Arnold Allen (-350) vs Gilbert Melendez (+265)
Arnold Allen (14-1) could be among the greatest boxers that you haven’t seen before and the chances suggest oddsmakers are taking him against Gilbert Melendez (22-7). Allen will fly under the radar a bit as he’s only fought once a year since 2014, but when he does struggle, fans are in for a treat.
Allen is someone who lets his game do the talking and that he does not tend to be a personality pre- or post-fight, which may hurt when it comes to marketing. He’s making an effort to be active as this is already his next fight in 2019. He comes into this bout undefeated at the UFC with a 5-0 record with two functionality of the nighttime awards to his credit.
Gilbert Melendez, 12 years old than the upstart Allen, has been through wars with just about everybody in the UFC. Melendez has no issue declined, entering the fight on a series. It’s never a fantastic sign when a fighter should step away from the sport to locate their love for this . Following his last struggle, he did just that, but I have very real questions about the motivation of Melendez, who has not won since 2013.
This will be the biggest battle of Allen’s career and if he’s got a wonderful showing, it ought to vault him to the top 15, eventually. He is well educated and has proven an ability to accommodate to the fight in front of him.
Lately, he has given away some of his strategy , saying:”I am prepared for anything, I have had all sorts of struggles. I’ve been in boring fights where nobody gets hit and you wind up winning without getting touched, and I have had fights where I have been in small brawls, type of grinding struggles, so I will be ready for whatever he brings. I am just going to outpoint him, outskill himand going for a bit better than him at the night.”
I agree, and Allen must point-fight his way to a decision victory, but he wants not to devote to Melendez, who’ll desire a kill-or-be-killed firefight.
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