Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson meet Saturday on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 56 from Enterprise Middle in St. Louis. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson UFC on ESPN 56 preview
Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) and Woodson (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) compete within the lone feathweight bout of the occasion. … Caceres enters his first battle of 2024 trying to return to the win column following a setback in opposition to Giga Chikadze final August. The loss got here after a unanimous determination win over Daniel Pineda final June. … Woodson has been working scorching, going unbeaten in his final 5 (4 wins and one draw). In his first battle of the 12 months, he edged out a cut up determination over Charles Jourdain at UFC 297 in January.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson knowledgeable decide, prediction
Serving as a stable providing at featherweight is a battle between Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson.
Caceres, who’s coming off a aggressive determination loss to Giga Chikadze final August, has been amid a profession renaissance in recent times.
Although nonetheless unpredictable by nature, Caceres appears to rise to the event when paired with different inventive strikers who will enable him to move.
For that motive, I think that we ought to be in for a striker’s delight this Saturday.
Sean Woodson, who faces Alex Caceres at #UFCStLouis, is technically 0-0 in opposition to UFC-level southpaws however has confronted stance-switchers like McKinney & Jourdain
Woodson can battle from open stance however prefers to match SPs with a closed stance to assaults all 3 ranges #TheSouthpawReport pic.twitter.com/HvVh32vpey
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) Might 10, 2024
Though Woodson is technically 0-0 in opposition to UFC-level southpaws, he has proven the flexibility to shut stance and assault a number of ranges.
Left palms can be potent for every occasion, however I’ll decide Woodson to edge out the scorecards in what I consider can be a aggressive contest.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson odds
The oddsmakers and the general public favor the youthful fighter, itemizing Woodson as a stable favourite at -215, with Caceres coming in at a +172 underdog by way of FanDuel. The final three situations of Caceres being listed as an underdog on the betting window, he got here away with a loss. In the meantime, Woodson has been a favourite in 4 of his final 5. He was an underdog in opposition to Charles Jourdain in his final battle, however received a cut up determination.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson begin time, watch
Because the second bout on the primary card, Caceres and Woodson are anticipated to make their stroll to the octagon round 7:40 p.m. ET (4:40 p.m. PT). The battle broadcasts dwell on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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