Baysangur Susurkaev and Eric Nolan will face off this Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago. Susurkaev arrives fresh off his DWCS victory just days before the fight. Nolan enters on a four-fight win streak and a regional championship under his belt. Here, I take a closer look at this middleweight fight and make my Baysangur Susurkaev vs Eric Nolan prediction.
Our Baysangur Susurkaev vs Eric Nolan Pick
- Pick: Baysangur Susurkaev to win by knockout
- Confidence: ★★★☆☆
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Tale of the Tape
| Baysangur Susurkaev | Eric Nolan | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 24 | 27 |
| Reach | 79″ | 74″ |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Record | 9-0-0 | 8-3-0 |
Baysangur Susurkaev vs Eric Nolan Preview
Baysangur Susurkaev is among the fastest-rising prospects in MMA. He secured his UFC contract via a first-round body-kick finish on Dana White’s Contender Series just a few days before this bout. He will set the record for the fastest turnaround between fights in company history when he participates in this fight. Susurkaev has earned eight of his nine career MMA wins by knockout and he will look to put this fight away early as well.
Eric Nolan won four straight fights in Cage Fury Fighting Championships and won that promotion’s welterweight title via knockout in May. His last three victories all came by knockout in CFFC. Nolan will step up from welterweight to middleweight for his UFC debut and it will be interesting to see how the change in weight class impacts him in the biggest fight of his career so far.
Betting Insights
- Susurkaev is a massive favorite going into this fight. He is -800 to win this matchup and Nolan is +550 to pull off the upset.
- Seven of Susurkaev’s nine career fights have ended by first-round knockout.
- Nolan has won three straight fights by knockout.
- Nolan has earned four of his eight wins by knockout and two by submission.
Baysangur Susurkaev vs Eric Nolan Prediction
A lot of fight fans are going to see Susurkaev and Nolan fight for the first time this weekend. They are more likely to have seen Susurkaev given that the Russian just fought a few days ago in another Dana White MMA promotion. And they are likely to see Susurkaev win for the second time in the same week when he gets done with Nolan here.
We have seen Susurkaev land his strikes with lethal accuracy in his career thus far. I expect that to continue in this fight and for Susurkaev to come away with a win by knockout in his introduction to life on the UFC’s main roster.
