last one here to close the card with Till. A year ago this man was favored to Tyron Woodley. Elite striker, bigtime power but has dropped two in a row and his stock has plummeted because of it. Loss to Woodley which is nothing to be ashamed of as he probably wasn't ready for the task and was rushed into the limelight. Then he was piecing up Masvidal and got caught with a KO.
Gastelum is no slouch tho. His stock actually went up after losing to Adesanya. And with Adesanya now champ that loss rings even louder in most peoples minds. He is an alite striker as well. But he has struggled with strikers with length in the past. Adesanya, Weidman, Magny. Gastelums biggest con is his inability to stay on weight. He would be dominant at 155 which is probably the weight he should be fighting given his stature. I dont believe gastelum's wrestling is good enough to get Till to the ground to neutralize his prowess on the feet. The huge size advantage in Tills favor is going to make it awfully hard for him to keep him there as well if he somehow drags him to the mat. Till is the more polished striker, has the reach advantage, and the power advantage. This is going to end in a finish hopefully in Tills favor