UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya Betting Odds and Predictions
Cris Cyborg makes among the shortest turnarounds in her career when she puts her UFC featherweight championship on the line vs Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 on March 3. Cyborg will go into this most important event as one of the greatest favorites that the UFC has seen in years.
However, once you get beyond the lopsided principal event, the remainder of the main card is piled with tough-to-call, competitive bouts. At the time of this writing, none of the four conflicts on the most important card beyond the title bout has a popular bigger than -190.
Cris Cyborg vs Yana Kunitskaya
We watch Cyborg (-1600) since she has made a profession from destroying her opponents. Cyborg has always been one of the most competitive fighters in the industry but the featherweight champion has learned to exploit that and become more individual. The real meat to her game is your jab, as Cyborg will relentlessly throw the jab out until an opponent feels the need to fire back then she will counter with rapid, fight-ending goals.
Cyborg is a massive fighter that owns huge strength for demanding clinch battles, though she is technically well served in this area too. Her normal balance and core strength make takedown attempts typically unsuccessful.
Yana Kunitskaya (+800) is an unknown for many but she’s far from a beginner. The challenger has spent her whole life practicing martial arts and contains a well-versed striking repertoire due for her extensive training in Muay Thai and taekwondo. Kunitskaya does her best work when she can dictate the speed and space of a struggle, working from the outside with her kicks.
In terms of grappling, Kunitskaya is solid but largely relies on her sneaky strength. The technique still hasn’t caught up entirely, though there were noticeable improvements. If Kunitskaya can acquire top control on the ground, she moves well and has good ground and pound.
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