Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov. Fight Prediction
Danny Barlow will meet Nikolay Veretennikov in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division. Will the American be able to succeed in the fight against the fighter from Kazakhstan on August 11 in UFC on ESPN 61 in Las Vegas (USA) and what bets should he choose? - read our forecast

Command Analysis

Danny Barlow

Danny Barlow became the Attitude MMA Fights champion in 2023 and received an invitation to take part in Dana White's Contender Series. The American defeated his compatriot Raheem Forest (TKO, first round).
And then in the debut fight in Dana White's league of another US representative Josh Quinlan (technical knockout, third round). The 29-year-old Barlow has seven wins (five by knockout, one by decision, one by submission) and one defeat, which he suffered at the very beginning of his professional career.

Nikolay Veretennikov

Nikolay Veretennikov became the Fury Fighting Championship champion and entered Dana White's Contender Series, where he lost to Ecuadorian Michael Morales (unanimous decision) in September 2021. Then the American moved to the United Fight League, defeated Englishman Ashley Rees (technical knockout) in his third fight and became the champion.
After his triumph in the UFL, Nikolai finally got a chance to debut in Dana White's league. The 34-year-old Veretennikov has 12 wins (nine by knockout, two by decision, one by submission) and four losses.
Trends
Bet Veretennikov wins by knockout
Veretennikov has nine knockout wins
7.00Tip and bets
Barlow approaches the upcoming fight as a clear favorite. However, bookmakers overestimate the American's chances. Veretennikov has been waiting for his UFC debut for a long time and will definitely make every effort to successfully start his journey in Dana White's league. In this situation, it is worth betting that the fight will not go the full distance. The fighters have 16 early wins between them.
Our prediction is that the fight will not be complete at 1.65