Category: MMA

Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill Odds Lemos Odds -350 Hill Odds +260 Over/Under 2.5 (-239 / +180) Venue UFC APEX Time 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event will feature one of the biggest favorites on the card, Amanda Lemos, in a women’s strawweight matchup…

Julianna Pena shocked the world Saturday night when she defeated the No. 1 pound-for-pound woman in the UFC and double champion Amanda Nunes. Per John Ewing of BetMGM, Pena’s moneyline opened at +500, she closed at +700 entering Saturday night’s co-main event and was +1100 to win after Round 1. Nunes closed as a -1200…

We’re got a great night of fights ahead with a super-stacked UFC 269 card coming Saturday night. There will be two title fights headlining tonight’s: Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier in the main event and Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena in the co-main event. The action kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with…

Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige Odds Emmett Odds -145 Ige Odds +125 Over/Under 2.5 (-195 / +155) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. There is an argument to be made that some of these prelim fights should be on the PPV main card.…

The UFC returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 11, for a loaded 14-fight card for UFC 269, highlighted by a pair of title fights; a Lightweight title bout between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier, and a Bantamweight title bout between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña. The five early prelims will…

A massive Pay-Per-View card is in store this weekend when lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier face off at UFC 269. That’s not the the only title fight on the slate, though. Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena meet in the co-main event for the women’s bantamweight title. UFC 269 features 15 fights in total…

Think UFC bettors know more than the oddsmakers? Think again. Based on a study of analyzing fight data to review the 2021 calendar year, UFC bettors are quite a bit less accurate than expected. Backing the public (or its inverse, fading the public) is a well-known sports betting strategy that is mostly used when betting…

Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo Odds Font Odds -155 Aldo Odds +135 Over/Under 4.5 (-150 / +120) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 12:30 a.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. The ever-improving bantamweight contender Rob Font will take on legend Jose Aldo in the headliner for this weekend’s UFC card.…

Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev Odds Riddell Odds +100 Fiziev Odds -120 Over/Under 2.5 (-220/ +170) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. A pair of 10-1 rising stars in the UFC lightweight division square off in this weekend’s co-main event. Brad Riddell is…

The UFC is back after the holiday break and this weekend’s event is stacked. The 14-fight card is headlined by an exciting matchup between rising contender Rob Font and MMA veteran Jose Aldo in a bantamweight main event. So where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew has pinpointed two fights and…

We’ve got one more weekend of UFC action before the Thanksgiving holiday, which means the APEX will be rocking once again this Saturday. Ketlen Vieira and Miesha Tate headline the 12-fight card, which starts at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with seven prelim bouts and the main card beginning at 6 p.m. ET with five…

Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez Odds Holloway Odds -750 Rodriguez Odds +480 Over/Under 4.5 (-140 / +100) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via PointsBet. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card features two top featherweight contenders — No. 3-ranked Yair Rodriguez and No. 1-ranked Max “Blessed”…

From NYC to the UFC APEX, this weekend’s fight card is back in Las Vegas and the headliner is a high quality battle between two top featherweights: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez. The entire card features 11 fights in total starting early at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with the main card set to begin…

After one of the best pay-per-view events of the year at Madison Square Garden, the UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend for more action. The card features 11 fights starting with the prelims at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the main card starting around 4 p.m. ET. DraftKings is projecting nine of the…

Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Odds Usman Odds -320 Covington Odds +250 Over/Under 3.5 (-155 / +125) Venue Madison Square Garden Time Approx. 12:30 a.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. A welterweight title rematch between No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Kamaru Usman and top 170-pound contender Colby Covington…

Madison Square Garden has been the scene of some of the most iconic fights in combat sports history and the MMA returns to the Mecca for UFC 268. Saturday’s action features two title fight rematches — Usman vs. Covington and Namajunas vs. Zhang — on it the 14-bout card, which begins at 6 p.m. ET…

The UFC returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Nov. 6 for a loaded 14-fight card for UFC 268, highlighted by a pair of high-profile rematches; a welterweight title bout between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, and a strawweight title bout between Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang. The nine prelims will begin on ESPN+ at…

