. It just doesn’t make any sense based on everything that I’ve seen.
Mike Russow vs John Olav Einemo Betting Odds Conclusion: The pick is Einemo as he’s better than Russow in every way, and at +170 it warrants a small to sized moderate bet.
Please note that the odds on Einemo have now dropped to +120, hopefully everybody got there money on when he was at +170! Following the line changes we now only recommend placing a small bet.
Current Mike Russow vs John Olav Einemo Betting Odds;
