With no current access to his gym, Sodiq Yusuff hopes the coronavirus lockdown ends soon and he can return to action by the summer.
[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] would love nothing more than to fight, but admits it will be tough in these current circumstances.
With the state of Maryland completely shut down due to COVID-19, the featherweight prospect has only been able to do his own cardio training, which he said wouldn’t give him enough preparation to jump into the octagon for one of the UFC’s upcoming cards.
“I thought I was going to fight towards maybe the end of May to beginning of June, or midway through June. But the way everything kinda ended up, I don’t see that happening,” Yusuff told MMA Junkie. “I know the UFC is planning on starting again May 9 and, if that goes well, depending on how everything falls apart, maybe we could get something going towards the end of June, maybe July.
“Right now I’m in Maryland, so everything is shut off. They still haven’t opened up the gyms yet. They’re slowly opening things in America, I think they’re going to start with Atlanta first but, for now, we don’t have access to training. Everything I’m doing has just been on my own.”
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Yusuff recently cracked the featherweight Top 15 with a win over Andre Fili in January as he extended his perfect UFC run to 4-0. He is starting to make some noise in the division, but don’t expect him to start calling out some of the bigger, higher-ranked names just yet.
“My whole career, since amateur fights all the way to now, I’ve never been the guy to pick my opponents,” Yusuff said. “I’ve never picked an opponent ever, but now that I’m in the UFC I get the question all the time, like who do you want to fight next? I am going to work on it, but then I have to go look at everybody that’s ranked higher than me.
“I’m in a tricky position to where I just got into the Top 15. On one hand it’s like I know I don’t want to fight backward but, on the other hand, I don’t really care either way. As long as I’m climbing up the ranks, it’s all good to me. If they give me somebody where I have to fight backward, as long as it’s kinda helping my position in those rankings, it’s OK with me.”
Newly documented U.S. citizen Sodiq Yusuff reveals how his mother helped him to victory at UFC 246.
UFC 246 proved to be a the perfect night for “Super” [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] after a landmark time in his life, but he needed love, support and some wise words from his mother to make sure he got the win he wanted.
Yusuff (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), his mother and his brother all received their U.S. citizenship during the lead-up to his victory over Andre Fili at UFC 246 in Las Vegas. Afterward, he admitted he was so ecstatic at the news that he had to work hard to get his mind back on the task at hand.
“We got our citizenship a couple of weeks back, and we didn’t really get to celebrate,” Yusuff told reporters, including MMA Junkie, backstage at T-Mobile Arena. “I was ready to start filing as soon as we got our citizenship. I was like, ‘All right, it’s time for me to start filing for my brothers and sisters to try to get them over here.’ But my mom was like, ‘Hey, relax, man! Go and take care of your fight first.'”
Yusuff’s mom had a good point. With just a few weeks to go until his fight, he couldn’t afford to miss out on training ahead of the biggest matchup of his career. Indeed, time was so tight that Yusuff had to train as soon as he left his citizenship meeting.
“As soon as we left the citizenship place – we took our vows, they gave us our new passports and stuff like that – I had to go straight back to practice,” he said. “I was so eager to start filing for my brothers and sisters, but my mom was like, ‘Go and get the win first. After the fight, then we can celebrate your citizenship, celebrate your fight, and then we’ll start filing for your brothers and sisters.'”
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It meant Yusuff went to his first training session as an officially documented U.S citizen and got straight back to preparing for Fili.
“It means a whole lot to me, so the fact that when it happened, it was really hard for me to focus. Because it’s like, ‘Man, I don’t want them to wait any longer,'” Yusuff said. “Because no matter what, the process to bring them over here is going to take a while, but I guess the three weeks I had to prepare for the fight, my mom said, ‘You can wait.'”
Yusuff went on to explain just how much support from his mother has been, as he revealed how her love helps him ahead of his fights.
“That’s my mom’s greatest superpowers, those oils and prayers that she’s got,” Yusuff said. “She’s always showering me in them. It doesn’t matter whether you’re religious or you’re not. Just being around the positive vibe and that positive energy, it does a lot for an athlete’s career, especially in a sport like this where so much of it is mental. All of the physical stuff is done in practice; everything else is just mental. So just being around that positivity changes a lot.”
Yusuff even takes time to go and stay with his mother before his fights. It’s a tradition that started when he was advised to move out of the fighter house he lives in due to one of his housemates getting sick. He turned to his mother, and he ended up starting a regular routine that continues to this day.
