Happy thanksgiving my degenerate friends. I hope you’ve all eaten and drank way too much. But overall I hope you’ve had a great day with your family and friends.

On Friday we have the PFL World Championship card in Saudi Arabia. I’m stick with the main card for my bets, as I think that’s where the best action is! Plus the prelims are on way too early for me!

Let’s get into it!

BET 1 

I absolutely love the co main event of the evening. As we see the 2 best ladies in the PFL square off for all the marbles.

Talia Santos is a former UFC world title challenger and owns an impressive 22-3 record. She has never lost inside the distance, and arguably deserved to get the split decision with over Valentina Shevchenko when they fought in 2022. This lady is tough as nails and has power, finishing 10 wins by KO. Her submission game is solid, locking in a further 4 wins by sub. If she was fighting anyone else in this final, I’m betting her.

Dakota Ditcheva is DANGEROUS. See what I did there? She’s undefeated and makes the walk with a record of 13-0, and 12 of these wins come inside the distance. The girl won’t be in the PFL for much longer, as she will eventually make the switch to the UFC. The girls got it all. She’s an elite level fighter, has knockout power, and is extremely easy to market. She’s gorgeous! I think she wins this, but not quite as straight forward as usual as Santos will have her moments and provide a stiff test of Dakota’s credentials. My best bet, is for this fight to go over 3.5 Rounds. Lock it in. I have.

Moving on.

BET 2

We head to the final of the heavyweights PFL season and the winner walks away with 1 million bucks! The clash of two Russians should be a banger whilst it lasts! An my bet is banking on that this does not turn into a grappling match. If it does then I fancy Popov to take the title! But when I see Denis Goltsov as an underdog, I have to play it as long as he isn’t fighting Renan Ferreira. Renan beat him in last years season finale. But this time I fancy Goltsov coming out, making his power advantage count and knocking Popov out in the first half of the fight! Play it safe with the ML play, but KO RD1 is live for sure! Let’s get it!

The line up wouldn’t be complete without the degenerates parlay for you all! This is MONEY!

PARLAY 

Enjoy the violence and thanksgiving food my people!

Phil @PhilsBananas

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Phillip Dean

Phillip Dean is a seasoned combat sports journalist from England, with over 27 years of ringside experience. Phillip delivers engaging, in-depth reporting on the world of combat sports.