David Martinez - Dan Ige: betting tip (cf 1.71) and bets on the fight

Current form

David Martinez confidently defeated Marlon Vera in February, taking the victory by decision of the judges. Before that, he dealt with Rob Font with the same result. Two veterans, two difficult trials — and both times Martinez showed enough composure not to get involved in an unnecessary adventure. Initially, the Mexican's next opponent was supposed to be Umar Nurmagomedov. However, the fight scheduled for July did not take place: the parties decided to choose other opponents for the fighters. As a result, Martinez got another fight against an experienced UFC representative.

The Mexican's winning streak has already counted ten matches. He made his UFC debut in March 2025 and immediately left the impression of a fighter who came not just for a contract, but for a place at the top of the division. Simon Oliveira was stopped by technical knockout in the first round after a knee strike and subsequent finishing. Prior to that, at Dana White's Contender Series, Martinez won by judges' decision against Xavier Franklin. He is ranked eighth in his division.

Even earlier, the Mexican managed to win the Combate Global title. In May 2021, he became the champion of the organization and successfully defended the belt three times. The last defense turned out to be particularly effective: Jose Zarauza was knocked out in the fourth round with a roundhouse kick. After such a series of results, the invitation from Dana White seemed quite natural.

Martinez's UFC stats look perfect: three wins and no losses. Moreover, in fights with Vera and Font, he showed that he is able to spend a full five minutes per round without losing concentration and at the same time constantly keep his opponent under threat. His strengths are speed, a sense of distance, non—standard attacks and the ability to quickly change the direction of work.

An important point is also the age. Martinez is 28 years old, which means he is at a time in his career when his physical abilities are combined with his accumulated experience. He has 14 wins to his credit, ten of which were won by knockout, and four more by decision of the judges. At the same time, the Mexican has black belts in kickboxing and karate, as well as a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Current form 

Dan Ige is approaching the fight after an extremely unpleasant defeat from Melkizael Costa. In February, the American missed a roundhouse kick and ended the fight in the first round. In the last five matches, Ige has scored only one victory. She had a fight with Sean Woodson, whom the American stopped by technical knockout in the third round with punches. The other four meetings ended in defeats. Ige lost by judges' decisions to Patricio Freira, Leron Murphy and Diego Lopez, and then received an early defeat from Kosta Ige's statistics in the UFC — 11 wins with ten losses.

But these figures hide an even more important detail: the American almost always agreed to the most serious tests. He did not build a career based on the principle of giving a simpler opponent, but regularly went up against fighters of the highest level. Before joining the UFC in 2018, the American managed to hold a lot of fights in Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, RFA and Titan FC. There he established himself as a versatile and physically strong fighter, but he never received the opportunity to hold a championship match at the level of these organizations.

The 35-year-old Ige has 19 professional wins: seven by knockouts, seven by judges' decisions and five by submission. At the same time, he has 11 defeats. The American has a good wrestling school — in his student years he was engaged in wrestling. In addition, Ige has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a brown belt in judo.