In the end, Strickland looked fresh, explosive, and walked away the new middleweight champ, cashing as a +470 underdog.ĭricus brings more brutish strength than Adesanya, and my gut tells me that'll greatly benefit Strickland, assuming he can avoid getting chinned by Du Plessis' lead hands.
'Tarzan' didn't bite on several of Israel Adesanya's feints and often adjusted his position to halt any of Izzy's combos before they got started. In his last fight, Strickland put on a masterclass of Octagon control.
At +125, Du Plessis gets a 44.44% chance and a $100 bet cashes $225. Our odds calculator suggests Strickland's -150 status awards him a 60% implied chance of victory, with a $100 bet paying out $166.67.
