Ufc 232 Predictions
Jon Jones has dominated everyone he has faced in the Octagon -- except Alexander Gustafsson.
Jones won a decision in their 2013 meeting, but it was a thrilling five-round battle. They fight a rematch on Saturday, Dec. 29, in the main event of UFC 232 at The Forum in Los Angeles.
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 – Picks & Predictions December 24, 2018 February 4, 2019 Wild Rover UFC 232 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature Jon Jones making his return once again to the UFC to fight Alexander Gustafsson for the second time with the Light Heavyweight Title up for grabs. For the first time in 17 months to the day, arguably the UFC’s best fighter graces the Octagon again as Jon “Bones” Jones has his highly anticipated rematch against Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 232. Here we go again: the long-awaited re-return of former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is scheduled for UFC 232. It’s the final event of the year, and the UFC is closing 2018 with a blockbuster. Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch for the vacated title. UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 Results; UFC 232 Predictions; Island Fights 51 Results; Invicta FC 33: Frey vs Grusander 2 Results; Cage Fury Fighting Championship 71 Results; Eddie Bravo Invitational 18: The Female Strawweights; Invicta FC 33 Predictions; UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega Results; UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega Predictions.
At stake will be be light heavyweight belt that Jones once wore, which will be stripped from Daniel Cormier for inactivity. Jones had the belt taken from him for the second time last year after failing a drug test. This will be his first fight in 17 months.
The co-main event is also a title fight -- a superfight, actually, pitting women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg against bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes.
Whose night will it be?
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This article is part of our RotoWire Staff Picks series.
Chalk was king at UFC 231, but UFC 232 features multiple title fights and other hotly-contested matchups in terms of betting odds. A late event relocation caused chaos for many of the fighters and prospective attendees, but line movement has held relatively steady leading up to the Saturday event.As a reminder, these are purely picks. If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 232 preview.
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | |||
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | Chiesa | |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | |||
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | Volkanovski | ||
RECORD | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-2 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 95-62 | 86-71 | 98-59 | |
PERCENTAGE | .605 | .548 | .624 |
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | RICHARD | CHRIS |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | Nunes | |
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | Chiesa |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | Anderson | |
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | ||
RECORD | 3-2 | 3-2 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 76-52 | 51-46 | |
PERCENTAGE | .593 | .526 |
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MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | Joe 'SunTszu' | Shaun 'DFSSniper' |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | Nunes | |
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | Anderson | |
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | Volkanovski | Volkanovski |
RECORD | 2-3 | 5-0 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 27-19 | 30-16 | |
PERCENTAGE | .587 | .652 |
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Ufc 232 Predictions
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
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Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He is the primary Bellator recap writer and handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire to 'Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire,' as well as DFS Baseball, and MMA fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.
Joe 'SunTszu': Known more commonly by his Twitter handle @SunTszu, Joe is a Hedge Fund Executive by day and high-volume DFS player by night. He is a 2x 'Bracket Challenge' & 'Gotham qualifier, who is currently ranked 7th in DFS MMA. You can also find him as one of the original contributors of 'Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire,' a DFS-centric video breakdown. He is also a co-creator of the 'Creating Alpha in DFS' podcast.
@theDFSniper: @theDFSniper is the host and lead instigator of 'Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire,' a DFS-centric video breakdown. He also appears on the LoudMouth MMA podcast and contributes soccer content to DFS Army.
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