“I went to go stay with my mom, and I hadn’t lived with my mom since I was in high school,” he explained. “Every morning she’d wake me up with a bunch of oils and prayers and stuff like that. The first night it kinda freaked me out. I was like, ‘Whoa, what the heck is this?’ But after a while I liked it. Since then I purposely go over there two weeks before the fight and sleep on her couch just because of that positive energy and positive vibes. Like I said, it might sound silly to some people, but that energy goes a long way.”
The inspiration cuts both ways, too. While Yusuff’s mother’s oils, prayers and motherly support have helped get the best out of him, his dedication and success has inspired her to hit the gym herself, though he remains adamant that she won’t be hitting anything or anyone else.
“She’s doing really well. She lost a good 20-30 pounds since she started,” Yusuff said with a smile. “I’d say it’s one of my proudest accomplishments, getting her in the gym. One day she called me up, and she was like, ‘Man, would they let people my age fight?’ I was like, ‘Man, cut this out,’ and I made sure I called my striking coach straight away and said, ‘If I see my mom doing any kind of sparring, man, me and you are gonna have problems!’ I don’t want her to do any type of fights. But she’s happy. She loves it, as you can tell.”
The Nevada Athletic Commission has released it’s full list of UFC 246 medical suspensions.
[autotag]Donald Cerrone[/autotag] is facing a lengthy medical suspension as a result of his UFC 246 loss to [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag].
Cerrone, a former UFC title challenger, was defeated by McGregor on Saturday due to strikes just 40 seconds into their headliner. As a result of damage suffered from a kick, punches, and even a trifecta of shoulder strikes, “Cowboy” is facing a lengthy 180-day suspension.
McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), on the other hand, walked away from the main event unscathed.
The Irishman wasn’t the only fighter to walk away suspension-less. Co-main event participants [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] and [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] were among six other fighters who won’t be mandated to sit out.
[autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag], who suffered an apparent ACL tear vs. [autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag], was handed a 180-day suspension. Pending doctor clearance, she could return sooner than July.
[autotag]Maurice Greene[/autotag], [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag], [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag], [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag], and [autotag]J.J. Aldrich[/autotag] are also looking at potential 180-day suspensions for injuries suffered in their respective bouts.
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UFC 246 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
MMA Junkie acquired the full list of medical suspensions from the Nevada Athletic Commission, which you can see below:
J.J. Aldrich: Suspended 180 days or until right hand x-ray is cleared by physician; also suspended 21 days with no contact for 14 days
[autotag]Sabina Mazo[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Justin Ledet[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
[autotag]Askar Askarov[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Sodiq Yusuff: Suspended 180 days or until right foot x-ray is cleared by physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Maycee Barber: Suspended 180 days or until left knee MRI is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days do to laceration on left side of forehead
Roxanne Modafferi: No suspension
Anthony Pettis: Suspended 180 days or until right foot is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Diego Ferreira: Suspended 180 days or until right knee MRI is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag]: Suspended 21 days
[autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag]: No suspension
Maurice Greene: Suspended 180 days or until right elbow MRI and right foot x-ray are cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
Raquel Pennington: No suspension
Holly Holm: No suspension
Conor McGregor: No suspension
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 180 days or until nasal fracture and possible mild orbital fracture are cleared by maxillofacial physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
After every event, fans wonder whom the winners will be matched up with next.
With another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC 246’s key winning fighters.
Those included [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who defeated Donald Cerrone (36-14 MMA, 23-11 UFC) by first-round TKO in the welterweight headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as well as [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), [autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC).
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Sodiq Yusuff
Josh Emmett
Should fight: [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] Why they should fight: Yusuff continued to be on a tear to begin his UFC tenure when he won an entertaining featherweight bout against Andre Fili by unanimous decision to improve to 4-0 inside the octagon.
Before and after the win, Yusuff said he felt this fight against Fili would propel him into a ranked matchup at 145 pounds. In a fair world, he’s absolutely right.
Emmett (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was recently forced to pull out of a fight due to injury, and while it’s unknown how long his timeline is for a return, he would be the perfect opponent if the timing lines up between his return and Yusuff’s next fight date. Both men hit very hard, and there’s a good chance this one ends in a knockout.
Roxanne Modafferi
Jessica Eye
Should fight: [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag] Why they should fight: Modafferi shined brightest in one of the most important moments of her career when, as high as a 10-1 betting underdog, the cagey veteran temporarily derailed the hype of Maycee Barber with a bloody unanimous decision win.
