Calvin Kattar (USA) vs Youssef Zalal (Morocco)
UFC Apex, Las Vegas. USA
16.02.2025 05:00
Prediction for the MMA match which will take place on February 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar has been a professional since 2007, in the UFC since 2017, and during this time he has managed to rise high in the rankings and share the cage with top fighters (among his opponents were Max Holloway, Zabit Magomedsharipov and many other big names). But lately he's been struggling, with four losses in his last five fights (but to be fair, he's lost to some of the best fighters). Nevertheless, his results are already affected by his age, which is almost inevitable with his style of fighting.
Kattar lost his last fight to Aljamain Sterling, having failed to cope with his wrestling. It must be said that Sterling frankly dried up that fight, he had no trouble with his tekdowns, but he didn't offer anything interesting in the parterre, just laying there, not doing any damage and not escalating the position.
Youssef Zalal
Youssef Zalal is a fairly promising fighter from Morocco who came to mixed martial arts from kickboxing, but wins more often with submissions. He looked into the UFC for the second time, but much more successfully than in the first - he had three fights, in each of which he won early, by submission.
Calvin Kattar for Zalal is the biggest test of his career, but experts and bookmakers believe he can handle it.
Expert Betting Tips
“The Moroccan Devil” has gotten unstoppable and looks like he beat the honored veteran.
Calvin Kattar is still very dangerous in the standup, he will still play the wabank and look for happiness in exchanges, but the Moroccan is unlikely to give in to emotions, he knows that he is stronger on the ground, and he will press in that direction. Except that he's not Sterling (yet), so he's not going to be able to take the knockdowns with such ease. We think that the fight will drag on, and the most preferable bet is total over.
Total Over 2.5 for 1.45
W2 for 1.20
W2 for 1.18
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