Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that UFC 236 on April 13th will comprise an interim middleweight title fight between top 185 pound contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya.
Gastelum (15-3, 1 no competition ) most recently had his struggle against middleweight champion Robert Whittaker cancelled in the last minute due to a hernia from Whittaker that necessitated surgery. Whittaker is currently recovering from the harm and hopefully will come back in the second half of 2019. Before his struggle cancellation, Gastelum earned a split decision over fellow leading rival Jacare Souza and knocked out former winner Michael Bisping.
Adesanya (16-0) has successfully transitioned from elite kickboxer to among the best strikers in mixed martial arts. “The previous Stylebender” has gone 5-0 in the UFC including recent victories over contenders Brad Tavares and Derek Brunson in addition to former winner Anderson Silva less than two weeks back in the substitute main event for UFC 234.
Here’s what MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas had to say about the bout:
“Stylistically, if Adesanya can continue to keep this fight standing, he definitely has an edge with his elite kickboxing history and striking skill-set. Gastelum has electricity on the toes and presents problems like a southpaw, but he is almost certainly must take this fight to the ground to acquire it. It’s easy to presume this is an excellent stylistic matchup for Adesanya, but maybe we’re underestimating Gastelum here. Gastelum has confronted some of the greatest fighters on the planet at middleweight as an undersized 185-pounder and has performed nicely. That being said, Adesanya is on a mad rise now has a tremendous quantity of support in the gambling public so I’m going to open him as a -185 betting favored with the comeback on Gastelum being +155.”
Kalikas opened the lines for Gastelum vs Adesanya via Bet DSI
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UFC 236: Gastelum vs Adesanya
April 13, 2019
Location: TBA
Main Event — Interim Middleweight Title
Kelvin Gastelum +155
Israel Adesanya -185

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