Home star favourite to continue title tilt
Swedish star Alexander Gustafsson is the firm favourite with the bookmakers as he takes on Thiago Silva on his homecoming at UFC on Fuel 2.
The 25-year-old will enter the Octagon in Stockholm as 2/5 favourite with Sky Bet and is eyeing a victory to complete a five-match winning streak. His opponent is coming off a 14-month absence from the UFC after failing a drugs test at the star of last year, with his decision victory over Brandon Vera overturned by the NSAC. Prior to that, the Brazilian had competed with elite level fighters including former Light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida, with the former fortunate to escape a final-round flurry from Silva and record a decision victory. But despite facing illustrious in the past, the online betting company clearly believes he will suffer from ring rust and have priced him at 15/8 outsider. Gustafsson has only gone to a decision once in his career and looks good value at 7/4 to end this battle within the distance with a TKO/KO. Although Silva is no pushover, and has only suffered one TKO defeat in his career, the 'Mauler' is on a tear and is can use the Brazilian as a stepping stone to bigger and better things.
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