Austin Lingo vs. Luis Saldana Odds, Preview and Prediction (August 21): UFC
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- Aug 21, 2021, 9:45:16 PM
Odds
Time (Preliminary Card) | 7:00 p.m. EST |
Austin Lingo money line | +100 |
Luis Saldana money line | -120 |
Key stats
Austin Lingo | Luis Saldana | |
Height | 5'10 | 5'11 |
Weigh | 145 | 145 |
Reach | 70" | 73" |
Record | 8-1 | 15-6 |
Streak | W1 | W5 |
Last 5 | 4-1 | 5-0 |
Preview
Entertaining featherweights Austin Lingo and Luis Saldana collide in what could very well be your ‘Fight of the Night’. Lingo enters this contest off a win over Jacob Kilburn. A fight that saw Lingo dominate early, aiding him to a decisive decision victory. Meanwhile, Saldana has been hot of late. The MMA Lab product has rattled off five consecutive victories, with his last win being his UFC debut against Jordan Griffin. Styles make fights and given these two men enjoy striking, I believe we are in for a barnburner.
Prediction
This is a tough call. Austin Lingo looked as good as ever in the first round of his last fight. While he would go on to win via decision, rounds two and three showed Lingo slow down as he tired. Perhaps defending eighteen takedown attempts had something to do with that. However, we’ll have a better idea on his cardio in what should be a three round striking contest. One in which Luis Saldana welcomes. Using range, Saldana throws flashy strikes and does a good job in chopping opponents down with leg kicks. He’s especially at his best when there is no threat of grappling.
As for a prediction, I’m siding with Luis Saldana. I know this fight is going to be close, but I believe that Saldana is going to land the more meaningful shots and chip away at Lingo’s legs. As the fight wanes, the pressure of Lingo will slow due to the kicks, thus opening up Saldana to land his flashy strikes. While I don’t envision a finish, I do believe that Saldana will take rounds two and three to win the fight via decision.
PICK: Luis Saldana (-120)
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