UFC 239: Allen vs Melendez Odds, Preview and Pick

Arnold Allen (-350) vs Gilbert Melendez (+265)

Arnold Allen (14-1) may be among the greatest fighters you have not seen before and also the chances certainly suggest oddsmakers are taking him against Gilbert Melendez (22-7). Allen will fly under the radar somewhat as he’s only fought once a year because 2014, but when he does struggle, fans are in for a treat.
Allen is somebody who lets his game do the talking and that he doesn’t have a tendency to be a character pre- or post-fight, which may hurt when it comes to marketing. He is making an effort to be active as it is already his next battle in 2019. He comes into this bout undefeated in the UFC with a 5-0 record with just two performance of the night awards to his credit.
Gilbert Melendez, 12 years older than the upstart Allen, has been through wars with nearly everybody in the UFC. Melendez has without question declined, entering the struggle. It’s not a good sign when a fighter should step away from the game to find their love for it . After his final fight, he did just that, but I have very real questions about the motivation of Melendez, that hasn’t won because 2013.
This is going to be the biggest battle of Allen’s career and if he’s got a wonderful showing, it ought to vault him into the top 15, finally. He’s well versed and has proven an ability to accommodate to the struggle in front of him.
Interestingly, he’s given away a number of his approach , saying:”I am ready for anything, I’ve had all sorts of struggles. I’ve been in dull fights where nobody gets hit and you end up winning without getting touched, and I have had fights where I’ve been in small brawls, kind of grinding fights, so I will be prepared for whatever he brings. I’m just planning to outpoint him, outskill him, and going for a bit better than him on the evening ”
I concur, and Allen should point-fight his way to a conclusion triumph, but he needs to not give in to Melendez, who’ll want a kill-or-be-killed firefight.

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