UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie

After a couple of events stateside, the UFC goes global once again. The octagon heads overseas for UFC Singapore this weekend. One of the greatest featherweights of all time, Max Holloway, takes on fan-favorite Korean Zombie in a fight sure to turn heads. While the odds are particularly high for this main event, we have angles to play this fight and other spots to hit on the card as well.

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UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie – Predictions & Best Bets

Max Holloway – Wins via Decision (+180)

As the -800 line on Max Holloway would suggest, I expect this to be a one-sided fight. Holloway is sharper, faster, and is really tough to take down. He’ll be far taller and will likely just pick The Korean Zombie apart in any way that he wants to.

However, unlike a lot of the one-sided lines we’ve seen in history, this is not one that is one-sided due to an imminent finish. In fact, Max Holloway hasn’t finished anyone since Brian Ortega back in 2018. Even that TKO was due to cuts, not the blows themselves. With eight straight fights that have hit the cards, I love that we can get plus-money on him going the distance in the main event.

Chidi Njokuani ML (-105) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Chidi Njokuani comes into this fight as a slight underdog largely due to his two fight losing streak. However, he hasn’t looked bad in the fights that he has lost. He was cruising against Gregory Rodrigues before he got clipped and dropped. In the next fight, the majority of people think he should have gotten the nod against Albert Duraev. I think his speed and power should just be too much for Oleksiejczuk in this one.

Garrett Armfield ML (-166) vs. Toshiomi Kazama

Armfield made his UFC debut on short notice, up a weight class, against a very tough David Onama. While he didn’t win, he impressed me with his toughness. If you look at his work on the regional scene, he’s a grinder who can put a pace on people and wear them down with his cage work and grappling. Kazama does all his best work on the mat, but I don’t think he has the wrestling to get it there himself.

Rolando Bedoya – Wins via KO (+200)

Bedoya was given a tough task in his debut in Khaos Williams. He fought an absolute war and wound up with a split decision loss. However, we learned a lot about how he looks, how he takes a punch, and how precise he can be dishing them out.

Although he ultimately wasn’t up for his first task, the UFC is lowering the bar for him in his second fight. He gets Song Kenan, who has been KOed in back to back fights. Four of his last six losses have come via strikes. With how hittable he is, I think it’s only a matter of time before Bedoya tags him and puts him away.

Alex Caceres vs. Giga Chikadze – Fight Goes to Decision (-175)

We’ve seen this kind of fight play out before. A pair of rangey strikers with no interest in bringing the fight to the ground square off. While sometimes that leads to a slugfest, with the striking styles of these two, I think they probably play it more cautiously than that. Chikadze has seen five of his eight UFC fights reach the cards. Alex Caceres has only finished one guy via strikes in the last half decade.

Jarno Errens – Wins Inside the Distance (+400)

I like the straight up moneyline on Jarno Errens, which sits at +140, but I like the prop that he finishes it even more. In his debut fight against William Gomis, Errens threatened with multiple submissions and was particularly close on a triangle. On top of that, the kickboxing stylist showed that he can crack on the feet too. Seung Woo Choi has been finished in two of his last three fights, and I think he gets stopped again here.

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