Category: MMA

There is a new baddest man on the planet, and his first title defense could be one of the biggest fights in MMA history. Francis Ngannou dominated Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on Saturday night, knocking the UFC heavyweight champion out in the second round of the main event. It was a stark contrast from…

The UFC continues its run at the APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, with a 10-fight card for UFC 260, featuring a heavyweight title rematch between Stipe Miocic and No. 1 contender Francis Ngannou. The cage at APEX (25-foot diameter) is about 30% smaller in terms of square footage than a regular UFC octagon (30-foot…

Miocic vs. Ngannou Odds Miocic odds +108 Ngannou odds -135 Over/Under 1.5 Rounds (-137 / +108) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 12 a.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Thursday evening and via PointsBet In the betting world, there are a few opportunities that are as educational as a rematch. For example,…

Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque Odds Woodley odds +200 Luque odds -260 Over/Under 2.5 (-170 / +132) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet Former UFC Welterweight champion and No. 7-ranked contender, Tyron Woodley, will look to snap his three-fight skid against…

Sean O’Malley vs. Thomas Almeida Odds O’Malley odds -350 Almeida odds +260 Over/Under 1.5 (-148 / +114) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet Rising Bantamweights Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida face off on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 260 event.…

Gillian Robertson vs. Miranda Maverick Odds Robertson odds +134 Maverick odds -167 Over/Under 2.5 (-177 / +130) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings No. 15-ranked women’s Flyweight contender Gillian Robertson is set to face off against relative newcomer Miranda Maverick at…

Jamie Mullarkey vs. Khama Worthy Odds Mullarkey odds +105 Worthy odds -130 Over/Under 2.5 (+105 / -136) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday and via PointsBet The UFC 260 main card kicks off with two Lightweight challengers — Jamie Mullarkey and Khama Worthy —…

UFC 260 took its fair share of hits before the card finally settled — we were supposed to have two title fights on this card instead of just one — but there’s still plenty of exciting action to look forward to, including the Heavyweight championship rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. So where should…

Editor’s Note: Three bouts — Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega, Hannah Goldy vs. Jessica Penne and Randa Markos vs. Luana Pinheiro — have been removed from the card due to COVID. Fabio Cherant replaced William Knight against Alonzo Menifield. What’s better than two top heavyweights going head-to-head in the octagon? A heavyweight championship rematch, of…

Editor’s note: The co-main event between Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell has been postponed due to COVID protocols. I’m sure you were expecting a very poorly executed March Madness pun to kick off this article, but you wont find any of that here. What you will find are three bets from Saturday’s 11-bout UFC Fight Night…

Kevin Holland was pretty busy in 2020. The No. 10-ranked Middleweight challenger won five fights in the octagon over a seven month span and could put himself in position for a title with the momentum he has going for him. Before he can get there, he’ll have to get past UFC veteran and the No.…

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad Odds Edwards odds -275 Muhammad odds +220 Over/Under 4.5 (-200 / +165) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM. Leon Edwards last made a walk to the Octagon 19 months ago, but the No. 3-ranked Welterweight contender will…

Saturday’s loaded UFC Fight Night card will being at 5 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+ with seven prelim fights followed by a six-bout main card starting at 8 p.m. ET. With 13 action-packed bouts on the slate, there is plenty of value to be found. So where should you be looking to place your bets?…

No. 3-ranked UFC Welterweight contender Leon Edwards has been out of the octagon for 19 months, but he makes his return in a main event matchup with No. 13-ranked contender Belal Muhammad. Saturday’s 13-bout Fight Night card will being at 5 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+ with seven prelim fights followed by a six-bout main…

Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Cyril Gane Odds Rozenstruik odds +210 Gane odds -265 Over/Under 1.5 (-230 / +165) Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday evening and via DraftKings For the second weekend in a row a UFC Fight Night card is being headlined by two heavyweights…

Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev Odds Krylov odds +290 Ankalaev odds -360 Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday evening and via FanDuel Saturday’s UFC Fight Night co-main event features the highly touted Dagestani prospect and No. 11-ranked Light Heavyweight contender, Magomed Ankalaev, who faces off…

Editors’s note: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test. The UFC is closing out February with an action-packed Fight Night card Saturday night headlined by hard-hitting heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane. With nine other exciting bouts on the slate, there is plenty of value to be found.…

The UFC continues its run at APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday with nine fights and another Heavyweight main event, between No. 4-ranked contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik and No. 7 Ciryl Gane. The preliminary card starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and the main card begins at 8 p.m. ET. The cage at APEX (25-foot…

For the second straight weekend, two heavyweights will headline the Saturday night action in the octagon when Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane face off at the UFC APEX. Saturday’s Fight Night card will being at 5 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+ with six prelim fights followed by a five-bout main card starting at 8 p.m.…

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis Odds Blaydes odds -435 Lewis odds +320 Over/Under 1.5 (-200 / +150) Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday evening and via DraftKings Two UFC heavyweights with a reputation for ending fights with a bang will face off this weekend when…

Phillip Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov Odds Hawes odds -125  Imavov odds +105 Over/Under 1.5 (-110/-110)  Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via BetMGM The long-awaited fight between Phillip Hawes and Nassourdine Imavov that was scheduled to take place in January on Fight Island will…

Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall Odds Arlovski odds +205 Aspinall odds -265 Over/Under 1.5 (-167 / +125)  Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 8 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday evening and via DraftKings Among the four heavyweight fights on the schedule for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, I’m really looking forward…

The UFC is back in action on Saturday night with UFC Fight Night, headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. With 14 action-packed bouts on the slate, there is plenty of value to be found on the card. So where should you be looking to place your bets? Our crew has…

The UFC is back with another stacked Fight Night card this weekend. Saturday’s event has 14 scheduled bouts and is headlined by two explosive top-five heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. The card will being at 5 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+ with eight prelim fights followed by a six-bout main card starting at 8…

Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso Odds Barber odds +105 Grasso odds -127 Over/Under 2.5 (-250 / +180) Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV The No. 10-ranked women’s flyweight contender, Maycee Barber, makes her return to the octagon after more than a year off to face No. 15-ranked challenger,…

Saturday’s UFC 258 card is stacked with great fights throughout, including the long awaited welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns in the main event. The action kicks off with six prelim bouts beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ followed by the five-fight main card on ESPN PPV at 10 p.m. ET.…

Ricky Simon vs. Brian Kelleher Odds Simon odds -270 Kelleher odds +205 Over/Under 2.5 (-244 / +185)  Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Saturday and via PointsBet Ricky Simon and Brian Kelleher were supposed to face off in the first card of the year on…

Editors note: Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick has been called off. Robertson withdrew from the fight due to a non-COVID-related illness. The UFC continues its run at APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday with the Welterweight title on the line, as Kamaru Usman hopes to defend UFC gold for the third time, against No. 1…

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor Odds Poirier odds +205 McGregor odds -305 Over/Under 2.5 (+138/-182)  Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time Approx. 11:55 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday afternoon and via DraftKings. We’ve seen two UFC Fight Night events over the past week and it has all led up to the…

Brad Tavares vs. Antonio Carlos Junior Odds Tavares odds -135 Carlos Junior odds +110 Over/Under 2.5 (-185 / +150) Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN Odds as of Friday afternoon and via BetMGM. In one of the more exciting matchups on the undercard, Brad Tavares (17-6) faces off against…

Saturday’s UFC 257 card is stacked with great fights throughout, including the return of Conor McGregor in a main event matchup with Dustin Poirier. The action kicks off with six prelim bouts beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ followed by the five-fight main card on ESPN PPV at 10 p.m. ET. With 11 action-packed…

