UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo II Betting Odds

Posted July 3, 2019

Max Holloway will look to defend his undisputed UFC featherweight championship for the first time when he welcomes a familiar foe into the Octagon. Holloway will take on Jose Aldo — the man he defeated to merge the belts.
Holloway finds himself as a sizable -305 gaming preferred after finishing Aldo from the third round when they last met at UFC 212, while the challenger comes back in +230. This is a radical change from the line for their first bout, as Holloway closed as a +135 underdog.
Holloway is riding an streak — in a few of the most divisions in the UFC — together with eight of those coming through stoppage. The Hawaiian owns incredible footwork that permits him to cut angles and be more competitive in the standup game. Unleash combos that are huge and holloway will generally wish to pressure his competitor from the cage. His wrestling is elite, with no competitor taking down him in his previous eight fights.
Aldo is a striker on the feet who will adhere to basics that are complex. This is not a knock against the Brazilian, as his style is both heavy and fluid on counter-striking. He’s got a superb jab today, and a few of the most lethal leg kicks in MMA. Aldo can grapple too, since he holds a black belt in BJJ, though he traditionally uses his wrestling defensively to keep a fight position.