, this pick would have likely been instead under 2.5 rounds, with that line coming from -110 to -120 or so. However, British striker-turned-wrestler Diakiese completely and utterly exposed Borshchev’s lackluster takedown defense and showed him as quite a one-dimensional striker. “Slava Claus” did make good in his UFC debut by dicing up’s liver, and Davis could walk face-first into a bomb, but it would behoove him to push his wrestling early and often.
The specific victor is not as important as the time that elapses in the bout, and it allows Borshchev to get the better of enough exchanges should Davis indeed pursue takedowns. The submission games of both men do not look to play a factor, even if Borshchev trains at Team Alpha Male and likely drills guillotine chokes on the regular. Should Davis mix things up with level changes to keep Borshchev honest, he could diminish the concern about getting his chin checked.
Neither fighter holds elite cardio, and should the fight reach beyond its midpoint, it will likely go the distance in miserably exhausting fashion. Dating back nearly a decade after his 2013 triangle choke of, every one of Oleynik’s stoppages have materialized within two rounds. Even if three of Oleynik’s last five defeats have come by quick knockout, Latifi is no longer that type of threat.