Gaston Bolanos vs Cortavious Romious at UFC Fight Night 247 | Preview & Prediction
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The bantamweights are up next as Gaston Bolanos and Cortavious Romious meet in the Octagon at the UFC Apex
Gaston Bolanos vs Cortavious Romious Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 247? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday November 9th 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 247? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 247? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 247
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 247 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 247? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 247 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Gaston Bolanos and Cortavious Romious expected to walk out? 11.00pm UK / 6.00pm US ET / 3.00pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 247 Main Card
Neil Magny vs Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Ricky Turcios vs Bernardo Sopaj (Bantamweight)
Gerald Meerschaert vs Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight)
Luana Pinheiro vs Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Dusko Todorovic (Middleweight)
UFC Fight Night 247 Prelims
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Denise Gomes (Women’s Strawweight)
Gaston Bolanos vs Cortavious Romious (Bantamweight)
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Zach Scroggin (Welterweight)
Matthew Semelsberger vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Cody Stamann vs Da'Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
Tresean Gore vs Antonio Trocoli (Middleweight)
Melissa Mullins vs Klaudia Sygula (Women’s Bantamweight)
Gaston Bolanos: The Dreamkiller looking to get back on track
Gaston Bolanos (7-4) is coming off a TKO loss to Marcus McGhee at UFC Fight Night 234 in January so he will look to get back on track here. The 32-year-old won on his UFC debut in April 2023 but has lost three of his last five bouts overall and really does need a win in this one.
Cortavious Romious: Contender Series grad aims to hit the ground running
Cortavious Romious (9-2) made it through the Contender Series at the second time of asking in August and he will now get to make his long-awaited debut in the UFC. He 30-year-old suffered a TKO loss the first time he tried to get through he Contender Series in October 2023 but he came back and earned his shot which he will be desperate to take full advantage of.
Gaston Bolanos vs Cortavious Romious Prediction
This is a really interesting bout in the UFC’s bantamweight division between Gaston Bolanos and Cortavious Romious. Bolanos has been in Bellator and then the UFC and after a getting his chances following a string of knockouts, he has just lost his way a little.
Romious has momentum on his side having come through the Contender Series but he has not fought at the level of Bolanos despite the more impressive record.
So much will depend on how Bolanos comes back from his TKO loss last time out. Assuming he comes back in good shape and has recovered well, there is some value on him in this one.
The KO is undoubtedly Bolanos’ best route to victory, while Romious probably has more ways to win especially if he uses this wrestling to grind out the win. He also possesses a good set of submissions and there is every chance he takes advantage of Bolanos perhaps being a little gun shy after his TKO loss and wrestles his way to victory.
This may be tactical more than explosive but we lean towards Romious getting an ugly win.
Prediction: Cortavious Romious to win via submission or decision
