Category: MMA

Kowalkiewicz vs. Penne Odds Kowalkiewicz Odds -134 Penne Odds +114 Over/Under 2.5 (-435 / +300) Venue Toyota Center Time 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Saturday afternoon and via FanDuel. The second women’s fight of the card features two strawweights, — Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Penne. At 115 pounds, this fight should be…

UFC 265 was supposed to feature the top pound-for-pound woman in the world, Amanda Nunes, who was seeking her 13th consecutive win in a row. Unfortunately for Nunes, she tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight scrapped, which pushed heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane into the top spot. Lewis and Gane, who are both…

Patricio Freire vs. A.J. McKee Odds Freire Odds -115 McKee Odds -105 Over/Under 2.5 (-135 /+105) Venue The Forum Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel Showtime Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. The biggest fight in Bellator history will take place on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California, as two-division champion Patricio…

This weekend’s UFC card saw a number of shake ups early in the week and on Friday afternoon at the weigh-ins, but the card will still go on. Middleweights Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland are still slated to headline Saturday’s action as each man hopes to climb the rankings, and the prelims will begin at…

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw makes his return to the Octagon after a two-year suspension to face the No. 2 man in the division, Cory Sandhagen Saturday night at the APEX. The two men headline the 11-bout card that is set to start at 4 p.m. ET with six prelim fights, followed by a…

Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises Odds Makhachev Odds +700 Moises Odds -460 Over/Under 4.5 (-148 / +114) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 12 a.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Many people think that the No. 9 ranked Islam Makhachev is already the best active lightweight on the planet; a take…

The UFC is in action Saturday, with an 11-bout Fight Night card scheduled. Two streaking lightweights — Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moisés — will go head to head in the main event. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is focusing on three fights in particular and see a few…

What happens next for Conor McGregor in the UFC is unknown, and that’s without even considering his recovery from a broken leg suffered against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on Saturday night. What we do know is that McGregor will be a huge underdog if a fourth fight happens against Poirier before the end of…

If only the UFC was pro wrestling and Dana White could write the plot. Ronda Rousey would still be winning. So, too, would Conor McGregor and Jon Jones wouldn’t have any drug tests to fail.  But the UFC is real. One wrong move and champions can be dethroned. The most marketable like Rousey can be…

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor Odds Poirier Odds -125 McGregor Odds +105 Over/Under 2.5 (+115 / -140) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 12:15 a.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Is the aura and mystique of Conor McGregor gone for good? The UFC’s first two-division champion has just one win…

Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy Odds Tuivasa Odds -140 Hardy Odds +112 Over/Under 1.5 (-197 / +150) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Hard-hitting heavyweights Tai Tuivasa and Greg Hardy will face off on the main card at UFC 264 in a fight…

The trilogy between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will be completed tonight. It can’t be overstated how important this bout—which is scheduled to begin at around 12:15 a.m. ET—is for each fighter’s legacy. For Poirier, a win would guarantee a shot at the lightweight title against Charles Oliviera. More importantly, it would cement his place…

Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya Odds Aldana Odds -120 Kunitskaya Odds +100 Over/Under 2.5 (-300 / +240) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Two top-five women’s bantamweight contenders will meet in the Octagon when Irene Aldana (No. 4) and Yana Kunitskaya (No. 5)…

Sean O’Malley vs. Kris Moutinho Odds O’Malley Odds -1200 Moutinho Odds +680 Over/Under 1.5 (+158 / -205) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Fan favorite Sean O’Malley is back in the Octagon after just over three months since his last fight to showcase…

On a weekend that features NBA Finals, Wimbledon final, and Euro 2020 final, Conor McGregor still found a way to capture some attention for himself. The Irishman will face Dustin Poirier in the third installment of their rivalry as the headliner for a stacked UFC 264 event. The card begins at 6 p.m. ET on…

Carlos Condit vs. Max Griffin Odds Condit Odds +166 Griffin Odds -205 Over/Under 2.5 (-186 / +144) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Two UFC veterans in the welterweight division will meet in the Octagon Saturday night when Carlos Condit and Max Griffin face…

Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira Odds Price Odds +141 Pereira Odds -177 Over/Under 1.5 (-182 / +135) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Niko Price and Michel Pereira will face off on the UFC 264 prelims in a matchup that could easily win Fight…

Ryan Hall vs. Ilia Topuria Odds Hall Odds +190 Topuria Odds -230 Over/Under 2.5 (-150 / +110) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via William Hill. Featherweight prospects Ryan Hall and Ilia Topuria will face each other on the prelim portion of Saturday’s UFC 264 card.…

Trevin Giles vs. Dricus Du Plessis Odds Giles Odds +100 Du Plessis Odds -120 Over/Under 2.5 (-115 / -105) Venue T-Mobile Arena Time Approx. 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. middleweight’s Trevin Giles and Dricus du Plessis will face off in the Octagon Saturday to kick off the four-fight…

