UFC Vegas 62 Main Card Predictions, Odds and Results: Grasso vs Araújo
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Our UFC Vegas 62 Main Card now features a Women Flyweight’s headliner between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo. Hardly the most inspired matchmaking, like the rest of the card, but it’s nice to see back-to-back Women headliners. Lord knows the divisions need to grow.
Where/When is UFC Vegas 62 Main Card taking place:
October 15, 2022. UFC Apex. Nevada, United States.
What time does UFC Vegas 62 Main Card start:
🇬🇧 UK: 12pm / 🇺🇸 US ET: 7pm
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🇬🇧 UK: BT Sports / 🇺🇸 US: ESPN+
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UFC Vegas 62 Main Card Picks & Odds
| UFC Vegas 62 Main Card Fights & Odds | Winner | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Grasso (-225) Viviane Araujo (+190) | Grasso | Decision | / |
| Jonathan Martinez Cub Swanson | Swanson | Decision | / |
| Duško Todorović Jordan Wright | Todorović | TKO | 2 |
| Misha Cirkunov Alonzo Menifield | Menifield | TKO | 1 |
UFC Vegas 62: Main Event
Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araujo
Women’s Flyweight (125)
Alexa Grasso (14-3)
Sitting on a perfect three-fight Flyweight streak, Alexa Grasso has looked vastly more comfortable at 125lbs. While the Mexican remains an exhausting pressure-volume boxer, she also showcased her grappling chops with a first-round rear naked choke over Joanne Wood last time out. As long as the fight remains on the feet, Grasso is far too slick at a mid-range and in the pocket to ever lose total control.
Grasso’s struggles have stemmed against wrestlers, a worry against Araujo’s plethora of trips and throws. Grasso dealt with Barber’s tenacity and physical strength in the clinch and on the mat, yet Araujo is technically superior.
Viviane Araujo (11-3)
Araujo’s porous striking defence will leave her consistently dropping rounds on scorecards unless she can impose her wrestling-centric game plan. Grasso isn’t heavy-handed, allowing Araujo to attempt to walk down the Mexican in a similar manner to Maycee Barber.
Even in her twilight years, Araujo remains a physical beast at Flyweight and could certainly find a way to out-muscle Alexa Grasso. Considering that Araujo was happy to control Andrea Lee on the ground, rather than take risks, suggests that the Brazilian could create a real headache for the judges.
Grasso vs Araujo Prediction: Grasso Decision
As long as the fight remains on the feet, Grasso is far too slick at a mid-range and in the pocket to ever lose total control. Still, even considering Araujo’s porous striking defence, Grasso lacks the heavy hands to prevent Araujo from walking her down.
Even in her twilight years, Araujo remains a physical beast at Flyweight and could certainly find a way to out-muscle Alexa Grasso. Grasso struggled against wrestling-heavy gameplans at Strawweight, yet has looked far more comfortable in her keeping herself on her feet at Flyweight. Over the five rounds, it feels safer to back Grasso’s high-volume striking to clean the scorecards.
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UFC Vegas 62: Co-Main Event
Jonathan Martinez vs Cub Swanson
Bantamweight (135)
Jonathan Martinez (16-4)
Since the shock second-round starching to Davey Grant, Martinez has rebuilt himself with a backwards three-fight streak. Comfortably handling the undefeated Zviad Lazishvili, before peppering Alejandro Perez and Vince Morales, Martinez has more than proven himself ready for another step up at Bantamweight. Against a veteran who is draining himself to 135lbs, Martinez’s leg kicks will work well to blunt Swanson’s creative combinations.
Cub Swanson (28-12)
Breathing life into his career with a weight change, Swanson still continues to struggle with range striking. Martinez will consistently launch leg kicks and sharp boxing combinations that will create a real hurdle for Swanson to work with at distance. If Martinez allows Swanson onto the inside, considering his lacklustre athleticism, we will witness vintage Cub flurries once again.
Martinez vs Swanson Prediction: Swanson Decision
Breathing life into his career with a weight change, Swanson still continues to struggle with range striking. Martinez will consistently launch leg kicks and sharp boxing combinations that will create a real hurdle for Swanson to work with at distance. My heart is letting me trust Cub in his twilight years to expose Martinez’s lacklustre athleticism and difficulty dealing with dynamic trades on the inside.
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UFC Vegas 62: Main Card
Duško Todorović vs Jordan Wright
Middleweight (185)
Duško Todorović (11-3)
Todorović is bouncing back early after a brutal first-round knockout to Chidi Njokuani. There isn’t any shame in losing in such a fashion this early into Todorović’s career, but he will be facing an equally potent early-round opponent. If there is any hangover from the manner of Todorović’s loss, it will be violently exposed by Jordan Wright. Technically, however, Todorović is far more competent in every area of the fight game than Wright, as well as being able to fight beyond the first round.
Jordan Wright (12-3)
The Beverly Hills Ninja is a fun fighter to have on the roster as a one-trick pony, but we are yet to see any noticeable improvements to his game since his debut in 2020. Wright has an array of powerful kicks, but he will struggle to keep the distance against an opponent looking to create messy scrambles. Todorović is very hittable while he tries to close the distance, but his chin was able to hold up to a decent amount of punishment against Njokuani.
Todorović vs Wright Prediction: Todorović TKO Round 2
Wright has an array of powerful kicks, but he will struggle to keep the distance against an opponent looking to create messy scrambles. Todorović is very hittable while he tries to close the distance, but his chin was able to hold up to a decent amount of punishment against Njokuani. Expecting a mess with an early stoppage – if there are any hangovers from Todorović’s KO loss, we could see an amusing Beverly Hills Ninja highlight reel.
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Misha Cirkunov vs Alonzo Menifield
Light Heavyweight (205)
Misha Cirkunov (15-8)
Well, Misha Cirkunov’s 0-2 foray into Middleweight ended disastrously. I expected the Latvian to find success at 185lbs but somehow managed to lose a grappling battle to Wellington Turman. Back at Light-Heavyweight, a division largely devoid of technical talent, Cirkunov will be able to stand out once again.
Alonzo Menifield (12-3)
Menifield remains a technically limited yet exceptionally talented athletic specimen. In fairness to Menifield, he has experimented over his short UFC career and attempted to add more strings to his bow. Deep down, however, Menifield is at his best with lightning-fast early flurries for early stoppages or falling back onto horrifically boring grinding against the cage.
Cirkunov vs Menifield Prediction: Menifield TKO Round 1
Misha Cirkunov is no longer the bright prospect with title ambitions from 2016. Rather, Cirkunov returns to Light Heavyweight as broken goods against a technically limited yet exceptionally talented athletic specimen in Menifield. The Latvian will struggle to takedown Menifield, eventually offering the opportunity for the American to land flush during one of his clubbing flurries.
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