Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios prediction, decide, begin time, odds for UFC on ESPN 57

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Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios meet Saturday within the featured bout on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 57 from KFC Yum! Middle in Louisville, Ky. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.  

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios UFC on ESPN 57 preview

Rosas Jr. (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will look to make it two in a row for the primary time in his UFC profession. After struggling his first profession loss final April to Christian Rodriguez, the younger bantamweight bounced again with a primary spherical TKO of Terrence Mitchell in September. … Turcios (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) additionally enters this matchup coming off a loss, adopted by a win in 2022. Turcios has been inactive since, and enters his first combat in over 18 months.

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios UFC on ESPN 57 knowledgeable decide, prediction

Filling out the primary card is a bantamweight battle between Raul Rosas Jr. and Turcios.

This bout was initially scheduled to go down in February of this 12 months, however Rosas Jr. was compelled to withdraw on combat day attributable to sickness.

The UFC opted to maintain this combat collectively on condition that Rosas Jr. seems to be a fighter they’ve particular plans and excessive hopes for, which most likely explains why the 19-year-old prospect is so closely favored right here.

Turcios, who’s actually the extra skilled of the 2 fighters, brings a wider array of strikes to work with on the toes and quietly carries a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his again pocket.

Turcios’ on-paper benefits could also be sufficient to cease him from getting submitted, however his propensity to permit fights to get ugly might in the end favor a superior positional scrambler like Rosas Jr. to get the leap on him.

For that motive, I’ll aspect with Rosas Jr. to drive a stoppage by strikes from the mount place in Spherical 1.

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios UFC on ESPN 57 odds

The oddsmakers and the general public are favoring the youthful fighter, itemizing Rosas Jr. as a -265 favourite, and Turcios as a +200 underdog, by way of FanDuel.

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios UFC on ESPN 57 begin time, easy methods to watch

Because the featured important card bout, Rosas Jr. and Turcios are anticipated to make their walks to the octagon at roughly 9:35 p.m. ET. The combat broadcasts dwell on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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