UFC on ESPN 17: Arlovski vs Boser 11/07/2020 Picks, Predictions and Previews
UFC on ESPN 17: Arlovski vs Boser 11/07/2020 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to make another mark with an exciting fight card set for UFC on ESPN 17. This event is set to happen on Saturday, November 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. No audience will still be allowed inside the venue but fans can see the matches through Pay Per View and UFC Fight Pass. The biggest draw will be a light heavyweight battle between Thiago Santos and Glover Texiera for the right to challenge UFC champion Jan Blachowicz. The undercard will put two heavyweights inside the cage with Andrei Arlovski taking on Tanner Boser. In this heavyweight battle, UFC Betting Odds expects Tanner Boser to rise up in the rankings with a win over Andrei Arlovski.
UFC on ESPN 17: Arlovski vs Boser 11/07/2020
| When: | Saturday, November 7, 10:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
A changing of the guard? ⚔️
Your co-main event: @AndreiArlovski vs @BulldozerBoser
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UFC on ESPN 17: Arlovski vs Boser 11/07/2020 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Arlovski | +260 | Tanner Boser | -310 |
Main Card
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski is known as “The Pit Bull” inside the MMA cage and he came all the way from Minsk, Belarus. Standing at six-foot-four, this natural heavyweight gets his skills polished at the well-renowned American Top Team. Arlovski is now 41 years old and he has a professional fighting record of 29-19 with those victories split to 17 wins, nine decisions and three submissions. He has been fighting in the UFC since June 2014. He has been struggling for the past years losing four of his last seven fights. In his last match just this May 2020 at UFC Fight Night 171, he fought Philipe Lins and won convincingly through a unanimous decision.
Tanner Boser
Tanner Boser is a young 29-year-old fighter and his hometown is in Bonnyville located in Alberta, Canada. He stands at six-foot-two and will be representing the Shaved Bears MMA for this fight. Boser owns a professional MMA record of 19-6 with 10 of those victories from knockouts and seven are decisions. This is just his fourth fight in the UFC after debuting in UFC on ESPN 6 back in October 2019. He will be coming to this fight with back-to-back wins, the first one was against Philipe Lins in UFC on ESPN 12 while the latest was on UFC on ES{N 14 against Raphael Pessoa in which he knocked out in the second round.
Arlovski vs Boser Betting Numbers
| Record | 29-19-0 | 19-6-1 |
| Last Fight | Win | Win |
| Country | Belarus | Canada |
| Height | 6’3″ | 6’2″ |
| Weight | 240 lbs | 255 lbs |
| Reach | 77″ | 75″ |
| Win by KO/TKO | 59% | 53% |
| Win by Submission | 10% | 11% |
| Decisions | 31% | 37% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 3.54 | 4.54 |
| Striking accuracy | 44% | 54% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 2.69 | 2.85 |
| Striking defense | 59% | 64% |
| Takedown average | 0.50 | 0.00 |
| Takedown accuracy | 36% | 0% |
| Takedown defense | 79% | 100% |
| Submission average | 0.30 | 0.00 |
Arlovski vs Boser Betting Picks
Youth vs experience will be the story for this matchup. According to Sportsbook, Tanner Boser is going to be the safer bet as seen by Top Online Sportsbook as compared to the veteran Andrei Arlovski. Expect Boser to impose his will and take down his opponent via knockout.
