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Welcome to the latest edition of the MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 63 event. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment features a handful of picks…

UFC Vegas 63 takes place Saturday, and the ESPN+ fight card offers an array of betting options. The fight card, which kicks off at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. ET), features featherweights Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen and welterweights Max Griffin vs. Tim Means in the main attractions. So where should you be looking to…

After a big pay-per-view week in Abu Dhabi, the UFC returns stateside for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 63 event. The event takes place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas and streams entirely on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET). In the main event, Calvin Kattar (23-6) meets Arnold Allen (18-1) in a can’t-miss featherweight matchup. And…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC 280. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment will feature a handful of picks from our…

UFC 280 takes place Saturday in Abu Dhabi, which means the latest UFC pay-per-view begins at a special time of 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT). The event takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main card streams on ESPN+ at 10:30 a.m. ET, and the main card is available…

Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley Odds Yan Odds -275 O’Malley Odds +230 Over/Under  2.5 (-195 / +160) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 3 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Sean O’Malley gets his toughest test to date when he takes on former bantamweight champion Petr Yan on…

Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot Odds Dariush Odds +185 Gamrot Odds -215 Over/Under 2.5 (-180 / +145) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 2:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Two lightweight contenders clash on Saturday’s UFC 280 main card with Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot. Dariush, the…

Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot Odds Chookagian Odds +180 Fiorot Odds -210 Over/Under 2.5 (-320 / +250) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 2 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A key women’s flyweight bout of Katlyn Chookagian and Manon Fiorot kicks off Saturday’s UFC 280 main card.…

Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady Odds Muhammad Odds +125 Brady Odds -145 Over/Under 2.5 (-280 / +220) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 1:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. The UFC 280 preliminary card concludes with a can’t-miss welterweight bout between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady. Brady, who’s…

Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho Odds Muradov Odds +170 Borralho Odds -200 Over/Under 1.5 (-210 / +170) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 1 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. After recently snapping a 14-fight winning streak, Makhmud Muradov looks to get back on track with a UFC 280…

Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir Odds Krylov Odds -175 Oezdemir Odds +150 Over/Under  2.5 (+140 / -175) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 12:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. One of UFC 280’s most anticipated preliminary-card bouts pits Nikita Krylov against fellow light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir. These two…

Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev Odds Nurmagomedov Odds -165 Omargadzhiev Odds +140 Over/Under 2.5 (-195 / +160) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 11 a.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Abubakar Nurmagomedov will look to build off his first UFC victory when he meets fellow welterweight Gadzhi Omargadzhiev on…

The UFC returns to Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with a 12-fight card for UFC 280, highlighted by a pair of title bouts in the men’s lightweight and bantamweight divisions. The preliminary card begins at 10:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. ET) on ESPN+ and ESPNNews. The five-fight main card will commence at 2…

Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev Odds Oliveira Odds +160 Makhachev Odds -190 Over/Under 2.5 (+125 / -155) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 4 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Top lightweight contenders Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will enter the octagon on Saturday at UFC 280 in…

Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw Odds Sterling Odds -175 Dillashaw Odds +150 Over/Under 4.5 (-205 / +165) Venue Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Time 3:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. The big one is finally here, folks! The global mixed martial arts leader is serving up one of…

The event that fight fans circled on their calendars months back is finally here: UFC 280 (7:30 a.m. ET). Lightweight champion (and don’t tell me otherwise until somebody beats him) Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira defends his title (I mean it) against Islam Makhachev. The co-main event features a bantamweight title clash between champion Aljamain Sterling…

The UFC announced in a memo sent out to athletes and team members on Monday that no fighter, coach, team member or family member may wager on fights in the promotion. Ariel Helwani first reported the news, with the memo stating that, “athletes are prohibited from placing any wagers (directly or through a third party)…

