David Michaud vs Ray Cooper III Betting Preview – PFL Welterweight Finals

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Ray Cooper III and David Michaud are in the finals for the PFL welterweight title.  They got into the finals after well-fought battles. They will step into the octagon on New Year’s Eve in the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Let’s see why we think that David Michaud has high chances to win in this David Michaud vs Ray Cooper III betting preview.

Michaud never doubted he will get into the finals. While he had two struggling wins to get there, Cooper III scored a draw and a quick KO. Who will win the PFL welterweight title? Online sportsbook sites in the US are ready to take your bets. 1xbet offers 1.46 for Cooper III and 2.59 for Michaud.

Hard-fought battles of Michaud

David Michaud (18-5 MMA, 3-1 PFL) got into the finals of Professional Fighter’s Leauge to win the one-million-dollar prize money. In order to get to the finals, Michaud defeated former UFC professionals, John Howard and Glaico Franca. However, he excepted coming out of the fights without a scratch, he found himself in furious battles. After the second round against Franca, he knew that he has to win round three in order to win the match. During early in the round Franca was delivering a low blow which was and a knee right after finding Michaud wide open.

This was the turning point. Blood-soaked Michaud tried to pinch his opponent into a guillotine lock. As Franca was escaping two times from the submission, they started to trade punches. Beating each-other till the end of the round 2 of the 3 juries found Michaud more effective. Michaud: “I just had two wars with two of the toughest guys in the world — I’m ready for Ray Cooper!” Online sportsbook sites suggest that the winner is going to be Cooper III of the PFL finals.

Getting into the finals with a round 2 KO – David Michaud vs Ray Cooper III betting preview

Ray Cooper III was the runner up of last year’s PFL championship. This year he was advancing to the finals with a draw and an early knock-out against  Chris Curtis in round two. Since Cooper III was dominating round one, we could expect his finish for round two.  Diving into the fight Cooper was able to punch Curtis in the chin, resulting Curtis to hit the ground. Cooper III went for the finish punching Curtis many times who stayed on the ground still for 11 seconds.

Watching Michaud’s games since last year we can tell he improved a lot. He has great chances in the finals. Winning PFL is not just about the prize money, it’s about to get into the best fighters of all time. You can place your bets on 1xbet for this year’s winner.

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