The UFC will put on a 13-fight card for UFC 264 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, including the trilogy fight between top Lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The early preliminary card will feature four fights on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET before moving to ESPN for four free fights at 8 p.m.…

Updated McGregor vs. Poirier Odds Fighter Odds Probability Dustin Poirier -134 54% Conor McGregor +105 46% Odds via DraftKings. Probabilities with the juice removed. A $10 bet on McGregor would yield $10.50. The betting tide has turned between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier the week of UFC 264. McGregor is now the betting underdog at…

The UFC is once again leaving the APEX for a Pay-PerView but staying in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Center UFC 264. Headlining the card is the third installment of Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor in what will be a Lightweight title eliminator. Saturday’s event features 13 fights in total with eight bouts on the…

Cyril Gane vs. Alexander Volkov Odds Gane Odds +144 Volkov Odds -172 Over/Under 4.5 (-112 / -112) Venue UFC APEX Time Approx. 6:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. A future heavyweight title challenger could emerge from Saturday’s Fight Night main event between undefeated No. 3 contender Ciryl Gane and…

We’ve got one more UFC Fight Night card scheduled at the APEX this weekend before the promotion takes the holiday weekend off. The action in the octagon kicks off earlier than usual (prelims start at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+), but there is plenty to love about the card, which is headlined by heavyweights Ciryl…

Justin Jaynes is a +140 underdog in the second bout of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night prelims. And we can count Justin Jaynes as one bettor who will be taking Justin Jaynes. The 31-year-old featherweight told Overtime Heroics that he’s literally betting his $25,000 fight purse on himself against Charles Rosa on Saturday. “I’m putting my…

This weekend’s UFC Fight Night action takes place at the APEX in Las Vegas and features a main event matchup between featherweights Chan Sung Jung and Dan Ige. That’s just one of 12 matchups slated for Saturday’s card on ESPN2. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is looking at…

Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori Odds Adesanya Odds -280 Vettori Odds +220 Over/Under 3.5 (-174 / +136) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 12:15 a.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Saturday’s Main Event at UFC 263 features a Middleweight rematch between Champion Israel Adesanya and No. 3 ranked contender…

Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz Odds Edwards Odds -600 Diaz Odds +410 Over/Under 4.5  (+108 / -137) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Fan-favorite Nate Diaz makes his return to the octagon for the first time since losing the “BMF title” to…

Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad Odds Maia Odds +180 Muhammad Odds -230 Over/Under 2.5 (-179 / +149) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Demian Maia is likely competing to hold onto his No. 9 ranking in the Welterweight division and his spot…

Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill Odds Craig Odds +230 Hill Odds -300 Over/Under 1.5 (-124 / -104) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. No. 14-ranked light heavyweight Paul Craig and No. 15-ranked Jamahal Hill kick off the Pay-Per-View portion of Saturday’s UFC…

Drew Dober vs. Brad Riddell Odds Dober Odds +120 Riddell Odds -150 Over/Under 2.5 (-167 / +130) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Israel Adesanya’s teammate, Brad Riddell, will hope to score a big win for City Kickboxing in Saturday’s featured prelim, in…

Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart Odds Anders Odds -150 Stewart Odds +120 Over/Under 2.5 (-157 / +122) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Amongst the title fight rematches on Saturday night, there is also a rematch on the prelims between Eryk Anders and…

Is there any better way to spend a Saturday than watching 14 awesome fights at UFC 263? The promotion heads to Glendale, Ariz. for what should be the best sporting event of the weekend. This weekend’s card features two title fights (both rematches) with Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori going head-to-head for the middleweight belt…

Lauren Murphy vs. Joanne Calderwood Odds Murphy Odds +115 Calderwood Odds -145 Over/Under 2.5 (-417 / +290) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. A future flyweight title challenger could emerge from this undercard scrap between No. 3 contender Lauren Murphy and No. 6…

Movsar Evloev vs. Hakeem Dawodu Odds Evloev Odds -240 Dawodu Odds +185 Over/Under 2.5 (-264 / +195) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. This is a high-level undercard matchup between No. 14 Featherweight contender Movsar Evloev and No. 15 Hakeem Dawodu, one of…

Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson Odds Hooper Odds +100 Peterson Odds -120 Over/Under 2.5 (-120 / -120) Venue Gila River Arena Time Approx. 7 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Thursday and via William Hill. UFC 263 is a loaded card featuring 14 fights, three of which are five-round fights and there will be…

The UFC returns to Arizona on Saturday night with a loaded 14-fight card for UFC 263 that includes a pair of title fights in the men’s middleweight and flyweight divisions, plus the first five-round non-title co-main event in UFC history. The preliminary card will feature nine fights on ESPN at 6 p.m. ET before the…

