MMA Preview – Eduarda Moura vs Montserrat Ruiz at UFC Fight Night 231
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EDUARDA MOURA VS MONTSERRAT RUIZ FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 231? Saturday 4th November, 2023 - 23:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 231? Ginasio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, (Brazil)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 231? Click here to buy tickets for UFC Fight Night
What channel is UFC Fight Night 231 on? TNT Sports 2
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 231? TNT Sports subscribers can stream the fight online via the TNT Sports website and Discovery+
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!
EDUARDA MOURA VS MONTSERRAT RUIZ LOWDOWN
Eduarda Moura (9-0) makes her UFC debut on home soil. She is protecting her unbeaten record which contains three knockouts and five submissions. She is coming off four finishes on the bounce including two this year. She TKO’d Claudiene Ferreira Alves for Demo Fight and submitted Janaina Silva on the Contender Series to seal her place in the big time.
Montserrat Ruiz (10-3) is coming off two TKO losses however, they were at the hands of the super strong former title challenger Amanda Lemos (2021) and Jaqueline Amorim back in August. She would love to welcome the debutant with a dominant performance mirroring the unanimous decision win over Cheyanne Vlismas (2021) on debut.
EDUARDA MOURA VS MONTSERRAT RUIZ PREDICTION
Moura will not be as easy to take down as Vlismas. In fact, she is a very good grappler with better jiu-jitsu than Ruiz. The Mexican is rather one-dimensional, but she is a very strong wrestler, and we still expect her to have a strategy devised around putting Moura on her back and keeping her there.
We also expect Moura to hunt the takedown, so she can work on a submission. Although Ruiz is the better wrestler, we can see Moura taking her down. Until one of them shoots in for the takedown, expect some looping strikes with little defence on offer.
This should be a fun fight and we are backing Moura’s size and power to win the grappling exchanges. Ruiz is very durable, but the Brazilian can wear her down and set up a late finish.
When a debutant is a heavy favourite, backing the underdog makes sense.
Prediction: Moura via KO/TKO
Value bet: Ruiz to win
