bettingexpert UFC: Chikadze vs Swanson Betting Tips and Predictions

 

Giga Chikadze Style & Form:

 

Giga Chikadze is in the prime of his career and would like to use this opportunity to quickly climb the UFC Featherweight rankings. He made his UFC debut in late 2019 and has won all of his fights since.

He fought four times in 2020, which is something not a lot of fighters can accomplish. What is more, he has performed better with each fight.

He wasn’t too impressive in his first couple of fights but has made significant improvements in his game since.

The most important thing he has improved upon is his takedown defense.

He is a fighter that relies mostly on his striking, more precisely his kicks; and preventing takedowns is something that will guarantee him success against Swanson.

Chikadze mostly uses a traditional stance but switches to southpaw when looking for his famous body kick.

He only has 12 MMA victories, but his extensive background in Kickboxing and Karate gives him a technical advantage over opponents.

Chikadze is the younger fighter, at 32 years of age and he has a 12-centimeter reach advantage over Swanson.

 

Cub Swanson Style & Form:

 

Cub Swanson is what comes to mind when talking about reliable and experienced veterans in the featherweight division.

Cub made his UFC debut back in 2011 and has an MMA record of 27 wins and 11 losses.

Swanson went on a four-fight losing streak from late 2017 to mid-2019. During his losing streak, he lost two fights via submission and two via decision.

Fortunately, Cub recovered with an impressive victory over Kron Gracie and followed up with a spectacular knockout against Daniel Pineda.

He relied on his rappelling early in his career but made a transition to a stand-up fighting style.

He performed very well in his last fight against an opponent who is similar to Chikadze. Pineda used leg kicks to try and slow Swanson down, but Swanson closed the distance and got into the pocket to land uppercuts and hooks.

Swanson will try to rely on the same scrappy style against Chikadze in hopes of landing an uppercut or elbow. But his opponent has a significant reach advantage and deadly kicks in his arsenal.

 

Chikadze vs Swanson Bets

 

Cub Swanson is an excellent fighter and fan favorite. He has also shown a notable increase in form and he is by no means a push-over. 

But Chikadze is the younger and sharper fighter. His stand-up is much sharper and more dangerous than Pineda’s.

Chikadze is a very technical striker and will use this reach advantage and kicks to slow Swanson down and avoid getting too close. The deciding factor in this fight will be Chikadze’s reach and stamina. His takedown defense will prevent Swanson from taking him to the ground, and the fight will most likely be a kickboxing match.

 

Back Chikadze to win via decision at 2,62 odds.