The UFC will shift from its weekly showcase at the APEX to Glendale for UFC 263. Headlining the card is a middleweight championship matchup between belt holder Israel Adesanya and challenger Marvin Vettori — a rematch of their 2018 fight that ended in a split decision. Saturday’s event features 14 fights in total with nine…

After a week off, the UFC returns to the APEX in Las Vegas with a massive 14-fight card headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is looking at three fights in particular and sees a few bets in those…

From Texas back to Las Vegas. The UFC returns to the APEX for another Fight Night card Saturday. The 13-fight card features a headliner between two exciting Bantamweights Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is looking at three fights in particular and sees a…

Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan Odds Hermansson Odds -160 Shahbazyan Odds +135 Over/Under 2.5 (+140 / -165) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time 7 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. After being taken off of UFC 262’s main card last week, UFC fans get a quick reschedule for one of…

Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush Odds Ferguson Odds +135 Dariush Odds -165 Over/Under 2.5 (-190 / +140) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Tony Ferguson was originally slated to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Lightweight title (as a +220 underdog) at UFC 249…

Matt Schnell vs. Rogerio Bontorin Odds Schnell Odds +135 Bontorin Odds -165 Over/Under 2.5 (-115 / -115) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A pair of ranked flyweight contenders will make the walk as bantamweights on Saturday when No. 8 flyweight Matt Schnell…

Katlyn Chookagian vs. Viviane Araujo Odds Chookagian Odds -139 Araujo Odds +115 Over/Under 2.5 (-455 / +300) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. No. 7 Flyweight contender Viviane Araujo has a chance to map her path to a title shot with a win…

Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza Odds Burgos Odds -138 Barboza Odds +120 Over/Under 2.5 (-182 / +135) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. The first fight on Saturday’s main card has fight of the night potential, as fan-favorite Shane Burgos takes on the…

We’ve got a big fight weekend in Houston, Texas with UFC 262 brining the noise to the Toyota Center Saturday night. Tonight’s card will feature 12 enticing fights, including a battle for the UFC Lightweight title between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler in the main event. So where should you be looking to place your…

Ronaldo Souza vs. Andre Muniz Odds Souza Odds -120 Muniz Odds +102 Over/Under 2.5 (-122 / -104) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. The final preliminary bout on Saturday’s card features a prospect vs. veteran showdown in the middleweight division between 41-year-old “Jacare” Souza…

Lando Vannata vs. Mike Grundy Odds Vannata odds +100 Grundy odds -125 Over/Under 2.5 (-200 / +155) Venue Toyota Center Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Saturday and via PointsBet. Mike Grundy and Lando Vannata meet at UFC 262 in a grappler vs. striker battle on the prelim portion of Saturday’s…

The UFC returns to Houston on Saturday night with 12 fights, including the main event between Michael Chandler (22-5) and Charles Oliveira (30-8, 1 NC) for the vacant lightweight title.  The preliminary card will feature three fights on UFC Fight pass at 6:30 p.m. ET, before moving to ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET for four…

The UFC heads to Houston, Texas for an action-packed Pay-Per-View card Saturday night, when Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler square off for the Lightweight title at UFC 262. Saturday’s event features 12 fights in total with seven bouts on the undercard (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+) and five on the main card (10 p.m. ET…

Rodriguez vs. Waterson Odds Rodriguez odds +180 Waterson odds -225 Over/Under 4.5 (-230 / +165) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. The UFC continues its run in the small cage at that APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, with a flyweight showdown…

Editor’s note: The bout between Amanda Ribas and Angela Hill is off after Ribas was removed from the event due to COVID-19 protocols. The UFC had to scramble to get Saturday’s Fight Night card together, and the main card features a number of exciting matchups, including a main event bout between Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson.…

Hawes vs. Daukaus Odds Hawes odds +108 Daukaus odds -135 Over/Under 1.5 (-148 / +114) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 7:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Perhaps the most exciting fight on this weekend’s UFC prelims features knockout artist Phil “Megatron” Hawes and Kyle Daukaus. Daukaus will…

The UFC heads back to the APEX in Las Vegas for a Saturday Fight Night card headlined by two top women fighters in the main event: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson. This fight was very short notice and wasn’t official until this past Tuesday — TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen were initially supposed to headline…

Reyes vs. Prochazka Odds Reyes odds +110 Prochazka odds -135 Over/Under 1.5 (-155 / +130) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 12:30 a.m. ET Channel ESPN2 Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. One week after putting on a wild show at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, the UFC returns to the small cage at…

The UFC returns to the APEX in Las Vegas with an 11-fight card headlined light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Jiri Prochazka. So, where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew is looking at two fights in particular and sees a few bets in those matchups with value. You can find their analysis…