The UFC has a habit of putting Modafferi in fights the world believes she will lose. Sometimes it has gone that way, but in recent years she’s surprised with wins over Barber and Antonina Shevchenko. How far can she take this trend? Why not find out against someone who just recently fought for the belt.
Eye (15-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) may have been blown out of the water when she fought Valentina Shevchenko for UFC gold, but she rebounded with a win over Viviane Araujo at UFC 245 in December. “Evil” is looking to get back to another crack at UFC gold, and Modafferi would help her on the way. The fight could only happen, though, if Eye makes weight – something she was unable to do in her previous contest.
Diego Ferreira
Al Iaquinta
Should fight: [autotag]Al Iaquinta[/autotag] Why they should fight: Few saw this rise up the UFC lightweight pecking order from Ferreira, but after six consecutive wins, the Brazilian can only be taken seriously as a real contender.
Ferreira handled former UFC champ Anthony Pettis with relative ease, controlling the action before finishing the fight with a choke in the second round. It was the signature win Ferreira needed, and one that puts him in position for a top 10 fight at 155 pounds.
Given who is available in the weight class, Iaquinta (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is a name who could make for a solid fight. Iaquinta is coming off a pair of losses but he still holds the name value that could carry Ferreira forward into even bigger fights.
Holly Holm
Irene Aldana
Should fight: [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] Why they should fight: Holm got a very important victory for her career longevity when she once again beat Raquel Pennington on the scorecards in their rematch.
At 38, the former UFC champ said she’s determined to get back to the belt. She’s one fight removed from losing to Amanda Nunes, and given the number of generous title shots “The Preacher’s Daughter” has already received, she’s going to need more before getting another one.
The women’s bantamweight division is relatively barren on super interesting fights for Holm, but Aldana (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) is an opponent she has yet to share the cage with. Aldana is coming off a thunderous knockout win over Ketlen Vieira at UFC 245 in December, and she’s the perfect foe for Holm at this point.
Conor McGregor
Jorge Masvidal
Should fight: [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] Why they should fight: Watch the video above to see why McGregor should fight Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) next.
The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 246, which saw Conor McGregor knock out Donald Cerrone in the main event.
The UFC’s first event of 2020 went down Saturday with UFC 246, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and with a main card that aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, former two-division UFC champ [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) made his glorious return to the octagon when he stopped [autotag]Donald Cerrone[/autotag] (36-14 MMA, 23-11 UFC) by TKO just 40 seconds into the welterweight headliner. With the win, “The Notorious” achieved a knockout in his third different weight class.
For more on the numbers to come out of the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 40 post-event facts to come out of UFC 246.
UFC 246’s live gate total was the fourth highest in company history.
Betting favorites went 6-4 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1:51:03.
Main card
Conor McGregor
McGregor improved to 2-1 in welterweight competition.
McGregor has earned 19 of his 22 career victories by knockout. He’s earned 17 of those finishes in the first round.
McGregor has earned eight of his 10 UFC victories by stoppage.
McGregor became the second in UFC history to earn knockout victories in three different weight classes. Jared Cannonier also accomplished the feat.
Cerrone fell to 6-5 in UFC welterweight competition.
Holly Holm
[autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has earned four of her six UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has suffered six of her eight career losses by decision.
Oleinik (58-13-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) became the first in MMA history to earn victories in four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s).
Oleinik has earned 54 of his 58 career victories by stoppage. That includes all seven of his UFC wins.
Oleinik has earned 46 of his 58 career victories by submission.
Oleinik’s six submission victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Stefan Struve for second most in divisional history behind Frank Mir (eight).
[autotag]Maurice Greene[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Kelleher (20-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned 16 of his 20 career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Ode Osbourne[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Diego Ferreira
Ferreira’s (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Tony Ferguson (12) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (11).
[autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag] (22-10 MMA, 9-9 UFC) was unsuccessful in his return to the lightweight division.
Pettis fell to 4-8 in his past 12 UFC appearance dating back to when he lost the UFC lightweight title in March 2015.
Pettis suffered the first true submission loss of his career.
Preliminary card
Roxanne Modafferi
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) improved to 9-5 since her initial UFC release in November 2013.
Modafferi has earned 15 of her 24 career victories by decision.
Modafferi has alternated wins and losses over her past seven fights.
[autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had her eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
Barber fell to 2-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March.
[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag]’s (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Arnold Allen (six), Zabit Magomedsharipov (six) and Alexander Volkanovski (six).
[autotag]Askar Askarov[/autotag] (11-0-1 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
[autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag] (15-10-1 MMA, 4-8 UFC) fell to 2-4 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.
