Strickland vs. Imavov Prediction: UFC Fight Night 217 Betting Odds and Picks

The first event of the new year is UFC Fight Night 2017: Strickland vs. Imavov. Gastelum had to withdraw from the fight and Strackland accepted it on short notice.

Sean Strickland is a 31-year-old American fighter. He joined the UFC nine years ago and in just four years, he fought 10 times, winning seven of his matches. In 2018, in 2018 he suffered a terrible motorcycle accident and took two years off the stage to recover. Strrickland returned in late 2020 in a fight against Jack Marshman and won it via unanimous decision. After that, followed up with four more wins until he failed against the current champion – Alex Pereira in July 2022.

Nassourdine Imavov made his UFC debut in 2020 against Jordan Williams. He lost to Phil Hawes in the third round. Imvav won 5 out of 11 of his fights by submission. He is a fighter from Dagestan. Strickland vs. imavova is the main event at UFC Fight Night 217.

Strickland vs. Imavov is a fight between two fast, technical and pragmatic fighters. Nassourdine will avoid the American's attacks by firing at him at medium range.

Dan Ige is a versatile fighter. He has good boxing skills and good wrestling skills. Damon Jackson is former champion of the LFA organization and he joined the UFC with a 9-0 record. His weakness is boxing where he has almost no skills, and his defeats were via knockout.