[adrotate group=”25″]This fight is a classic Striker vs Grappler match up. Chad Laprise has an overwhelming advantage in the striking department, whilst Olivier Aubin-Mercier is a significantly better grappler.
People have labelled Olivier “The next George St Pierre” and that tells you everything you need to know about the young Canadian.
Oliver should be able to use his superior grappling skills to control where this fight takes place and prevent Laprise from being able to settle into his rhythm.
Whenever you have a strong grappler fighting a striker, I almost always favour the grappler. This is because it’s a lot easier for grapplers to neutralize the dangers of a striker and score points with the judges.
Oliver can win this fight in a variety of different ways. He can take Chad down and beat him up with ground and pound. He can pin him up against the cage and turn this into an ugly fight, or he can take him down and win via submission.
All of Chad Laprise’s paths to victory rely on Olivier having a bad night. For this reason Olivier to win is a great bet. Nerves often play a big part in the Ultimate Fighter Finale match ups but Olivier showed no signs of nerves on the show.
Chad Laprise is great fighter with a bright future ahead of him in the UFC, but this is a bad match up for him. The odds on Olivier to win are very generous at around 2.1 | +110 / 11/10 and I’m picking the young Canadian to become the next Ultimate Fighter at the TUF Nations Finale on Wednesday night!
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OUR BET: 10.00 UNITS ON OLIVIER AUBIN-MERCIER TO WIN AT ODDS OF 2.10 | +110 | 11/10
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