Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini Pick, Start Time: UFC on ESPN 65

Joanderson Brito and Pat Sabatini will meet at the UFC on Saturday at the ESPN 65 Co-Main event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of matchups from MMA Junkie Analyst Dantom.
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Joanderson Brito Vs. Pabani UFC in ESPN 65 Preview

Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) won five straight times by losses in a decision split in Paris this September by William Gomis. The five previous wins were all halts. This included two post-match bonus awards. Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) won the past five fights and lost, but returned to the rise this fall with Jonathan Pierce’s first round submission.

Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini UFC ESPN 65 Expert Picks, Prediction

The joint main event in Las Vegas features solid featherweight reservations between two of my favorite action fighters, Joan Derson Burrito and Pat Sabatini.

Sabatini is definitely a submission specialist, but given that his fight is likely to end early, I still hug him with the action-fighting crowd. But if you want to avoid being the person who’s finished with Sabatini, he will probably need to reach his efforts early and often.

Luckily for Sabatini, Brito has the tendency to drive himself out of position and throw him into the clinch because of that power, despite having the edge to hit his power in this matchup.

In fact, Britton’s bad habit of clinching is undoubtedly that he sacrificed his finish and battle during his UFC tenure. With that in mind, Brito will be tasked with finding the balance between landing his murder shot or relinquishing Sabatini the conditions for victory.

I’ve been burned by Briton’s Wildman tendencies before, so I’ll side with the bad habits of the little cage and Brazilians to pour this fight into the sabatini speciality.

The pick is that Sabatini locks the submission by the end of round two.

Pat Sabatini

Joanderson Brito Vs. Pet Sabatini UFC with ESPN 65 Odds

Odds makers and the public are firmly maintaining their betting line, listing Dober -118 and Torres -104 via Fanduel.

Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini UFC ESPN 65 Start Time, How to View

Brito and Sabatini are expected to walk to the cage around 11:30pm. The fight will air on ESPN and stream on ESPN+.

For more information about the card, see the MMA Junkie event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.