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UFC ON ESPN 28: Buys vs de Paula 07/31/2021 Predictions, Previews and Spread

Posted by: Hilbert MayerPosted on: Fri, July 30th, 2021 7:54 PM

UFC ON ESPN 28: Buys vs de Paula 07/31/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship has been successful in entertaining their fans this month and they intend to end it with a bunch of fireworks in UFC on EPSN 28 which happens this July 31, Saturday. This will be held at the closed doors of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada and fans can watch through Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass. Legend killer Uriah Hall is going to get tested in the main event as he faces the younger Sean Strickland in the main event. The undercard features an interesting women’s strawweight battle between Cheyanne Buys and Gloria de Paula. According to UFC betting lines, this match will have Gloria de Paula as the underdog to Cheyanne Buys.

UFC ON ESPN 28: Buys vs de Paula 07/31/2021

When:	Saturday, July 31, 9:00 PM ET
Where:	UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada
TV:	Pay Per View
Stream:	UFC Fight Pass

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UFC ON ESPN 28: Buys vs de Paula 07/31/2021 Odds

Fighter	Odds	Fighter	Odds
Cheyanne Buys	-185	Gloria de Paula	+160

Main Card

Cheyanne Buys

Cheyanne Buys is known as “The Warrior Princess” inside the MMA cage and she hails from Clearwater, Florida in the USA. She gets to sharpen her fighting skills at the Fortis MMA fight stable. Buys stand at five-foot-four and has been competing at the strawweight division for her entire career. She is just at her prime age of 26 years old and has a professional fight record of 5-2. Four of those wins came from decisions. Impressing during Dana White’s Contender Series, Buys earned her ticket to join the UFC roster. Her debut match against Montserrat Ruiz in UFC on ESPN 21 did not favor her as she lost via unanimous decision.

Gloria de Paula

Gloria de Paula is just entering her prime at 26 years old and she came all the way from Campinas, Sao Paulo in Brazil for this match. She will be representing the Chute Boxe Diego Lima fight team in her match. De Paula carries an interesting ring name as “Glorinha” and she is comfortable fighting at the strawweight division. Coming to this match, she has a 5-3 professional MMA record and three of those wins are knockouts. Like her opponent, De Paula did well in Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a slot in the UFC. Her debut fight UFC Fight Night 187 did not end well and lost to Jinh Yu Frey via unanimous decision.

Buys vs de Paula Betting Numbers

	Buys	de Paula
Record	5-2-0	5-3-0
Last Fight	Loss	Loss
Country	USA	Brazil
Height	5’4″	5’5″
Weight (lbs)	116	115
Reach (in)	63	67
Win by KO/TKO	20%	60%
Win by Submission	0%	0%
Decisions	80%	40%
Strikes landed per minute	4.10	3.33
Striking accuracy	53%	54%
Striking absorbed per minute	1.67	1.20
Striking defense	65%	70%
Takedown average	0.00	0.00
Takedown accuracy	0%	0%
Takedown defense	60%	71%
Submission average	0.00	1.00

Buys vs de Paula Betting Picks

Both fighters stepping inside the cage will be hungry to earn their first win in the UFC. As forecasted in the top online sportsbook, Cheyanne Buys should be that fighter who will boast her first UFC victory over Glordia de Paula.