Venue: Toyota Center
The long-awaited UFC 262 tournament will take place on May 16th in Houston (USA). In one of the preliminary card Antonina Shevchenko (No. 12 of official rankings), the sister of light heavyweight champion, will clash with Andrea Lee (No. 11 of official rankings). The bout will take place at women’s flyweight.
Antonina Shevchenko: She is a good puncher, not a very good fighter
Antonina Shevchenko alternates victories and defeats, the fighters who are higher in the rating lose and it is not entirely clear why she is the favorite in the fight with Andrea Lee.
Andrea Lee: Three defeats in a row
Three defeats in a row are certainly stressful. All three times Andrea has lost by decision, two by split decision. And if the judges had given her the win, no one would have been surprised.
Expert Betting Tips
Antonina is not very good on the ground, and Andrea Lee came to mixed martial arts from judo. She feels quite well in a horizontal position and, if she does not succeed in a standing position, then she is quite capable of winning on points on the ground. Her task is to avoid fighting in a standing position, and since Shevchenko is defending against takedowns, not to say that it is very good, then the task does not seem impossible.
And if we add here the American’s crazy motivation (there is no room for retreat - three defeats in a row), much more experience in MMA, in crucial confrontations and specific training specifically for Antonina, then bookmaker’s odds give rise to little bewilderment.
We suggest betting on Shevchenko’s win for 1.65 and Andrea Lee’s win for 2.11.