Sergey Spivak vs Greg Hardy: Spivak to win early, most likely by submission

One of the most anticipated UFC tournaments will take place on March 6 with the main fight between Covington and Masvidal. In one of the main card fights Moldovan fighter Sergey Spivak will share the cage with American Greg Hardy.

The fight will be held in the heavyweight division. None of the fighters are in the top 15 of the official UFC heavyweight division contenders list. Sergey Spivak is quoted as the bookmakers' favorite.

After three wins in a row, Sergey lost to Tom Aspinall, but it's no shame to lose to Tom Aspinall at all (this guy is on a streak of seven straight wins, all of them early). The fight with Aspinall was over very quickly – they went straight into exchanges, Spivak missed an elbow and was finished on the ground.

Sergey has improved his punching skills but he is a basic wrestler and very good in the parterre. He needs to make up for the defeat, taking his preparations for Hardy very seriously.

«Hardy is a big, strong guy who hits really hard. Greg is explosive, we know he comes from American soccer, it's an explosive job there. Hardy has shown he can knock people out. He's a very good fighter.»

Sergey Spivak

Yes, Greg Hardy came from American football, quite late in MMA, so his skills (in all aspects of fighting) certainly leave a lot to be desired. Yes, he can punch and knock out, but only if his opponent stalls, a motionless target. Spivak is nothing like that.

As soon as Greg's opposition becomes more or less reasonable, he immediately loses without question, and is now on a streak of two straight losses.

Before making a fight prediction and picking a bet, it's very helpful to compare the objective characteristics of the opponents.

There's a feeling that Spivak would only need one take-down to end this whole thing. His main goal is to avoid a direct hit to the jaw, and the most important thing is that he understands that very well. Sergey learned a good lesson in the fight with Aspinall and he's not going to fight like that again. And the longer the fight with Hardy will go on, the worse it will be for Hardy – he'll get tired and he won't be able to deal with the pressure of Spivak. That's why the only mystery of this fight is how long the American will be able to hold out.

Analysts at 1xbet believe that Greg will make it through one round.

Spivak To Win – 1.552;

Hardy To Win – 2.46;

Fight To Go The Distance - YES – 2.59;

Fight To Go The Distance - NO – 1.40;

Total Over (1.5) – 1.66;

Total Under (1.5) – 2.22.

W Spivak By Submission (incl. Painful Locks and Chokeholds) – 4.00.