Ivan Menjivar is a true veteran of the sport, having fought some of its biggest names throughout his long career. In 2010, he was finally brought over to the WEC, where he suffered a close decision loss to current contender Brad Pickett. Now in the UFC, Menjivar has gone a cool 3-0, with stoppages over John Albert and Charlie Valencia, and a close decision win over Nick Pace. A win here, and Menjivar is probably one win away from a title shot.
Latest Ivan Menjivar vs Mike Easton Odds;
Manjivar – (-105) @ Bovada.Lv
Easton – (-125) @ Bovada.Lv
Mike Easton is potentially best known for his decision robbery win over former WEC champion Chase Beebe, however he’s a lot more than that. He scored a solid win over John Dodson outside of the UFC, and since joining the promotion, has gone 2-0, beating Jared Papazian in a slugfest, and finishing Byron Bloodworth with a brutal knee to the body. A win over Menjivar will likely be his biggest name to date.
To be perfectly honestly, I actually don’t like either guy. I don’t think either is a particularly great striker or wrestler, and neither is particularly great on the ground. Menjivar is winning his fights based off of smart gameplanning, relatively favorable matchmaking, and just solid veteran gamesmanship. Easton has been winning his fights based on his physical size advantages.
So, what should be the difference maker in this fight? Personally, I believe it will be Easton’s athleticism, combined with the fact that he doesn’t take too many risks. Menjivar nearly lost to Albert until Albert made a couple of crucial mistakes, and I personally scored the Pace fight against him. Easton on the other hand won’t give up a lead once he has it.
The Ivan Menjivar vs Mike Easton prediction is that Easton uses his size to win an uneventful, but lopsided decision, by controlling Menjivar against the fence. Really though, I don’t have a ton of confidence in this pick, but I’m willing to play it small at even odds, if only because Menjivar has been scraping by fighters weaker than Easton.
Ivan Menjivar vs Mike Easton Odds Betting Odds Conclusion: Menjivar’s best performance in the last couple of years was a split decision loss to Pickett, and Easton’s physicality should be too much. Given the current Ivan Menjivar vs Mike Easton Odds (-125) Easton is worthy of a small (3 unit) play. Bet Easton now at Bovada.Lv!
