Liana Jojua (Georgia) vs Cortney Casey (USA)
UFC Apex, Las Vegas. USA
Another UFC Fight Night event will take place on the night of November 13 in Las Vegas. One of the preliminary card fights will face Liana Jojua and Cortney Casey.
The bout will take place in the women’s flyweight matchup. Neither fighter is in the top 15 of the official UFC challenger rankings.
Claim Your Sign-Up Bonus!Liana Jojua: Last fight under the contract
It just so happens that fights involving Liana Jojua rarely make it to the judges’ decision (12 fights - 10 early finishes, with seven wins and three losses). This fight is the fourth under contract with the UFC (two losses and one win), and Liana needs to win. Otherwise, there may not be the next offer.
Liana lost to Miranda Maverick (14-3) in her previous fight by TKO (doctor stoppage) in the first round. Both fighters traded blows in the clinch. Both had their moments, but towards the end of the round, Maverick landed a hard elbow to the body, which caused Jojua to bleed profusely from a nose job. After that, the advantage in the round went to Miranda. At half-time after the first round, the doctor examined Liana’s injury and decided to stop the fight.
I’ve had such a long camp, you could say six months, if not more. I can’t believe I’m going to fight anymore. I waited a very long time because of the visa situation and the postponement of the fight. Does Casey have nine wins and nine losses in her career? My opponent has 12 fights in the UFC. If she were a bad fighter, she definitely wouldn’t have 12 fights. I’ve watched almost all of her fights, and she’s had a lot of close losses, including split decisions by the judges. All in all, because of that, her record got screwed up. But I’ve always believed that the record doesn’t mean anything.
Cortney Casey: More defeats than wins
Cortney lost her last two fights. In her fight against Aldrich, she threw 121 punches, only 55 of which were landed. Also earlier, in her fight against Robertson, she had 113 shots, only 22 of which were accentuated.
Indeed, her UFC stats are more depressing than pleasing, and the fact that she’s still on the roster probably only speaks to the shortage of fighters. She has eight losses and five wins in the world’s strongest league and has only won once in her last four fights.
Expert Betting Tips
Predicting this fight is quite difficult, but we can assume that the girls will prefer to fight on their feet, and the more accurate one will win. The American has been having trouble with her accuracy lately, while Jojua has been doing great with her character. That’s why the Georgian player is my favourite.
If Casey gets her face kicked and then moves to the ground in the fight, it will be boring. The American has a belt in BJJ, but Liana has also learned wrestling and has repeatedly proved that she is good there. She will be able to defend herself and even more.
Here are our picks for this fight:
- W1 for 2.80;
- Total Under 2.5 for 2.60;
- Total Under 2.5 for 2.62.
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