Denis Tiuliulin vs Sedriques Dumas Prediction: Both Love Winning Early in the Match

Abu Dhabi is hosting UFC on ABC 7 on August 3. The tournament will kick off with a bout between Russian fighter Denis Tiuliulin and American Sedriques Dumas. 

The fight will be in the middleweight with a bold style, but he's had some setbacks recently. To stay in the UFC, he needs to pull off something impressive — at least to finish Sedriques memorably. And that still might not be enough. The numbers don't look good for Denis. He's had five UFC fights and lost four of them, all early on.

Cedric Dumas has had more success in the UFC, with two wins and two losses. On the bright side, he's losing early, which gives the finisher Tuliulin a real chance to win. For instance, Nursulton Ruziboev knocked out Dumas in the first round. That was actually in the American's previous bout.

It's a bit risky bet on Denis's victory, even though we'd love to see him win. But the total under option looks pretty interesting. If Tyuliulin or Dumas wins, it's usually early on, and they both lose a lot, too - the opponents don't always make it to the end. On top of that, the fight will be emotionally charged because both fighters need to win convincingly and impressively.