Imavov vs Gastelum: The UFC returns to start 2023 with a UFC Fight Night at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. We will review the main event for the UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Here is a detailed preview, prediction, and Imavov vs Gastelum betting odds for the 185-pound main event between two of the top middleweights in the world — Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN
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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Gastelum preview
Only one more week to wait!
7 days until @Imavov1 vs @KelvinGastelum in our first main event of 2023! #UFCVegas67 pic.twitter.com/wGom2XsS8r
— UFC (@ufc) January 7, 2023
The middleweight contest between No. 12-ranked contender Nassourdine and No. 13-seeded Kelvin Gastelum will serve as the main event of the UFC Fight Night bill. When facing the UFC veteran, who will be devoted to fighting back to the top, the up-and-coming Imavov will seek to enter the divisional top 10.
The fight was initially slated to take place at UFC 273 in April last year. Imavov’s forced withdrawal owing to visa complications necessitated the fight’s postponement.
Imavov vs Gastelum prediction
Despite having fought the top middleweights in the world, Kelvin Gastelum has recently been having trouble. Since challenging Israel Adesanya for the interim 185-pound title, the 31-year-old has lost four of his previous five fights and is coming off back-to-back losses.
Nassourdine Imavov, his opponent, has won three straight matches, including two consecutive finishes in 2021, and has moved up to No.12 in the 185-pound rankings. In his most recent game, which took place in September, the Frenchman defeated Joaquin Buckley.
Imavov will try to take advantage of the chance, as Gastelum is his first well-known name. The UFC veteran is well aware that another setback might be his final in the promotion. Predicting who will prevail in this high-stakes fight for both guys is challenging. But in this case, we’ll side with Imavov.
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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Gastelum betting odds
The most recent betting odds place Nassourdine Imavov as the favorite to defeat Kelvin Gastelum when they square off on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Imavov is presently 12/25 (-210) to win the fight outright, while Kelvin Gastelum is available at 13/8 (+160) if you’re hoping for a minor upset. In other words, the oddsmakers believe Imavov has a 64% chance of winning while Gastelum has a 36% chance. The odds for Imavov and Gastelum were 1/2 (-200) and 13/8 (+160), respectively.
UFC vegas 67 fight card
Main Card
- Kelvin Gastelum vs Nassourdine Imavov (MAIN EVENT)
- Dan Ige vs Damon Jackson (Co-main event)
- Geoff Neal (injured as of now) vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs Raoni Barcelos
- Allan Nascimento vs Carlos Hernandez
Preliminary Card
- Daniel Argueta vs Isaac Dulgarian
- Omar Morales vs Mateusz Rębecki
- Punahele Soriano vs Roman Kopylov
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Claudio Ribeiro
- Jimmy Flick vs Charles Johnson
- Mateus Mendonça vs Javid Basharat
Editors pick
