LATE CHANGES TO UFC 234, SAM ALVEY IN FOR RYAN SPANN
UFC 234 is set to take place less than fourteen days from now at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Together with the card quickly coming up, there have sadly been some injuries and a few fights have been affected. Here’s an update on the latest struggles for UFC 234 in the current MMA odds and ends.
Sam Alvey vs. Jimmy Crute, UFC 234
Due to an injury to Ryan Spann, Sam Alvey has stepped up on short notice and will take on rising prospect Jimmy Crute at a light heavyweight conflict. News of this new matchup was initially shown by news.com.au.
Alvey (33-11, 1 NC) is 10-6 overall in the UFC while splitting his time between middleweight and light heavyweight. Since moving up to 205lbs, Alvey has gone 2-1 with wins over Gian Villante and Marcin Prachnio along with a surprising TKO loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his final fight. Alvey has settled into the role of gatekeeper, despite the reduction to Nogueira he stays a stern test for any up-and-coming in the light heavyweight division, making Crute the perfect opponent. Be aware that Alvey was initially set to combat Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC Fight Night 145 prior to being pulled with this matchup.
Crute (9-0) looked fantastic in his UFC debut because he submitted Paul Craig. He’s only 22-years older and contains lots of assurance as an undefeated potential. He’s the Aussie native and has all of the pressure on him, but he hasn’t shown any signs of not having the ability to live up to the hype. From all accounts, Crute looks like he has some of those qualities of a future light heavyweight title contender.
In terms of the odds, Crute was a +110 underdog against Ryan Spann, but I’d have bet him at those chances as I watched worth there. Against Alvey, I don’t find any reason Crute wouldn’t be a big favorite. I would peg him about -300 inside this struggle, and that I visit him beating Alvey and continuing his march towards the top-15 rankings.
Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner, UFC 234
Due to an injury to Alex Gorgees, Callan Potter will make his UFC debut on brief notice when he chooses on Jalin Turner in UFC 234. Nolan King broke the information.
Potter (16-7) is a regional Aussie fighter and was riding an eight-fight win streak prior to being filed by Marcin Held at ACB in his final fight. He actually has quite a lot of expertise, having fought Jake Matthews before in his career. But he’s got no notable wins. Be aware that all Potter’s fights have ended inside the distance — win or lose.
Turner (7-4) was knocked out by Vicente Luque in his UFC debut. This was always going to be a challenging matchup for Turner, and I am still not certain why the UFC set him up as a sacrificial lamb there. All seven of Turner’s career wins have come by stoppage, though he’s been pumped out three times which is of class concerning.
Turner is the bigger name and also had a complete camp so I do expect him to be favored, but I believe Potter has a pretty good chance here. However, this might be a fight where the props could be the best bet, along with the prop I’ll be on the lookout for is the struggle ending within the space, as I fully expect someone to get knocked out.
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