Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida prediction, decide, begin time for UFC Struggle Evening 249

Abdul Razak Alhassan and Cesar Almeida meet Saturday on the UFC Struggle Evening 249 foremost card on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. 

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Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida UFC Struggle Evening 249 preview

Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) is trying to put a irritating stretch behind him. His final victory got here towards Claudio Ribeiro in January 2023. Since then, he misplaced by submission to Joe Pyfer, after which had a no contest simply seconds right into a battle towards Cody Brundage. Alhassan additionally had an October battle scrapped on the size when Josh Fremd missed weight. … Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is coming off a three-fight 2024 marketing campaign. In April, Almeida completed Dylan Budka within the second spherical, dropped a cut up determination to Roman Kopylov in June, after which rebounded with a unanimous determination win over Ihor Potieria in October.

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida UFC Struggle Evening 249 knowledgeable decide, prediction

Since we are able to’t go to the Apex with out the UFC force-feeding us middleweights because the featured fights, Alhassan and Almeida will throw down for our viewing pleasure.

Though wrestling Almeida seems to be the apparent reply on paper, I’m unsure Alhassan is the appropriate man for that job.

Regardless of his nickname being “Judo Thunder,” Alhassan has not precisely been a dependable grappling menace throughout his UFC tenure. Even when getting aggressive within the takedown division, Alhassan hasn’t proven a potent submission sport and his gasoline tank makes grappling output an debatable legal responsibility.

Whereas Almeida, regardless of nonetheless being inexperienced with components of his MMA sport, has demonstrated a few of the savvy that you just’d wish to see from former kickboxers or muay Thai fighters.

Alhassan will be one of many extra irritating fighters to try to forecast, so I’m simply hoping that we get an thrilling contest.

I’ll decide Almeida to outlive any probably early storms en path to scoring a stoppage by strikes in Spherical 2.

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida UFC Struggle Evening 249 odds

The oddsmakers and the general public are favoring the Brazilian fighter, itemizing Almeida -260 and Alhassan +205 by way of FanDuel.

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida UFC Struggle Evening 249 begin time, the right way to watch

As the primary card opener, Alhassan and Almeida are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 8:40 p.m. ET. The battle will stream on ESPN+.