Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson meet Saturday on the principle card of UFC on ESPN 56 from Enterprise Middle in St. Louis. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson UFC on ESPN 56 preview
Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) and Woodson (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) compete within the lone feathweight bout of the occasion. … Caceres enters his first combat of 2024 seeking to return to the win column following a setback towards Giga Chikadze final August. The loss got here after a unanimous choice win over Daniel Pineda final June. … Woodson has been operating scorching, going unbeaten in his final 5 (4 wins and one draw). In his first combat of the 12 months, he edged out a break up choice over Charles Jourdain at UFC 297 in January.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson knowledgeable decide, prediction
Serving as a strong providing at featherweight is a combat between Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson.
Caceres, who’s coming off a aggressive choice loss to Giga Chikadze final August, has been amid a profession renaissance lately.
Although nonetheless unpredictable by nature, Caceres appears to rise to the event when paired with different inventive strikers who will permit him to circulation.
For that purpose, I think that we ought to be in for a striker’s delight this Saturday.
Sean Woodson, who faces Alex Caceres at #UFCStLouis, is technically 0-0 towards UFC-level southpaws however has confronted stance-switchers like McKinney & Jourdain
Woodson can combat from open stance however prefers to match SPs with a closed stance to assaults all 3 ranges #TheSouthpawReport pic.twitter.com/HvVh32vpey
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) Might 10, 2024
Though Woodson is technically 0-0 towards UFC-level southpaws, he has proven the flexibility to shut stance and assault a number of ranges.
Left fingers will probably be potent for every social gathering, however I’ll decide Woodson to edge out the scorecards in what I imagine will probably be a aggressive contest.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson odds
The oddsmakers and the general public favor the youthful fighter, itemizing Woodson as a strong favourite at -215, with Caceres coming in at a +172 underdog by way of FanDuel. The final three cases of Caceres being listed as an underdog on the betting window, he got here away with a loss. In the meantime, Woodson has been a favourite in 4 of his final 5. He was an underdog towards Charles Jourdain in his final combat, however gained a break up choice.
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson begin time, the right way to watch
Because the second bout on the principle card, Caceres and Woodson are anticipated to make their stroll to the octagon round 7:40 p.m. ET (4:40 p.m. PT). The combat broadcasts stay on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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