(Editor’s note: UFC officials canceled the featherweight fight between Zubaira Tukhugov and Lucas Almeida on Friday due to “weight-cutting issues.” Additionally, Katlyn Chookagian missed weight for her fight by 1.5 pounds, but her bout with Manon Fiorot is still on. The start time for the event has moved from 10 a.m. ET to 10:30 a.m.…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC Vegas 62. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment will feature a handful of picks from…

The ladies are the featured attraction at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 event, which streams on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. However, in addition to flyweights Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo, the card – also dubbed UFC Fight Night 212 and UFC on ESPN+ 70 – features 12 other…

Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo Odds Grasso Odds -230 Araujo Odds +195 Over/Under 4.5 (-210 / +170) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A future women’s flyweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 main event between No. 5-ranked contender…

Cub Swanson vs. Jonathan Martinez Odds Swanson Odds +175 Martinez Odds -205 Over/Under 2.5 (-180 / +140) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Thursday and via BetMGM. The UFC is back in full force with UFC Vegas 62, kicking off a six-week run of consecutive events.…

The UFC is back after a week off, with UFC Vegas 62 serving as a bit of an appetizer for next week’s stacked UFC 280. There’s still money to be won, though, even if you just want to bet on players’ prop-style performances. PrizePicks lets you do just that, unlike most sports betting operators. Below…

(Editor’s note: The Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Royval flyweight bout has been canceled due to Askarov’s “weight-management issues,” according to UFC officials. The Raphael Assuncao vs. Victor Henry bantamweight fight has been promoted to the main card.) After a week off, the UFC returns this Saturday for UFC Vegas 62 at the UFC Apex facility…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC Vegas 61. In this weekly feature, the Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment features a handful of picks from…

The UFC returns on Saturday, and though it’s not the deepest fight card, UFC Vegas 61 offers some solid MMA betting opportunities. The event, also dubbed UFC on ESPN+ 69 and UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan, takes place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+ (4 p.m.…

Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan Odds Dern Odds -230 Xiaonan Odds +195 Over/Under 2.5 (-135 / +105) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A future strawweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 61 main event between No. 5-ranked contender Mackenzie…

You know one of the things that makes the throwback spectacle of bare-knuckle boxing exciting to watch in the year 2022? It’s the semi-illicit feeling that maybe this shouldn’t be allowed. Two men (or women), stripped to the waist (or wearing sports bras), throwing the primitive weapons that are their bare fists at one another’s…

Francisco Trinaldo vs. Randy Brown Odds Trinaldo Odds +250 Brown Odds -300 Over/Under 2.5 (-165 / +120) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. After a week hiatus, the UFC returns this weekend with UFC Vegas 61. The co-main event provides an exciting…

After a week off, the UFC returns on Saturday night. We have a 13-fight card coming live from the UFC Apex center starting at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) on ESPN+. For those looking to get some action in but not residing in legal betting states, PrizePicks has you covered. They’re also a solid…

Dana White’s Contender Series is finally ending for the season, but we couldn’t let it go without a bang. The finale, which is tonight’s Contender Series Week 10 event, features returning winner and the most hyped prospect in the middleweight division, Penn State alumnus Bo Nickal. The card also has several outstanding prospects from other…

(Editor’s note: UFC officials pulled Jessica Penne from her preliminary card bout with strawweight Tabatha Ricci on Friday due to an undisclosed illness. The bout has been canceled.) After a weekend off, the UFC returns this week with UFC Vegas 61, which streams on ESPN+ on Saturday from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas.…

With a rare off-week for the UFC, Bellator gets the MMA world’s attention this week with Friday afternoon’s Bellator 285. The overseas show takes place at the 3Arena in Dublin. The preliminary card streams on YouTube beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT), and Showtime carries the main card at 4 p.m. ET. The…

After several seasons and so many iterations of the show, it’s hard to imagine many “firsts” that have yet to take place on Dana White’s Contender Series. One such first will be had on this week’s edition when 17-year-old professional fighter Raul Rosas Jr. gets his opportunity to secure a UFC contract. “El Nino Problema”…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC on ESPN+ 68 on Saturday. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment will feature a handful…

