Karine Silva and Ariane Da Silva meet Saturday on the UFC on ESPN 55 primary card on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Karine Silva vs. Ariane da Silva UFC on ESPN 55 preview
Silva (17-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. da Silva (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) is the final of three girls’s bouts on UFC on ESPN 55, and the one one on the principle card. Each girls will compete for the primary time in 2024. … Silva has not skilled defeat since 2019, trying to lengthen her eight-fight profitable streak. The stretch included seven finishes, six of which got here within the first spherical. … Da Silva has been operating scorching as a winner of three straight. She tapped Casey O’Neill with an armbar in her final outing, notching her second submission victory within the UFC.
Karine Silva vs. Ariane da Silva skilled decide, prediction
Final occasion’s outcomes: 4-1
General picks for UFC primary playing cards in 2024: 28-29-2
Filling out the principle card is a girls’s flyweight combat between Silva and da Silva.
Silva, who has been red-hot since coming off of Dana White’s Contender Collection, is displaying severe promise and potential at 125 kilos. That stated, I wouldn’t be too fast to low cost da Silva on this spot.
Not solely is da Silva (previously Lipski) the extra skilled UFC product, however “The Queen” (previously “The Queen of Violence”) has actually been coming into her personal since shifting her coaching state of affairs stateside.
Although a da Silva resolution wouldn’t shock me, I’ve additionally been very impressed with Silva’s various recreation and might see why the hype is so excessive.
Submissions could also be how Silva has been making her cash within the octagon up to now, however I see her left hook and leg kicks being significantly reside in opposition to da Silva standing.
The decide is Silva by first-round knockout.
Karine Silva vs. Ariane da Silva odds
Regardless of the oddsmakers opening the previous KSW champion as the favourite, public cash has are available in on the Contender Collection graduate, itemizing Silva (-158) and da Silva (+128) through FanDuel.
Karine Silva vs. Ariane da Silva begin time, easy methods to watch
Because the fourth combat on the principle card, Silva and da Silva are anticipated to make their stroll to the octagon round 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. native time in Las Vegas). The combat airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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