Tomás Yelmini
Mixed martial arts fans have an appointment on October 15 for UFC Fight Night 212 (also called UFC Vegas 62), in the illuminated city of Las Vegas, Nevada. There will be an unmissable lineup where the Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araújo duel will be the main bet.
It will be an exciting and very complete evening, with five-star fights and seven other preliminary fights of fighters who are looking to position themselves for a place at the top of the most popular franchise. That’s why so much action is taking place here at JefeBet, where we review some of the fights with predictions and betting previews.
Betting Preview for UFC Fight Night 212 Featuring Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araújo and Other Big Cards on October 15, 2022
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All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
Alexa Grasso (-230) vs Viviane Araújo (+180)
Flyweight
It has been three years since the Mexican Grasso has been undefeated in a contest: she lost to Carla Esparza in 2019. From then on, she fought one fight per year and won all of them: Ji Yon Kim (2020), Maycee Barber (2021), and Joane Wood (2022), the latter by submission.
Araujo had two defeats out of seven fights since 2019. In her last bout in May 2022, she defeated Andrea Lee in Las Vegas by unanimous decision.
Prediction: Alexa Grasso (decision).
[Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araújo full preview here]
Raphael Assunção (+250) vs Victor Henry (-335)
Bantamweight
Brazilian Raphael Assunção has lost his last four fights, three of them before the limit: two in 2019, one in 2020, and the remaining one in December 2021, to Ricky Simon. Therefore, he knows that now is the time to reverse this and leave a better image at the end of his career.
Nicknamed The Mongoose, Henry was not submitted or knocked out in any of his five defeats, which gives great credit to his stamina. In addition, 14 of the 22 victories were before the limit: 6 by KO and 8 by submission.
Prediction: Victor Henry (KO).
[Raphael Assunção vs Victor Henry full preview here]
Misha Cirkunov (+170) vs Alonzo Menifield (-215)
Light-heavyweight
Since joining the UFC, California’s Alonzo Menifield has lost three of his eight fights. However, he is coming off an excellent performance that took place last June, when he knocked out Askar Mozharov of Ukraine in one round.
The Latvian got off to a good start in the franchise, with four consecutive wins, but then he fell off the rails: since 2017, he won two fights and lost five. He has two straight losses: a KO with just over a minute left in the fight to Ryan Spann and a split decision loss to Poland’s Krzysztof Jotko.
[Misha Cirkunov vs Alonzo Menifield full preview here]
Prediction: Alonzo Menifield (submission).
Cub Swanson (+160) vs Jonathan Martinez (-200)
Bantamweight
A native of Los Angeles, Dragon Martinez comes into this bout on the rise with three wins in a row, two of them in this 2022. In other words, he is in ideal shape and in great fighting rhythm. Cub Swanson is a 38-year veteran from Palm Springs, and has yet to fight this season. His last fight was in late 2021, when he knocked out Darren Elkins in two minutes.
Prediction: Jonathan Martínez (decision).
Askar Askarov (-250) vs Brandon Royval (+200)
Flyweight
Nearly a decade as a professional fighter, Russia’s Askar Askarov was an ACB flyweight champion before entering the world of UFC. He was undefeated in the franchise until last March, when he lost on points to New Zealand’s Kai Kara-France. However, he left a very good image.
Opposing him will be Denver’s Brando Royval, who is coming off two wins and beat Askarov’s lone victor by submission in 2020.
Prediction: Askar Askarov (decision).
Odds courtesy of Unibet. Read our review here!