Bantamweight contenders take center cage when Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong clash in the UFC on ESPN+ 68 main event on Saturday. However, it’s just one of 14 bouts on the card, which streams on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. So where should you be looking to place…

Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong Odds Sandhagen Odds -190 Yadong Odds +160 Over/Under 4.5 (-165 / +127) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Saturday and via Caesars. A future bantamweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s main event between No. 4-ranked contender Cory Sandhagen and No.…

Chidi Njokuani vs. Gregory Rodrigues Odds Njokuani Odds -130 Rodrigues Odds +110 Over/Under 1.5 (-135 / +105) Venue UFC Apex in Las Vegas Time 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Saturday and via DraftKings. The UFC returns on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 68, where the co-main-event features high-action middleweights Chidi Njokuani and…

The UFC heads back to the Apex facility in Las Vegas with a bout between Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong in the main event. It’s a massive 13-fight card, giving us plenty of opportunities to pick off lines at PrizePicks. PrizePicks allows MMA bettors to place wagers on various stat categories – similar to player…

Dana White’s Contender Series is back with its Week 8 event on Tuesday, where 10 UFC hopefuls will look to secure a contract. They’re part of the five-bout lineup that kicks off at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN+. We’re focused on two fights – each of which has multiple betting angles –…

(Editor’s note: The women’s bantamweight bout between Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd has been pulled from Saturday’s card after Ladd missed weight by two pounds.) After a wild pay-per-view weekend, the UFC returns this Saturday, September 17, for UFC on ESPN 68+. The event, also dubbed UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song, takes place at…

Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland Odds Chimaev Odds -590 Holland Odds +410 Over/Under 1.5 (-150 / +118) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. What a whirlwind the last 24 hours have been, but I think as fight fans we’ve now…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC 279. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment will feature a handful of picks from our…

Saturday’s UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz features 13 bouts and a slew of betting opportunities. After Friday’s UFC 279 fight-card changes, veteran welterweight Nate Diaz (20-13) meets former title challenger Tony Ferguson (25-7) in the main event, and undefeated welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) – who badly missed weight – now fights Kevin Holland (23-7)…

Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez Odds Jingliang Odds +130 Rodriguez Odds -160 Over/Under TBA Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. After Friday’s UFC 279 main-card shakeup, Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez have new opponents and are now scheduled to fight each…

The UFC returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday with a 13-fight card on Saturday for UFC 279, highlighted by a non-title bout between fan favorites Tony Ferguson and Nate Diaz. The preliminary card begins at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ before moving to ESPNNews at 8 p.m.…

Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson Odds Diaz Odds +105 Ferguson Odds -125 Over/Under 4.5 (-130 / +100) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time Approx. midnight ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Saturday and via DraftKings. We have ourselves a new – and arguably better – main event for Saturday’s UFC 279 pay-per-view. On…

Irene Aldana vs. Macy Chiasson Odds Aldana Odds -175 Chiasson Odds +145 Over/Under 2.5 (-200 / +150) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Striker Irene Aldana goes for her fourth win in five fights when she takes on scrappy bantamweight Macy…

Johnny Walker vs. Ion Cuțelaba Odds Walker Odds +165 Cuțelaba Odds -200 Over/Under 1.5 (+110 / -150) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. The UFC 279 main card kicks off with a potentially action-packed light heavyweight bout when Johnny Walker clashes…

Hakeem Dawodu vs. Julian Erosa Odds Dawodu Odds -225 Erosa Odds +190 Over/Under 2.5 (-165 / +120) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPNews Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Will Hakeem Dawodu overcome a weight miss and continue his slow but steady march up the 145-pound division, or…

Jailton Almeida vs. Anton Turkalj Odds Almeida Odds -650 Turkalj Odds +450 Over/Under 1.5 (+135 / -190) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPNews Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Will Jailton Almeida make another successful step in his light heavyweight to heavyweight transition when he meets late replacement…

Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett Odds Tiuliulin Odds +110 Pickett Odds -135 Over/Under 2.5 (-140 / +100) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPNews Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Denis Tiuliulin and Jamie Pickett could be fighting for their jobs when they clash on Saturday’s UFC 279 preliminary…

Jake Collier vs. Chris Barnett Odds Collier Odds +310 Barnett Odds -400 Over/Under 2.5 (-120 / -120) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPNews Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Heavyweights will kick off the televised portion of the UFC 279 preliminary card when Jake Collier meets Chris Barnett.…

Norma Dumont vs. Danyelle Wolf Odds Dumont Odds -375 Wolf Odds +290 Over/Under 2.5 (-225 / +160) Venue T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Time 7:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. The early prelims close out with a women’s featherweight bout between Norma Dumont and big underdog Danyelle Wolf. Wolf,…

It has been an interesting day in the UFC. Nate Diaz was set to fight Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 279 on Saturday night. That fight is no longer happening. The fight was billed as a 170-pound welterweight fight. Chimaev stepped on the scale on Friday weighing 178.5 pounds. With the one-pound…

(Editor’s note: On Friday, Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for the UFC 279 main event, which prompted a reshuffling of the top three fights on Saturday’s card. The new matchups now include Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland, and Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez.) Not long after UFC officials announced the fight between…

(Editor’s note: On Friday, Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for the UFC 279 main event, which prompted a reshuffling of the top three fights on Saturday’s card. The new matchups now include Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland, and Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez.) Li Jingliang vs. Tony Ferguson Odds Jingliang Odds -305…

(Editor’s note: On Friday, Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for the UFC 279 main event, which prompted a reshuffling of the top three fights on Saturday’s card. The new matchups now include Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland, and Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez.) UFC 279 is headlined not by a title fight,…

Tuesday night is here once again, and we have a fascinating Contender Series Week 7 slate to break down. We have a brother tandem looking to break into the UFC, a rematch of a sub-one-minute knockout from the regional scene in the main event, and several world champions from smaller regional organizations looking to break…

(Editor’s note: On Friday, Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for the UFC 279 main event with Nate Diaz, which prompted a reshuffling of the top three fights on Saturday’s card. The new matchups now include Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland, and Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez.) One of MMA’s most iconic personalities returns…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC Paris on Saturday. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of outside contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each #MMAPropSquad installment will feature a handful of picks,…

The UFC makes its debut in France for a Saturday-afternoon event, UFC Paris, which kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) on ESPN+. The UFC’s first French event – also dubbed UFC on ESPN+ 67 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa – features a 12-bout lineup with heavyweights Cyril Gane and Tai Tuivasa…

Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa Odds Gane Odds -540 Tuivasa Odds +420 Over/Under 2.5 (-135 / +105) Venue Accor Arena in Paris Time Approx. 5:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A future heavyweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday afternoon’s main event between No. 3-ranked contender Tai Tuivasa and…

The UFC is back after a week off, this time traveling to France. The main event is a contest between former interim heavyweight champion Cyril Gane and fan favorite Tai Tuivasa. Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is also in action, and he meets former title challenger Marvin Vettori in the co-main event. There are 10…

Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori Odds Whittaker Odds -210 Vettori Odds +180 Over/Under 2.5 (-300 / +235) Venue Accor Arena in Paris Time Approx. 5 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Thursday and via DraftKings. The UFC finally makes its debut in France on Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 67, where we’ll see top-ranked…

We are back with a fully loaded Contender Series offering this week complete with potentially violent fights, fun prospects, and interesting clashes of style. Let’s take a look at each Dana White Contender Series Week 6 fight and the potential betting opportunities on the table. As always, DWCS events stream on ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET)…

The UFC makes its debut in France on Saturday with UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa at Accor Arena in Paris. The event, also dubbed UFC Paris, streams entirely on ESPN+ beginning at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa clash in the main event, and former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker…

