Arnold Allen (-350) vs Gilbert Melendez (+265)

Arnold Allen (14-1) may be among the best fighters you haven’t seen before and also the chances suggest oddsmakers are taking him against Gilbert Melendez (22-7). Allen tends to fly under the radar somewhat as he’s only fought once per year since 2014, but when he does struggle, fans are in for a treat.
Allen is somebody who lets his game do the talking and he doesn’t tend to be a character pre- or post-fight, which may hurt when it comes to marketing. He is making an attempt to be more active as this is his next fight in 2019. He comes into this bout undefeated in the UFC with a 5-0 record with two performance of the nighttime awards to his credit.
Gilbert Melendez, 12 years older than the upstart Allen, has been through wars with just about everybody in the UFC. Melendez has no issue diminished, entering the fight. It’s not a fantastic sign when a fighter needs to step away from the game to locate their love for it . After his final fight, he did just that, but I have very real questions about the motivation of Melendez, who hasn’t won because 2013.
This will be the biggest fight of Allen’s career and when he’s got a wonderful showing, it should vault him into the top 15, eventually. He is well versed and has shown an ability to accommodate to the struggle in front of him.
Lately, he has given away some of his strategy , stating:”I’m prepared for anything, I have had all sorts of struggles. I have been in boring fights where nobody will get hit and you wind up winning without getting touched, and I have had fights where I have been in small brawls, kind of grinding fights, so I will be ready for whatever he brings. I’m just going to outpoint himoutskill himand going for somewhat better than him on the evening .”
I agree, and Allen should point-fight his way into a conclusion victory, but he needs to not devote to Melendez, who’ll desire a kill-or-be-killed firefight.

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