UFC Vegas 19 (Co-Main Event): Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya Preview and Prediction

UFC Vegas 19 (Co-Main Event): Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya Preview and Prediction
Ketlen Vieira and Yana Kunitskaya

UFC Vegas 19 is ready to headline the highly anticipated main event between the Heavyweight giants Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. This fight is finally happening after being shelved due to COVID for the first time.

Along with this the co-main is featuring women’s Bantamweight fight between Ketlen Vieira and Yana Kunitskaya.

UFC Vegas 19: Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya Preview

Ketlen Vieira is ranked number 6th in the women’s bantamweight division and she is coming in this fight with a win against Sijara Eubanks at UFC 253. Vieira is the former Mr. Cage Bantamweight champion and Big Way Bantamweight champion.

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Before her last fight, Vieira faced the first loss of her MMA carrier against Irene Aldana at UFC 245. Aldana knocked her out in the very first round. After that Vieira won the fight against Siraja Eubanks by unanimous decision of the judges.

She possesses the power to knock out anyone at any second and Vieira is going to be a tough task for Kunitskaya. Yana Kunitskaya is also a well-known name in the women’s bantamweight division. She is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion.

Kunitskaya is ranked number 7th in the women’s bantamweight division and she is also coming in this fight with a win against Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik. With a win in this fight, Kunitskaya will get one step closer to face Amanda Nunes.

UFC Vegas19: Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya Prediction

Vieira and Kunitskaya

Ketlen Vieira is the betting favorite in this fight with betting odds of -275 in her favor. Yana Kunitskaya is entering this fight as an underdog having betting odds of +230 in her favor.

Kunitskaya also won the UFC performance of the night bonus two times in her UFC carrier and with this win; she will look for one more cheque coming in her way. Vieira is going to do anything to stop her and cement her position in the Bantamweight title contender position.

Expected Result: Ketlen Vieira def Yana Kunitskaya

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