The Ultimate Fighting Championship stays on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi for another night of MMA on Fight Island. The main card of UFC Fight Night 173 will start at 8 pm ET. As part of the main card Lightweights Marc Diakiese and Rafael Fiziev will face each other after both coming out with a victory in their last fights. Find out who continues their win streak in our Marc Diakiese vs Rafael Fiziev betting predictions for UFC Fight Night 173.
Online bookmakers are favoring the more experienced fighter in Marc Diakiese with Fiziev only in his third fight in the octagon. Diakiese meanwhile will be fighting his 9th UFC fight and is coming off back to back wins. FanDuel lists Diakiese as the -170 favorite but you can’t find better value from other online sports betting sites like 888sport and SugarHouse who lists him at -155.
Diakesi looks much improved after a difficult three losses in a row before winning his last two. His stock has fallen considerably since impressing in his first three UFC fights and should come out looking to prove a point. Fiziev meanwhile is also looking to build on a win after losing in his first in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Diakesi has both the experience and physical advantage over his opponent and should be able to use every bit of it to pull out a win. I don’t see him stopping the Kazakh early but should win in all judge’s scorecards for a UD win.
