How To Win At MMA DFS (Episode 701 with Adam Levitan and Brett Appley)
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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Adam Levitan is joined by Brett Appley, the newest member of ETR's content team. They talk about the launch of ETR MMA and the upcoming card for UFC 299.
In this episode, we discuss:
Brett's background
The rise in popularity of MMA
DFS strategy for MMA
Much more
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Timestamps:
(1:25) - Brett’s Background in MMA
(4:09) - Why MMA Has Gained Popularity
(7:48) - Where is the Edge?
(10:31) - Lineup Construction in MMA DFS
(13:44) - Upset Frequency and Planning for Matchups
(20:06) - MMA DFS Scoring System Considerations
(29:05) - The Issues of Judges
(31:44) - Late Swap in MMA DFS
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| 0:00.0 | I'm going to go and Hello and welcome to episode 701 of the official. |
| 0:20.0 | Establish the run. |
| 0:21.0 | com podcast my name is Adam Levitan I'm one of the co-founder here at ETR and we are gathered here today for a big blockbuster announcement. |
| 0:30.4 | We are getting into the fight game. |
| 0:34.0 | Yes, that's right. |
| 0:35.0 | We have added an MMA product to our offerings and it will be led by Brett Appley, |
| 0:40.0 | who if you followed MMA DFS at all over the last, I don't know, three, five, ten years, |
| 0:45.0 | I suspect you know him well from Daily Fan MMA and The Athletic. |
| 0:49.6 | Brett, how's it going today? |
| 0:51.6 | It's going well, Adam. |
| 0:53.0 | Thanks for having me on. |
| 0:54.0 | I'm really looking forward to chat with you today. |
| 0:57.0 | Of course. |
| 0:58.0 | On today's show, we are going to talk about MMA, where the edges are, how to beat it from a DFS perspective, and lots more. |
| 1:06.5 | If you're interested in checking out what our new MMA product will look like, head to the |
| 1:10.4 | site established around.com. There is a content schedule and an FAQ there. |
| 1:14.3 | We are launching for this weekend's event, |
| 1:16.9 | which I believe is UFC 299, |
| 1:19.4 | main event O'Malley versus Vera. |
| 1:24.0 | All right. Let's get into it here. |
| 1:26.0 | I know many people listening are probably already in the MMA streets. |
| 1:29.0 | We're trying to balance that with people like me who have very little experience with the sport but I want to start with |
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