In the absence of a major UFC event this weekend, the attention of the MMA community is likely to be fixed on Dana White’s Contender Series tonight. The line movement on Tuesday’s Week 5 episode has been substantial, with one -300 favorite at opening flipping to a +200 underdog at the time of writing. There…

Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards Odds Usman Odds -370 Edwards Odds +265 Over/Under 4.5 (-174 / +136) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time Approx. Midnight ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Kamaru Usman will look to further cement his legacy on Saturday at UFC 278 as he defends…

Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Odds Costa Odds -360 Rockhold Odds +295 Over/Under 1.5 (-120 / -110) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold returns after three years to take on Paulo Costa in a…

(Editor’s note: In addition to Tybura in Round 3 at +3500, Dann Stupp has added Tybura in Round 2 at +2900 as an official MMA Squad Prop pick.) Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for UFC 278 on Saturday. In…

UFC 278 takes place Saturday in Salt Lake City with a welterweight title fight atop the 12-fight card. The event features a headliner and rematch between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Leon Edwards. Before that title fight, the early preliminary card streams on ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET), and ESPN carries the regular prelims (8…

Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili Odds Aldo Odds +115 Dvalishvili Odds -135 Over/Under 2.5 (-220 / +170) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. UFC veteran and No. 3-ranked bantamweight contender Jose Aldo looks to extend his run in the division…

Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova Odds Wu Odds +100 Pudilova Odds -120 Over/Under 2.5 (-380 / +275) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. The lone women’s fight at UFC 278 takes place on the main card with Wu Yanan meeting…

Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker Odds Pedro Odds -800 Hunsucker Odds +550 Over/Under 1.5 (-350 / +260) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Pay-per-view Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. The UFC 278 main card opens with light heavyweights Tyson Pedro and Harry Hunsucker. Pedro is coming…

Marcin Tybura vs. Alexander Romanov Odds Tybura Odds +300 Romanov Odds -380 Over/Under 1.5 (-185 / +145) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. The featured prelim bout at UFC 278 brings us a matchup between heavyweights Marcin Tybura and Alexandr Romanov.…

Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon Odds Santos Odds +220 Gordon Odds -270 Over/Under 2.5 (-135 / +105) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. Lightweights Leonardo Santos and Jared Gordon will match up at UFC 278 with both fighters looking to bounce…

Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana Odds Woodson Odds -340 Saldana Odds +270 Over/Under 2.5 (-150 / +120) Venue Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Time 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via Caesars. Rising featherweights Sean Woodson and Luis Saldana will go head-to-head on the prelim card at UFC 278. Woodson…

The UFC returns to Salt Lake City with a 12-fight card on Saturday for UFC 278, highlighted by a title fight in the welterweight division between pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman and Englishman Leon Edwards. The preliminary card begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ before moving to ABC and ESPN at…

Michael “MVP” Page vs. Mike “Platinum” Perry Odds Page Odds -240 Perry Odds +200 Over/Under 2.5 (-105 / -125) Venue OVO Arena Wembley in London Time 2 p.m. ET Channel FITE.tv Odds as of Saturday and via DraftKings. Bare Knuckle FC is in what you might call its ancestral homeland of London this weekend, and…

The UFC is back on pay-per-view on Saturday night with UFC 278. Just one title fight this time around: long-time welterweight champion Kamaru Usman vs. former foe Leon Edwards. Down the card, you can get action down on 12 other fights, which kick off at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). In case you aren’t…

Dana White’s Contender Series is back in our life to punctuate UFC 278 fight week with some early-week violence to get the party started. Only one fight on this DWCS Week 4 lineup is being priced to go to a decision. The other four bouts are all slated to end inside the distance at a…

(Note: The Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young prelim bout was pulled from the card on Friday after Young fell ill.) UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman rematches top contender Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 pay-per-view main event on Saturday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The 12-fight event includes four early preliminary-card bouts on…