Elliott has suffered five of his eight UFC losses by decision.
Elliott’s 39 takedowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (58) and Wilson Reis (44).
[autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.on.
[autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
[autotag]Justin Ledet[/autotag]’s (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2017.
Ledet fell to 0-3 since he dropped to the UFC light-heavyweight division in July 2018.
[autotag]Sabina Mazo[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]J.J. Aldrich[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fell to 1-2 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March 2019.
Aldrich has suffered two of her three UFC losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 246 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $165,000.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 246 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $165,000.
The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.
UFC 246 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 246 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Check out the complete list of fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC 246 event.
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.
Inside, see what the fighters from UFC 246 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.
Sodiq Yusuff showed he’s more than just a striker by utilizing his ground game to score key points to defeat Andre Fili at UFC 246.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] showed he’s more than just a striker on Saturday by utilizing his ground game to score key points in a win over [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag] at UFC 246.
Yusuff (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) netted a fourth consecutive victory to begin his octagon tenure when he out-struck and used superior grappling position over Fili (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) to win a unanimous decision by scores of 29-28 across the board on Saturday.
The featherweight bout was part of the UFC 246 preliminary card at T-Mobile Arena. It aired on ESPN following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ and ahead of the main card on pay-per-view.
Yusuff and Fili came out of the gate swinging fast and hard. Both men came close to landing devastating punches in the early moments before finally settling into a groove. Yusuff was sharper, though, causing some early swelling around the right eye of Fili. “Touchy” was the first to initiate the grappling, shooting and taking down Yusuff multiple times. He couldn’t keep him there, though, and Yusuff popped back up each time. Yusuff got top position of his own off a scramble and nearly locked in a kimura, but Fili managed to escape. Yusuff closed the round on top, finishing strong with solid ground-and-pound.
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Fili came out looking to make an impression in the second round, throwing hard leg kicks. Yusuff caught the second one and spilled Fili to the ground before establishing top position. He advanced position from on top and worked in timely strikes. After several minutes of keeping control, Yusuff advanced to mount. He couldn’t keep it there, though, because Fili bucked him off and stood up. Fili tried for to answer back with a takedown, but he couldn’t do anything effective before the end of the round.
With Yusuff seemingly in control going into the final frame, Fili picked up the pace on the feet and landed some of his best strikes of the fight against Yusuff, whose pace certainly slowed down in the later stages. But Yusuff avoided being hurt or taking dramatic damage to last until the final bell and take the decision.
“I was very surprised (he took my punches) because of the confidence I have in myself,” Yusuff said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “He’s been in the UFC since I started training full time. I watched him on TV, and I respect him a lot.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC 246 results include:
Sodiq Yusuff def. Andre Fili via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Previewing Saturday’s Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff bout at UFC 246, with MMA betting odds, picks and best bets.
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Andre Fili and Sodiq Yusuff will tangle in a preliminary bout at UFC 246 Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. (to watch, sign up for ESPN+ now).
Fili (19-6) enters this bout with a three-inch reach advantage against his opponent, but he is at a big disadvantage in terms of significant strikes landed per minute (6.61 for Yusuff to just 4.08 for Fili), and significant strike accuracy. He will want to get his Nigerian counterpart to the ground early and often. That used to be Fili’s game, as he has a 2.44 takedown average with a 46.0% takedown accuracy and 0.21 submission average. However, despite that good work on the ground, he hasn’t had a submission victory since stepping up to the UFC.
Yusuff (9-1) has three fights under his belt since signing with the UFC, picking up two KO/TKOs over Suman Mokhtarian and Gabriel Benitez, while also stopping Sheymon Moraes in a unanimous decision March 30, 2019. He is a hungry young fighter who will easily be facing the biggest test of his career. This one could be an absolute war. Look for Yusuff to come out swinging, literally, as he throws out a lot of strikes per minute, and usually lands them. He’ll want to avoid going to the ground, as that’s just not his cup of tea.
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Per BetMGM, Yusuff (-154) is a moderate favorite against Fili (+115). The oddsmakers also show a slight lean to the match not going the distance (three rounds), with odds there being set at -139 for No and +100 for Yes.
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Yusuff will look to maintain his meteoric rise in the UFC, and he won’t be stopped in this one. I like Yusuff to win straight up on the 2-way line (-154), and I think he is going to get it done quickly. Look for a Yusuff win in Round 1 (+350). Pair that with a victory by Yusuff by KO/TKO or DQ (+150), and it could be a nice little payday if ‘Super’ is able to get it done and bring another victory with him back to western Africa.
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