Phil Hawes vs. Chris Curtis Odds Hawes Odds -325 Curtis Odds +240 Over/Under 2.5 (+112 /-143) Venue Madison Square Garden Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN News Odds via PointsBet. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Chris Curtis will finally get the chance of a lifetime, debuting against Phil Hawes on the UFC 268 prelims…

The final card of the season for the UFC’s Dana White’s Contender Series will take place on Tuesday. All fighters made weight on Monday. There will be three undefeated fighters — including one undefeated fight. The card will begin at 8 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN+. _PromoID=[245] _PromoID=[19] All odds are according to DraftKings.…

Alexander Volkov vs. Marcin Tybura Odds Volkov Odds -300 Tybura Odds +250 Over/Under 2.5 (-110 / -110) Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time 3 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via BetMGM. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. The UFC’s No. 5-ranked Heavyweight, Alexander Volkov, will face the No. 8-ranked Heavyweight, Marcin Tybura, Saturday at UFC 267.…

Li Jingliang vs. Khamzat Chimaev Odds Jingliang Odds +425 Chimaev Odds -600 Over/Under 1.5 (-110 / -110) Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time 2:30 p.m. ET Odds via BetMGM. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Li Jingliang, the No. 11-ranked Welterweight, is set to face rising MMA prospect Khamzat Chimaev on the main card at UFC…

It’s been a while, but the UFC has returned to Fight Island! UFC 267 will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Saturday with a 14-fight card headlined by a Light Heavyweight title fight between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. In the co-main event, Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen go head to head…

Ankalaev vs. Oezdemir Odds Ankalaev Odds -320 Oezdemir Odds +260 Over/Under 1.5 (-176 / +138) Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time 2 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Two top-10 Light Heavyweight contenders open the main card at UFC 267 when Magomed Ankalaev and Volkan Oezdemir face off in…

UFC 267 has a stellar 14-fight slate to bet this weekend. Of the 14 bouts scheduled, eight are projected to end inside the distance, according to odds at DraftKings. Moreover, four of the six main card fights are projected to end inside the distance. It would not be surprising to see all six of the…

On Saturday, the UFC returns to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi with a loaded 14-fight card for UFC 267, highlighted by an interim Bantamweight title bout between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen and a Light Heavyweight title fight between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. The prelims will begin on ESPN+ at 10:30 a.m. ET.…

Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori Odds Costa Odds +155 Vettori Odds -180 Over/Under 4.5 (+120/ -150) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. We have never seen a fight week like this before. The UFC Vegas 41 main event was contracted to take place at…

UFC Vegas 41 has a much earlier start time than usual. The entire card will be on ESPN+ starting at 1 p.m. ET. With 13 fights on the docket, there will be plenty to watch. However, DraftKings has only four of the 13 fights projected to end inside the distance. Furthermore, sportsbooks see some big…

The quality of fights on UFC cards from the past two weeks left a lot to be desired. But this weekend’s card is stacked both in terms of the quality and the quantity. Saturday’s event features 14 total bouts — prelims start at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the main card begins 4 p.m.…

Aspen Ladd vs. Norma Dumont Odds Ladd Odds -140 Dumont Odds +120 Over/Under 4.5 (+100/ -130) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of  Friday and via DraftKings. The main event for UFC Vegas 40 features a pair of women’s featherweights. Aspen Ladd will turn around and moves up a…

For the second weekend in a row, the UFC will have a light card — this time we have just 10 bouts scheduled with women’s featherweights Aspen Ladd and Norma Dumont set as the headliners of Saturday’s action. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is focusing on three fights…

UFC Vegas 40 will be live from the UFC APEX center starting at 4:30 p.m. ET with the prelims. The main card is expected to begin around 7 p.m. ET and the entire card will air ESPN+. In preparation for this card, I have some UFC betting props loaded up and prepared to fire this…

Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez Odds Dern Odds -190 Rodriguez Odds +150 Over/Under 2.5 (+108 / -138) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet In a violent stylistic matchup, a future strawweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s main event between No. 4 ranked Mackenzie…

UFC Vegas 39 is a lighter card than most with Phil Hawes and Deron Winn/Chris Curtis being pulled. Only four of the nine scheduled fights are projected to end inside the distance. With the majority of these fights expected to go to the scorecards, we will break down two fights that should end via knockout…

This weekend’s UFC card has run into some challenges and it features just nine fights in total. Two top women’s strawweights — Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez — headline the action in the Octagon, but the majority of the card features lower level bouts. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our…

