Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic prediction, pick for UFC Fight Night 275
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Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic meet on the UFC Fight Night 275 main card Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 preview
Gaziev (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) saw his momentum of back-to-back wins over Don'Tale Mayes and Thomas Petersen halted in his last outing. In November, Waldo Cortes-Acosta handed him a unanimous decision loss, which was the second setback of his UFC run.
So far, so good for Pericic (6-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who has won both of his UFC fights by first-round stoppage against Elisha Ellison and Louie Sutherland.
Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 expert pick, prediction
Considering the UFC matchmakers' apparent fetish for force-feeding us heavyweight fights on main cards, a back-to-back big guy offering featuring Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic shouldn't shock any of us at this point.
This is a decent step up for Pericic, so part of me feels cautious about siding with him as any sort of sure-thing favorite. That said, Pericic will have home-court advantage in a fight that was booked on shorter than usual notice.
It's hard to know how well prepared Gaziev will be, but if the Dagestani can ground Pericic early, we'll likely get a deeper glimpse into the Australian prospect's game.
Gaziev reminding the masses that experience matters in this spot wouldn't surprise me. I just suspect that Pericic's power and killer instincts will be too much for the former Dagestani national volleyball team member.
I'll pick Pericic, aka the second coming of Mark "Chopper" Read, to survive some early scares en route to a knockout win by Round 2.
Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 odds
Despite the oddsmakers opening the Dagestani fighter as the favorite, public money has flipped the betting line, listing Pericic -142 and Gaziev +116 via FanDuel.
Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 start time, how to watch
Gaziev and Pericic are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 7:40 a.m. ET. The fight streams live on Paramount+.
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