The PFL light heavyweight semifinals are underway this weekend from San Antonio. Josh Silveira and Ty Flores will meet after going 2-0 in the regular season and are one win away from competing for the $1 million payday at the end of the year.
Read more for the betting analysis and the Silveira vs Flores pick before making your bets this weekend.
Josh Silveira vs. Ty Flores Information
Josh Silveira vs Ty Flores
Location: Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Date and Time: August 04, 2023. 9:00 PM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Josh Silveira vs. Ty Flores Last Fight Record
Silveira is coming off back-to-back first-round finishes, with his most recent being in June over Delan Monte.
Flores is coming off a unanimous decision win over Dan Spohn in June to clinch his spot in the playoffs.
Josh Silveira vs. Ty Flores Betting Analysis
Josh Silveira
Silveira is a 30-year-old light heavyweight fighter that trains out of the American Top Team with a great team around him. He has a professional MMA record of 11-1, with four KOs and six submissions. He is also a former double champion in LFA, standing at 6’1” with a reach of 75”.
Ty Flores
Flores is coming in as the younger guy at 29 years old, but he has more experience with a professional record of 13-4 with two KOs and three submissions. He is a big light heavyweight that has missed weight before. He stands at 6’3” with a 75” reach.
Updates
No injuries have been reported to the PFL.
Josh Silveira vs. Ty Flores Betting Preview
The current MMA fight odds for this bout have Silveira as the massive -455 betting favorite over the +355 Flores. These are kind of surprising lines for this matchup, but the oddsmakers might hold two-straight first-round finishes at a high standard.
This fight to last over 1.5 rounds is at +155 right now. It’s also +300 to go the distance, meaning the oddsmakers must really believe this fight is going to be stopped pretty quickly, and it will be a finish for Silveira.
Technically speaking, Flores has a tough style for Silveira to deal with. Flores is the bigger and stronger man in the cage, with good wrestling that could easily become a big issue for Silveira to deal with if he gets him to the canvas.
Silveira is going to need to stop the early takedowns and make Flores too tired to keep shooting. Then that will free him up to let his hands go and hurt Flores to get a finish. MMA expert picks seem to all be on the side of Silveira doing it easily, which is confusing.
Before we can make a Silveira vs Flores pick, we can’t forget how tough Flores is and how well he has controlled his fights this year. He is well aware that he is the big underdog, and that might be the motivation he needs to showcase his talents to the highest level.
Josh Silveira vs. Ty Flores Betting Prediction
The MMA schedule 2023 hasn’t been really packed with great fights out of the PFL, but this matchup has the potential to be a great one to watch. You have two very tough guys with a lot of durability and heart going up against each other for a chance to compete for a life-changing amount of money.
Going the other way on this bout, the official Silveira vs Flores pick is Flores winning on the scorecards on Friday night. His wrestling is going to be on point, and he is going to control Silveira and get the fight to the floor every round.
- Pick: Flores winning by decision.
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