Randy Brown vs. Jared Gooden Odds Brown Odds -250 Gooden Odds +195 Over/Under 2.5 (+102 / -130) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via PointsBet. Get up-to-date MMA odds here. The co-main event for UFC Vegas 39 came with a bit of drama on Friday. Jared Gooden badly missed weight…

Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker Odds Santos Odds +135 Walker Odds -155 Over/Under 1.5 (-115 / -115) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. The main card for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and concludes with a Light…

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card is filled with fights expected to end inside the distance. The card is slated for 12 fights and oddsmakers are projecting that eight of the bouts will end inside the distance. This weekend’s card is at the UFC APEX so the 30% smaller cage size will give us a small…

Marlon Moraes vs. Merab Dvalishvili Odds Moraes Odds +198 Dvalishvili Odds -240 Over/Under 2.5 (-186 / +144) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Bantamweights Marlon Moraes and Merab Dvalishvili will face off in the UFC 266 featured prelim. Moraes is seeking to snap…

Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast Odds Hooker Odds -160 Haqparast Odds +140 Over/Under 2.5 (-120 / -110) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here After being knocked out by title challenger Michael Chandler, Dan Hooker returns to the octagon to fight Nasrat Haqparast. The…

Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus Odds Abdurakhimov Odds +172 Daukaus Odds -205 Over/Under 1.5 (-142 / +112) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Two top-10 heavyweight contenders will go head-to-head at UFC 266 when Shamil Abdurakhimov and Chris Daukaus square off Saturday. Below…

Roxanne Modafferi vs. Taila Santos Odds Modafferi Odds +320 Santos Odds -405 Over/Under 2.5 (-290 / +215) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Roxanne Modafferi and Taila Santos will face off in a bout that was supposed to take place in May but…

This weekend, fight fans will be treated to three five-round fights at UFC 266, including two title fights and the rematch of a fight that happened nearly 20 years ago. The action begins at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+/ESPN News) with eight fights on the prelim card and moves to Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET for…

Live from Las Vegas, UFC 266 features 13 fights and a loaded main card. The final three main card fights — Volkanovski vs. Ortega, Shevchenko vs. Murphy and Diaz vs. Lawler — are each scheduled for five rounds while the rest of the card will feature three-round fights. Consistent with previous Pay-Per-View fights we’ve seen…

Uros Medic vs. Jalin Turner Odds Medic Odds -130 Turner Odds +108 Over/Under 1.5 (-166 / +130) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 7:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here Uros Medic will face fellow lightweight Jalin Turner in a fight that could very likely to end in an exciting…

Cody Brundage vs. Nick Maximov Odds Brundage Odds +112 Maximov Odds -132 Over/Under 2.5 (-112 / -112) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 7 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Prospects Nick Maximov and Cody Brundage will face off in the third fight on Saturday’s UFC 266 card. Below I…

Matthew Semelsberger vs. Martin Sano Odds Semelsberger Odds -500 Sano Odds +385 Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 6:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Matthew Semelsberger will face off against UFC newcomer Martin Sano on the prelim portion of Saturday’s card. Sano has just seven professional fights under his…

Jonathan Pearce vs. Omar Morales Odds Pearce Odds +134 Morales Odds -158 Over/Under 2.5 (-166 / +130) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. UFC 266 kicks off with two featherweight prospects Jonathan Pearce and Omar Morales. Below I preview the betting odds and…

UFC 266 is headlined by a contentious matchup between Alex Volkanovski and Brian Ortega for the featherweight belt. The two fighters had originally been scheduled to fight for the title in March before Volkanovski tested positive for the coronavirus. Volkanovski and Ortega were the two coaches on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter,…

Week 4 of the UFC’s Dana White Contender Series will take place on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. This week’s card features three undefeated fighters — all vying for a full-time contract with the UFC. Week 3’s card saw five of the 12 fighters net contracts. Week 2 and Week 1 also yielded…

While watching UFC Vegas 33 I came across this tweet from fellow Action Network contributor Erich Richter: Wow! Another underdog wins in the UFC tonight. Underdogs have been going wild the last two weeks 4-0-1 tonight 7-3 last week 11-3-1 last two weeks (78.57% hit rate) +14.71 units of profit #UFCVegas33 — Erich Richter (@erichterrr)…

Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann Odds Smith Odds -170 Spann Odds +135 Over/Under 2.5 (+114 / -140) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via PointsBet. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. After a one-week hiatus, the UFC returns on Saturday with a 14-fight offering, concluding with a Light Heavyweight showdown between…

Ion Cutelaba vs. Devin Clark Odds Cutelaba Odds -155 Clark Odds +135 Over/Under 1.5 (-150/ +120) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Saturday’s co-main event is a battle of contrasting styles at the light heavyweight division. The charismatic Ion Cutelaba seemingly has no…

UFC action is back, this week with a 14-bout fight card that is headlined by light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann. In the co-main event, two more light heavyweights, Ion Cutelaba and Devin Clark, will go head-to-head on the main card at the UFC APEX. The prelims will begin at 4 p.m. ET on…

Impa Kasanganay vs. Carlston Harris Odds Kasanganay Odds -120 Harris Odds +100 Over/Under 2.5 (-150 / +125) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 5 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via BetMGM. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Two incredible athletes face-off in the UFC welterweight division when Impa Kasanganay takes on UFC newcomer Carlston Harris this weekend…

The second week of the UFC Dana White’s Contender Series will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 7. This particular card opened incredibly close, with the shortest odds being Muin Gafurov, who opened as a -180 favorite. That line has since moved all the way to -235 as of Sunday afternoon. All odds are via DraftKings…

Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till Odds Brunson Odds +150 Till Odds -190 Over/Under 2.5 (-118 / -108) Venue UFC Apex Time Approx. 6 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds via PointsBet. Get up-to-the-minute UFC odds here. Two top middleweights face off in an incredible UFC main event matchup this weekend. Fan-favorite Darren “The Gorilla” Till, once…

UFC Fight Night Odds Odds via DraftKings as of Sept. 3 Favorite Underdog Darren Till -180 Derek Brunson +155 Tom Aspinall -260 Sergey Spivak +210 Alex Morono -130 David Zawada +110 Modestas Bukauskas -155 Khalil Rountree +135 Paddy Pimblett -155 Luigi Vendramini +135 Ji Yeon Kim -115 Molly McCann -105 Jack Shore -590 Liudvik Sholinian…

The UFC’s Dana White Contender Series will resume on Tuesday after almost a year off. The showcase has served as a springboard for many UFC fighters, including Sean O’Malley, Alonzo Menifield, Augusto Sakai, Thiago Moises, Adrian Yanez and others. The eight fighters on Tuesday’s slate will be competing for a potential UFC contract. Dana White…

Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze Odds Barboza Odds -125 Chikadze Odds +105 Over/Under 4.5 (+110 / -140) Venue UFC Apex Time 12:30 a.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Rising No. 10 Featherweight contender Giga Chikadze faces his stiffest test to date on Saturday against UFC legend and No. 9 ranked…

Football season may be creeping back into the picture, but Saturday nights are still for the fights. This Saturday, the UFC is back in full force with a 12-bout card beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and headlined by a matchup between top-10 featherweights Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze. So, where should you be…

After a week off, the UFC is back this Saturday night at the APEX with a 12-fight card headlined by middleweights Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum. The action begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with six prelim bouts and continues on ESPN with a six-bout main card at 10 p.m. ET. So, where should…

Gegard Mousasi vs. John Salter Odds Mousasi Odds -410 Salter Odds +310 Over/Under 4.5 (+130 / -160) Venue Mohegan Sun Arena Time 11 p.m. ET Channel Showtime Odds as of Thursday and via DraftKings. With no UFC event this weekend, Bellator 264 takes center stage, with a middleweight title fight between veterans Gegard “The Dreamcatcher”…

Rory MacDonald vs.  Ray Cooper Odds MacDonald Odds -120 Cooper Odds +100 Over/Under 2.5 (-155 / +125) Venue Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Time 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Thursday and via DraftKings. The PFL welterweight playoff is nearly here. Former UFC champion and fan-favorite, Rory MacDonald, faces off against reigning PFL…

Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill Odds Torres Odds -145 Hill Odds +125 Over/Under 2.5 (-475 / +325) Venue Toyota Center Time 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. There are a number of great fights on the undercard beneath the explosive main event, and one of the most interesting…