I have been on an absolute tear lately on the DFS front. We finished in the top 2% two weeks ago in a big tournament and I gave you the highest scoring fighter of the card as our value play on last week's card. I also told you to fade the 2nd highest favorite on the card and he lost outright. If you want to win money, then you know what to do.
Real quick scoring overview: Fighters get .2 points for strikes and sig strikes, +0.03 pts/second of control time, 5 pts for TDs, 5 pts for reversals, and 10 pts for knockdowns. The earlier a fight ends; the more bonus points you receive. With this scoring, hesitant strikers that back up will single handedly sink your roster. I'm looking for wrestlers and guys with knockout power. If you would like access to the entire article, consider joining one of our premium member plans!
Every Lineup Fighter: Ilia Topuria, $8,800, (-278)
Ilia is so good and can finish Max with either a KO or a Sub. Holloway has no wrestling offense or defense so if Topuria decides to take this fight to the ground, then that is where this fight is going and likely ends. The risk here is that he wants to make a statement and chooses to stand and bang and beat Holloway at his own game. If that happens, he will have insane volume eating up Holloways leg with leg kicks and causing major damage to Holloways chin. Even is this fight does go the distance; I think the volume will still make Topuria a great pick. Max's chances of finishing Topuria are low and if he somehow gets the win; I see Topuria still finishing with 80+ points from damage through 5 rounds.