Welcome to the latest edition of MMA Prop Squad, in which we offer an array of prop bets with oversized odds for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 41 event. In this weekly feature, Action Network’s MMA team welcomes in a revolving cast of contributors and fellow combat-sports analysts. Each installment will feature a handful of picks…

A can’t-miss bantamweight fight headlines Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 41 event when Marlon “Chito” Vera takes on former titleholder Dominick Cruz in San Diego. Vera (19-7-1) and Cruz (24-3) meet in the main event of the 13-fight card at Pechanga Arena, which also features featherweights Nate Landwehr (15-4) vs. David Onama (10-1) in the co-main…

Marlon Vera vs. Dominick Cruz Odds Vera Odds -230 Cruz Odds +195 Over/Under 4.5 (-180 / +145) Venue Pechanga Arena in San Diego Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN and ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A future bantamweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s main event between No. 5 ranked Marlon…

Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama Odds   Landwehr Odds +230 Onama Odds -275 Over/Under 1.5 (-155 / +125) Venue Pechanga Arena in San Diego Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN and ESPN+ Odds as of Thursday and via DraftKings. Hot prospect David Onama steps in on short notice to take on the highly-entertaining Nate…

The UFC heads to San Diego with a 13-fight card on Saturday afternoon. UFC on ESPN 41 is a perfect opportunity to get some action in – even if you aren’t in a legal betting state. PrizePicks lets you do just that, allowing you to build parlays based on a variety of player props. Below,…

This week’s episode of Dana White’s Contender Series (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) features five bouts, but Tuesday’s event was built around one man. His name is Bo Nickal, and he’s one of the most transcendent American wrestling talents to make the leap into professional mixed martial arts. Tonight at the UFC Apex facility in Las…

The UFC hits the West Coast on Saturday for UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz, which airs entirely on ESPN beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) from San Diego. Bantamweights meet in the main event when bantamweight contender Marlon “Chito” Vera (19-7-1) takes on former champion Dominick Cruz (24-3). And in the co-main…

(Editor’s note: The women’s flyweight bout of Ariane Lipski vs. Priscila Cachoeira has reportedly been pulled from Saturday’s card and rescheduled for Aug. 13 as a bantamweight bout. Additionally, though “Spivac in Round 2” was listed as a bet in the story copy, originally it was incorrectly listed as “Sakai in Round 2” in the…

Another Saturday means a UFC card, and this week there’s a fight night event headlined by Jamahal Hill vs. Thiago Santos. While UFC on ESPN 40 is not the most name-brand card (7 p.m., ESPN), there are some familiar faces that will feature outside of the main event, including welterweight contenders Vicente Luque and Geoff…

(Editor’s note: Jason Witt vs. Josh Quinlan, which was originally slated for this card, reportedly has been moved to Aug. 13 for undisclosed reasons.)  Light heavyweight contenders take center stage on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 40, which also features the tournament finals of The Ultimate Fighter 30. The 12-fight card airs entirely on ESPN…

Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill Odds Santos Odds +265 Hill Odds -340 Over/Under 1.5 (-140/ +120) Venue UFC Apex (Las Vegas) Time Approx. midnight ET Channel ESPN and ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via WynnBET. A future light heavyweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 30 main event between No. 6-ranked…

Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal Odds Luque Odds +160 Neal Odds -190 Over/Under 2.5 (+110 / -140) Venue UFC Apex (Las Vegas) Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN and ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Easily one of the most anticipated fights on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 40 card goes down in…

UFC on ESPN 40 takes place Saturday in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET) with a Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill headliner and the tournament finals for The Ultimate Fighter 30. There’s plenty of opportunity to get some action in on the ESPN-televised fight card, even if you don’t live in a legal betting state. That’s…

Dana White’s Contender Series, which is billed as the world’s toughest job interview, is no normal MMA event. During a 10-week season each year, the head honcho of the combat sports leader sits cageside and evaluates talent. If you impress White, the company’s longtime president, an official UFC contract could await at night’s end. The…