Vitor Petrino and Serghei Spivac meet in the UFC Fight Night 285 co-main event on Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Vitor Petrino vs. Serghei Spivac UFC Fight Night 285 preview
Petrino (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) enters on a three-fight winning streak. His current run includes stoppages of Austen Lane and Thomas Petersen, with a unanimous decision over Steven Asplund.
Spivac (18-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) got back on track in his last outing after a two-fight skid against Jailton Almeida and Waldo Cortes-Acosta. His last outing was a unanimous decision win vs. Ante Delija in February.
Vitor Petrino vs. Serghei Spivac UFC Fight Night 285 expert pick, prediction
Apparently, even Mick Maynard's beloved middleweight division has to take a backseat when it comes to the UFC's "bigger is better" philosophy for structuring
its cards.
In this case, their clearly nuanced formula gives us a heavyweight amalgamation between Serghei Spivac and Vitor Petrino.
Despite their continued efforts to push some chips in on Petrino, I still don't know how sold I am on his ceiling in any division. Petrino's probably in the correct weight class now; I'm just curious how he'll hold up to the potential pressure of a more capable heavyweight like Spivac.
The potential problem, however, is that Spivac – despite making appreciable improvements to his counter jabs and striking alike – has not exactly been a consistent pressure-grappling threat (which is a huge cheat code for finding success at heavyweight).
Add in the fact that Spivac has traditionally gotten spooked by superior athletes in defeat, and I can't help but side with Petrino to find a semi-surprising knockout early.
The official pick is Petrino by knockout in Round 1.
Vitor Petrino vs. Serghei Spivac UFC Fight Night 285 odds
The oddsmakers and the public favor the Brazilian fighter, listing Petrino -150 and Spivac +122 via FanDuel.
Vitor Petrino vs. Serghei Spivac UFC Fight Night 285 start time, how to watch
As the co-main event, Petrino and Spivac are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 10:10 p.m. ET. The fight streams live on Paramount+.
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