MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: UFC LONDON GETS TILL VS. MASVIDAL, EDWARDS VS. NELSON

UFC London is set using its own main and co-main occasion. The card takes place March 16 at The O2 Arena in London, England, and my thoughts on the two new high-profile bouts added to the card are below.
Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal, UFC Fight Night 147
An exciting welterweight matchup between Darren Until and Jorge Masvidal is defined as the headlining five-round fight at UFC Fight Night 147. ESPN broke the information. Till (17-1-1) is 5-1-1 overall in the UFC and in his final bout endured his first career loss by entry to winner Tyron Woodley in UFC 228. Till remains one of the most well-known fighters in the division, and all of Europe, so despite the loss he always made a great deal of sense to headline this card in London. He flirted with the idea of going up to middleweight but chose to stay at welterweight to get his hands on Masvidal, who stylistically should wear a fantastic fight against Till. Masvidal (32-13) is 9-6 overall from the UFC and has not fought since a 2017 conclusion loss to Stephen»Wonderboy» Thompson. He hasn’t really won a fight in almost two decades because a TKO win over Donald Cerrone, but is still obviously a skilled and dangerous fighter. Masvidal was supposed to fight Nick Diaz in UFC 235, but that fight fizzled and he will now take on forever.
I’m anticipating a really competitive fight between Till and Masvidal, however since he’s from England and contemplating all the betting support he generally gets, I totally expect Till to be the preferred here. I do think it’s a close fight but could definitely be interested in Masvidal if he’s available at a plus number.
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson, UFC Fight Night 147
As well, a welterweight bout between contenders Leon Edwards and Gunnar Nelson is going to function as co-main event of UFC Fight Night 147. Edwards (16-3) is 8-2 in the UFC and is riding a silent six-fight win series at the moment using a decision win over Donald Cerrone in his final outing. He’s quietly evolved to one of the best welterweights in the UFC, but was waiting to get his hands on a top-10 opponent. He’s finally found a taker in the form of Nelson, who is coming off of a huge win over Alex Oliveira in UFC 231. Nelson (17-3-1) spanned a 1.5 years layoff into the Oliveira battle but absolutely dominated him for a few of their biggest wins of his UFC career to date. He’s never climbed to the championship level that many observers of the game expected of him at a point in time, but he has still recognized himself to be a good fighter at 170lbs, along with the triumph over Oliveira showed just how great he’s at his finest.
This looks like another competitive struggle. Edwards has proven a well-rounded game in his last couple of fights but Nelson is clearly an incredibly-dangerous finisher and is coming from a large win. Based on the recent win over Oliviera I would suppose Nelson is pegged as the favorite here, but I think Edwards could possess a lot of dangers in what should be a very close fight.
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