MMA Preview – Joseph Holmes vs Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night 206
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JOSEPH HOLMES VS ALEN AMEDOVSKI FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 206? Sunday 22nd May, 2022 - 00:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 206? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 206? Click here for the tickets at the O2 Arena
What channel is UFC Fight Night 206 on? BT Sport 1
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 206? 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!
JOSEPH HOLMES VS ALEN AMEDOVSKI LOWDOWN
Joseph Holmes (7-2) has crashed back down to earth after losing his UFC debut back in January. He was flying high on a seven-fight win streak after submitting Shonte Barnes (2021) on the Contender Series and knocking out Jhonoven Pati (2021) on Fury FC – Lookin’ For a Fight to confirm his place on the roster in front of Dana White. He was given a good match-up for his debut as well in Jamie Pickett but lost a disappointing unanimous decision.
Alen Amedovski (8-2) experienced the same crash back in 2019 although he had a tougher debut. He was paired with the seasoned Krzysztof Jotko and lost a unanimous decision after knocking out all eight of his previous opponents including Will Fluery (2018) and Ibrahim Mane (2018) for Bellator. He then got handed John Phillips (2019) to get back on track but got knocked out himself in the first round, so another loss could be curtains to his UFC tenure.
JOSEPH HOLMES VS ALEN AMEDOVSKI PREDICTION
Alen Amedovski has not fought since his devastating knockout loss serving a ban for having THC in the system and has a lot of pressure on him to salvage a UFC career. We were expecting more from him in his two UFC fights especially against Phillips. His knockout power is plain to see, but who knows how he will show up this weekend especially with a long lay-off.
He will be giving up six inches in reach and six in height to Holmes. The American did look good in his first round with Pickett which makes this interesting as they are both strongest in the first five minutes and we could see fireworks from the bell.
On paper, Holmes should take this leveraging his reach to stay out of Amedovski’s range and mixing in grappling to subdue Amedovski. We are backing him to do enough of that and we can even see a knockout, but an Amedovski knockout as the underdog is a smarter pick.
Prediction: Holmes via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Value Bet: Amedovski via KO/TKO
