UFC332: Nolan Gets Court McGee’s Last Fifteen Minutes

Court McGee has spent 16 years in the UFC. Eric Nolan has fought twice there and lost both. Naturally, Nolan is -235.

McGee chose UFC 332 in Salt Lake City as his retirement fight, bringing a 22-14 record and 28 previous UFC appearances into the Delta Center. Nolan arrives 8-5 after losing his short-notice debut to Baisangur Susurkaev and then dropping every scorecard against Farman Hasanov in June.

The market is not paying for Nolan’s UFC résumé. It is betting that McGee’s final fifteen minutes arrive after the competitive ones have already gone.

That is quite an assumption for -235.

Court McGee Chose UFC332 As Where The Story Ends

McGee considered retiring before neck surgery, returned, and has now deliberately chosen to finish in Utah. He is 11-1 in his home state. More relevant than the sentiment is what the surgery changed.

McGee said the repaired neck allowed him to return to his original wrestling shot without hesitation. That matters against Nolan, a lifelong wrestler and BJJ purple belt whose first UFC defeat ended by rear-naked choke.

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Nolan’s Favorite Instinct Could Betray Him

Nolan has never hidden what he wants from a fight. “I’m always looking for the finish,” he said before reaching the UFC. Four of his eight professional victories are by knockout, and two are by submission.

Against McGee, impatience carries a price. McGee has never been submitted in 36 professional fights. Twenty-two of his 36 bouts have gone to decisions, and his pressure, clinch work, and wrestling offer exactly the sort of ugly minutes that can turn Nolan’s desire to finish into extended labor.

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Minus 235 Prices The Funeral Early

Bookmaker Sportsbook opening line has Nolan at -235 and McGee at +187.

Nolan is younger, has the greater finishing threat, and gets a 41-year-old opponent to announce beforehand that this is goodbye. Fine.

But -235 asks Nolan to demonstrate an UFC reliability he has not yet produced against a man who has spent 16 years making fights inconvenient.

Court McGee is retiring. The market appears to have buried him six days early.

Prediction: Court McGee by decision.

Betting Lean: Court McGee +187.

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