I put down a parley that I feel very confident about.
Charlie Radtke Win over Mike Mathetha (Blood Diamond) + Israel Adesanya Win over Sean Strickland @-140.
Obviously not the best odds for this, but I do feel that it's very likely to hit.
Izzy win over Strickland. I don't think i have to motivate this part much. Not a hot take that Izzy should beat Strickland. It's MMA and things happen, but it doesn't feel like Strickland has a clear path to victory. I don't see him breaking Izzy with pressure, Izzy is too fast for this so he should be able to potshot his way to a victory.
When I saw Blood Diamond on the card I instantly knew I wanted to fade him, so it was just a matter of looking at his opponent. I think Blood Diamond is one of the worst fighters in the WW division... if not the worst. He is suppose to be this great striker, but his striking has not looked that good imo. His ground game is bad and his takedown defence is horrible... but worst of all is his fight IQ. This guy is seriously the stupidest fighter in the UFC. Watch the Orion Cosce fight again. He had so many opportunities to win the fight but he would constantly clinch up and get taken down when he had Cosce hurt. Even in between rounds he couldn't make the adjustments and not clinch after hurting Cosce.
Charlie Radtke, I didn't really know who this guy was before this fight got announced so I just watched everything I could find. Striking is not the best to be honest, he does get hit quite a lot and he is pretty basic in his approach. It's not horrible but could be better. He does have power though. However, he is slick on the ground. He is a legit grappler, the skill gap between Blood Diamond and Radtke on the ground will be absolutely massive.
I also listen to an interview he did a while back and he is talking about he wanting to fight Ian Garry in the future... who doesn't like a guy that wants to kick Ian Garrys ass
He also talked about he training with Miguel Baeza and Sidney Outlaw who are really good fighters to train with. Overall I think he looks like a solid guy. I also plan to hit the ITD prop, because i absolutely think he subs Blood Diamond.