MMA Preview – Jinh Yu Frey vs Ashley Yoder at UFC Vegas 33
JINH YU FREY VS ASHLEY YODER FACTS
When is UFC Vegas 33? Sunday 1st August, 2021 - 00:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Vegas 33? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 33? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC events
What channel is UFC Vegas 33 on? BT Sport 1
Where can I stream UFC Vegas 33? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
JINH YU FREY VS ASHLEY YODER LOWDOWN
Jinh Yu Frey (10-6) prolonged her UFC career with a solid performance in March. She arrived to the UFC as the former Invicta atomweight champion but she has struggled in the strawweight division. She got submitted on her debut by Kay Hansen and then got paired with Loma Lookboonmee which was a interesting match-up as they are two of the smaller ladies in the division. Lookboonmee piled on the misery for Frey however earning a unanimous decision and it could have been curtains for her UFC career if she then lost to Gloria de Paula, but she bounced back with a unanimous decision.
Ashley Yoder (8-7) has hung on to her UFC job for five years now going to a decision in all nine of her fights. She lost her first three fights, responded with two wins over Amanda Cooper (split) and Syuri Kondo (unanimous), slipped to Randa Markos (split) and Livia Renata Souza (unanimous), beat Miranda Granger (unanimous) and is now coming off her second loss to Angela Hill (unanimous).
JINH YU FREY VS ASHLEY YODER PREDICTION
Yoder is skilled on the ground and is very tough, but she cannot beat anyone in the top half of the division, and it remains to be seen whether Frey can float at 115 lbs. Frey was originally scheduled to fight Istela Nunes who is a very different fighter to Yoder.
Nunes is a Muay Thai specialist and Yoder is more of a grappler and is lankier boasting a four-inch reach and height advantage. Frey’s wrestling won her fight against de Paula but Yoder will hope the fight goes to the floor so it will be interesting to see how she approaches this.
Frey’s fight IQ is suspect, and she should try and keep the fight standing where she has a striking advantage, but the fight could easily slip into scrambles. If it does, we back Yoder’s experience and jiu-jitsu with her long limbs. This will be close and really determines on Frey’s strategy.
Prediction: Frey via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Value Bet: Yoder via Submission
