MMA Preview – Alex Caceres vs Julian Erosa at UFC Vegas 66
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ALEX CACERES VS JULIAN EROSA FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 216? Saturday 17th December, 2022 - 22:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 216? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 216? Click here to buy tickets for UFC Fight Night
What channel is UFC Fight Night 216 on? BT Sport 1
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 216? 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!
ALEX CACERES VS JULIAN EROSA LOWDOWN
Alex Caceres (19-13(1)) walks out for his 27th UFC fight and he was riding his best spell of form last year. He strung together five wins to boost his UFC record to 14-10(1) but that streak ran him into the path of Sodiq Yusuff. They fought a hard three rounds back in March but Yusuff took home the spoils with a unanimous decision.
Julian Erosa (28-9) makes his 12th UFC appearance and is in his third stint which has been his most successful. He is coming off three quality wins – a submission over Charles Jourdain (2021), a split decision over Steven Peterson (2022) and a unanimous one over Hakeem Dawodu back in September to go 5-1 in this stint boosting his UFC record to 6-5.
ALEX CACERES VS JULIAN EROSA PREDICTION
These veterans have it all and hopefully we will see their striking, wrestling and jiu-jitsu here. It will be competitive wherever the fight goes.
Caceres will prefer the fight to stay on the feet where he has the movement and technique to pepper from range and build his volume. As he is not much of a knockout threat, expect Erosa to back his chin and walk Caceres down so he can offload in the pocket.
Erosa also has the grappling advantage and will try and create scrambles with his unorthodox attacks. Caceres has good takedown defence but if the fight gets sloppy, Erosa will thrive.
We can only see Caceres winning this via decision. So, he will need to keep this on the feet and maintain the distance for the majority of the three rounds. It is hard to see that happening, so we are backing Erosa who will force this into a scrap and if he can rock Caceres, he may even jump on a submission.
Prediction: Erosa via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Value Bet: Erosa via Submission
