UFC 313: King Green v Mauricio Ruffy free tips, predictions & odds

Mauricio Ruffy faces Bobby “King” Green in a lightweight battle that opens the UFC 313 card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

King Green v Mauricio Ruffy Tips

Mauricio Ruffy to win by KO, TKO or DQ @ 21/20

The fight kicking off the card if King Green versus Mauricio Ruffy, the man from the Fighting Nerds which is the hottest gym in the world right now; they just keep churning out the talent.

Ruffy, yes he's only had two in the UFC, but he is something special. First time out with the flying knee demonstrated that, however in his last bout against James Llontop it was a little bit flat.

He coasted the fight a little bit. There were some flashy moments to get us all excited, but there was an overriding feeling that perhaps we'd overegged it with Ruffy.

I'm telling you now, this guy is very good and this could be the moment where the world catches the imagination of Ruffy.

King Green, everyone knows who he is. Last time out we saw him against Paddy Pimblett in Manchester and he was on the receiving end of some very slick jiu-jitsu from Paddy, which propelled "The Baddy" into superstardom.

Green has been there, done it and got the t-shirt. He's fought the best of the best, he's an absolute vet and he's going to get the love of the fans. He'll want to get back into the win column and I suspect he will feel the matchup is quite favourable from his point of view with Ruffy being a striker.

That's what he wants. He wants to stand, he wants to bang and he has a very unorthodox way of going about his work. But I think he's going to be on the receiving end of something that is very, very special.

I think Green will have success in the fight but I just believe, given the nature of his last performance, Ruffy won't be messing about and he will not be taking it easy.

I expect Ruffy to go through the gears and deliver something incredibly special. Keep an eye out for this guy.

All odds were correct and available at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal and fluctuation.

Adam Catterall

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