{"id":19236,"date":"2024-08-05T07:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T07:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=19236"},"modified":"2024-08-05T07:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T07:41:07","slug":"kara-france-vs-erceg-ufc-305-offshore-odds-pick-august-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/kara-france-vs-erceg-ufc-305-offshore-odds-pick-august-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara-France vs. Erceg UFC 305 Offshore Odds &amp; Pick (August 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Perth\u2019s favorite son Steve Erceg is coming home to fight New Zealand\u2019s best flyweight Kai Kara-France on August 17. Who\u2019s going to win? The Kara-France vs. Erceg odds suggest \u201cAstro Boy\u201d will get a relatively easy win in his hometown. What do we think is going to happen? Keep reading this Erceg vs. Kara-France preview for our predictions and betting picks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"before-betting-on-kara-france-vs-erceg\">Before Betting on Kara-France vs. Erceg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg is the co-main event of UFC 305. Kara-France is a former UFC Flyweight interim title challenger who\u2019s 24-11-1 overall and who\u2019s looking to end his two-fight losing skid. He\u2019s locking horns with Erceg (12-2) whose most recent fight was a championship bout that he lost by decision to Alexandre Pantoja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Erceg got some of the most crispest boxing in ufc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TzLDMuKf5L\">pic.twitter.com\/TzLDMuKf5L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; K.S \u231b\ufe0f (@KS_MMA_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KS_MMA_\/status\/1810054752899658031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kara-France has more experience than his two-years-younger opponent. He\u2019s been fighting professionally since 2010 and has been in the UFC for the last six years. Striking is his forte, but he\u2019s not very good in the clinch, which could be a huge problem for him in the fight against Erceg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aussie is a phenomenal grappler who uses his wrestling skills mostly for offense. His takedown defense is just 60%, but that\u2019s because he got taken down by Pantoja 9 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erceg is also a very good striker, who doesn\u2019t land too many strikes, but whose punches and kicks are very powerful. That said, he\u2019s got plenty of weapons he can use against Kara-France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kara-france-vs-erceg-offshore-odds-pick\">Kara-France vs. Erceg Offshore Odds &amp; Pick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Fighter<\/th><th>Odds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Kai Kara-France<\/td><td>+180<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Steve Erceg<\/td><td>-210<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Steve Erceg\u2019s redemption fight after losing to Pantoja last May. He\u2019ll have his crowd to support him, which should make him more confident. As a result, we could see him go all-in and aim for a finish. Will he pull it off? We\u2019re not 100% sure, but we do think he\u2019s going to get a win one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to read another UFC 305 preview, we have one for the main event, for which you can see our top picks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/dricus-du-plessis-vs-israel-adesanya-ufc-305-offshore-odds-pick-august-17\/\">Du Plessis vs. Adesanya prediction<\/a> post. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth\u2019s favorite son Steve Erceg is coming home to fight New Zealand\u2019s best flyweight Kai Kara-France on August 17. Who\u2019s going to win? The Kara-France vs. Erceg odds suggest \u201cAstro Boy\u201d will get a relatively easy win in his hometown. What do we think is going to happen? 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