Garrett Armfield and Brady Hiestand meet Saturday on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 58 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand UFC on ESPN 58 preview
On this battle between bantamweights with similar UFC information, Armfield (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) enters as a winner of back-to-back fights; final August, he knocked out Toshiomi Kazma and adopted up with a unanimous resolution win over Brad Katona in January. … Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) additionally enters as a winner of two straight, however has not competed since final April. On his present run he gained a choice over Fernie Garcia adopted by a TKO of Batgerel Danaa.
Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand UFC on ESPN 58 professional decide, prediction
Getting an impromptu bump up from the prelims is a bantamweight battle between Armfield and Hiestand.
Armfield seems to be coming into his personal since shifting store to coach with Trey Ogden and firm at Marathon MMA.
A well-rounded fighter by nature, Armfield now fights with extra focus and course of than earlier than (possible a byproduct of a camp with stable recreation planning). That mentioned, Armfield could have a troublesome problem to determine this weekend within the type of Hiestand.
It’s been over a yr since we’ve seen Hiestand in motion resulting from his struggles to remain wholesome, however the Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt continues to be younger and appears to enhance every day out.
I count on this battle to play out nearer than the percentages point out, however I’ll aspect with Armfield to notch the scorecards because the extra damaging combatant.
Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand UFC on ESPN 58 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public are favoring the extra lively fighter, itemizing Armfield as a -194 favourite and Hiestand an underdog at +150, by way of FanDuel.
Garrett Armfield vs. Brady Hiestand UFC on ESPN 58 begin time, the way to watch
Because the third principal card bout, Armfield and Hiestand are anticipated to make their walks to the octagon at roughly 11:05 p.m. ET. The battle broadcasts dwell on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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