The UFC returns to Florida on Saturday for the first time since May 2020 – when they hosted three cards over a seven-day span in Jacksonville. UFC 261 features three title fights, including the men’s welterweight championship and both the women’s strawweight and women’s featherweight championships. The most important thing to note for this card…

Hall vs. Weidman Odds Hall odds +108 Weidman odds -135 Over/Under 2.5 (-124 / -104) Location Jacksonville, Fla. Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. Two well-established UFC veterans will go head-to-head on the main card at UFC 261 when No. 9-ranked middleweight contender Uriah Hall faces…

Oliveira vs. Brown Odds Oliveira odds +120 Brown odds -150 Over/Under 2.5 (-132 / +104) Venue Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Fla. Time Approx. 9:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet. The featured preliminary bout for UFC 261 will pit welterweights Alex Oliveira and Randy Brown against each other in a…

UFC pay-per-view is back in a big way — with fans in the stands and three title fights from Jacksonville, Fla. So where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew has pinpointed three fights and picks on Saturday’s massive card that present betting value. You can find their analysis and picks on…

Smith vs. Crute Odds Smith odds +170 Crute odds -200 Over/Under 1.5 (-175 / +145) Venue Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Fla. Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Two hard-hitting light heavyweights will kick off the Pay-Per-View portion of UFC 261 when No. 6-ranked contender Anthony Smith…

Grant vs. Sekulic Odds Grant odds -210 Sekulic odds +176 Over/Under 2.5 (+114 / -144) Venue Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Fla. Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Welterweight prospects Dwight Grant and Stefan Sekulic will meet in the octagon at UFC 261 with both fighters seeking to…

Roberson vs. Allen Odds Roberson odds +134 Allen odds -158 Over/Under 1.5 (-142 / +112) Venue Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Fla. Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via FanDuel. Two of the more entertaining fighters in the middleweight division will square off when Karl “Baby K” Roberson and Brendan…

Sportsbooks will be rooting for underdogs in the title fights at UFC 261 on Saturday night, as considerable action comes in on champions Kamaru Usman, Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili. The pay-per-view, which begins at 10 p.m. ET, features a trio of championship fights, including the main-event rematch between Usman and the challenger Jorge Masvidal…

Suppose you were to project an NFL or college football game on a field that measured 80 yards long, or a basketball or hockey game on either a court or rink that was shortened by roughly one-third. A handicapper would certainly have to project for a significantly higher pace and more scoring relative to the…

A massive Pay-Per-View card is in store this weekend when middleweight champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal jump back into the octagon for the rematch of their 2020 scrap at UFC 261. That’s not the the only title fight on the slate, though. Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas meet in the co-main event for the…

When it comes to betting on the UFC, analytical data can tell huge pieces of a larger story and trend. Reason being is there are fewer underlying factors at play than in any other sport. For example, NFL games feature eleven players on each side of the field, four coaches, and seven officials waiting to…

We’re just one week away from the next UFC Pay-Per-View, but Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card can’t be ignored. The 11-bout card is headlined by two top middleweight contenders, Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum, which could have bigger implications. So where should you be looking to place your bets? Our MMA crew is looking at…

The UFC is back to its regularly scheduled programming with a Saturday Fight Night card headlined by two top Middleweights in the main event: Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum. Saturday’s event features 11 fights in total with six bouts on the undercard (7 p.m. ET on ESPN) and five on the main card (10 p.m.…

Bartosz Fabinski vs. Gerald Meerschaert Odds Fabinski odds -130 Meerschaert odds +105 Over/Under 2.5 (-134 / +100) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet UFC veteran Gerald “GM3” Meerschaert takes on Bartosz Fabinski on Saturday night’s preliminary Fight Night card. This will be…

With Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier slated to break their tie in a trilogy fight at UFC 264 in July, there’s been a seismic shift in the betting odds. McGregor closed around a -300 betting favorite when the two met January, but following Poirier’s impressive second-round knockout victory the fight is currently listed closer to…

Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland Odds Vettori odds -335 Holland odds +260 Over/Under 4.5 Rounds (+120 / -159) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 5 p.m. ET Channel ABC Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. A few weeks ago, I recommended Derek Brunson as a value bet against Kevin Holland before Holland’s first…

After a week off, the UFC is back and this weekend the action starts early. Saturday night’s 13-bout card begins with eight prelim matchups at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN+ before switching over to ESPN. The main card will feature five matchups, including Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland in the main event. So where should you…

Makdessi vs. Bahamondes Odds Makdessi odds +160 Bahamondes odds -190 Over/Under 1.5 (-275 / +225) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 2 p.m. ET  Channel ESPN / ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM With eight fights on the prelim slate, Saturday’s undercard features plenty of UFC newcomers. Among them is 23-year-old Ignacio…