Ultimate Fighting Championship declared today that UFC 236 on April 13th will comprise an interim middleweight title fight between leading 185 pound contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya.
Gastelum (15-3, 1 no competition ) most recently had his fight against middleweight champion Robert Whittaker cancelled at the last minute because of a hernia from Whittaker that required surgery. Whittaker is presently recovering from the harm and hopefully will come back in the next half of 2019. Prior to his struggle cancellation, Gastelum made a split decision over fellow leading rival Jacare Souza and knocked out former champion Michael Bisping.
Adesanya (16-0) has successfully transitioned from elite kickboxer to among the best strikers in mixed martial arts. “The previous Stylebender” has gone 5-0 in the UFC including current victories over contenders Brad Tavares and Derek Brunson in addition to former champion Anderson Silva less than two weeks ago in the replacement primary event for UFC 234.
Here Is What MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas needed to say about the bout:
“Stylistically, if Adesanya can continue to keep this battle standing, he clearly has an edge together with his elite kickboxing background and striking skill-set. Gastelum has electricity on the feet and poses problems like a southpaw, but he is almost certainly needs to take this fight to the ground to acquire it. It’s easy to assume this is a great stylistic matchup for Adesanya, but maybe we are underestimating Gastelum here. Gastelum has confronted some of the greatest boxers on the planet at middleweight as a undersized 185-pounder and has performed well. That being said, Adesanya is on a crazy rise now has an enormous quantity of support from the gambling public so I’m going to open him as a -185 betting favorite with all the comeback on Gastelum being +155.”
Kalikas opened the betting lines for Gastelum vs Adesanya moments ago via Bet DSI
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UFC 236: Gastelum vs Adesanya
April 13, 2019
Location: TBA
Main Event — Interim Middleweight Title
Kelvin Gastelum +155
Israel Adesanya -185
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