The UFC returned Saturday night and gets right back to the action Wednesday with a 14-bout Fight Night card. The card will start early at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN+/ESPN with eight prelim bouts and the main card begins at 12 p.m. ET with six fights, including top-10 welterweights Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny in…

Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar Odds Holloway odds -160 [BET NOW] Kattar odds +135 [BET NOW] Over/Under 4.5 (-185/+150) [BET NOW] Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time Approx. 5 p.m. ET Channel ABC/ESPN+ Odds as of Friday evening and via BetMGM. Get an INSTANT $500 deposit match at BetMGM today or see more offers and…

Welcome back, UFC! The first bout of the year kicks off with six prelim bouts beginning at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with the five-fight main card switching over to ABC at 3 p.m. ET. With 11 action-packed bouts on the slate, there is plenty of value to be found on the card. So where…

The UFC returns to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi with three cards over the next seven days, beginning on Saturday with six preliminary bouts on ESPN+ at noon, before moving to ABC at 3 p.m. for a five-fight main card. The main event is a Featherweight showdown between former champion Max Holloway and No. 6…

Editors note: According to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Phil Hawes is not medically cleared to fight and the bout has been called off. Phillip Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov Odds Hawes odds -126 [BET NOW] Imavov odds +108 [BET NOW] Over/Under 1.5 (-152/+120) [BET NOW] Venue Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi Time Approx. 2:30 p.m. ET Channel…

The UFC is back! After a short hiatus, we’ve got another exciting card headlined by former Featherweight champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar at the Etihad Arena, in Abu Dhabi. Saturday’s card starts earlier than usual: 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+ for the six undercard fights and 3 p.m. ET on ABC for the five…

Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal Odds Thompson odds +100 [BET NOW] Neal odds -121 [BET NOW] Over/Under 4.5 (+120/-162) [BET NOW] Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Get up to a $1,000 sign-up bonus at DraftKings today or see more offers and…

Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera Odds Aldo odds -150 [BET NOW] Vera odds +120 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (-230/+165) [BET NOW] Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as of Friday and via DraftKings. Get up to a $1,000 sign-up bonus at DraftKings today or see more offers and…

Marcin Tybura vs. Greg Hardy Odds Tybura odds +100 [BET NOW] Hardy odds -124 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (+115/-152) [BET NOW] Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 7 p.m. ET Channel ESPN+ Odds as Friday and via DraftKings. Get up to a $1,000 sign-up bonus at DraftKings today or see more offers and reviews…

The last UFC Fight Night card of the year is upon us! It has been an unpredictable year of fights, but Saturday’s slate should closeout 2020 with a bang as Welterweights Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal headline the action at the APEX. The slate has seen some changes, but should with 12 total fights…

Editors note: Aiemann Zahabi announced via Twitter that he won’t be fighting Drako Rodriguez due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rick Glenn will reportedly be replaced by Christos Giagos vs. Carlton Minus in the first undercard fight. The UFC will wrap up its 2020 schedule with one final Fight Night card Saturday, headlined by Welterweight…

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Odds Figueiredo odds -385 [BET NOW] Moreno odds +260 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (+106/-136) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:55 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday via PointsBet, where you can get $250 FREE instantly after signing up AND your bets automatically sync to…

Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira Odds Ferguson odds -175 [BET NOW] Oliveira odds +140 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (+132/+148) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday via PointsBet, where you can get $250 FREE instantly after signing up AND your bets automatically sync to…

Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba Odds Dern odds -200 [BET NOW] Jandiroba odds +160 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (-143/+108) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Friday via Parx, which offers new customers a 20% profit boost + $500 risk-free wager on their first bet…

Jacare Souza vs. Kevin Holland Odds Souza odds -118 [BET NOW] Holland odds -106 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (-125/-106) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Saturday, 11:55 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds via Parx, which offers new customers a 20% profit boost + $500 risk-free wager on their first bet AND your bets…

Junior Dos Santos vs. Cyril Gane Odds Dos Santos odds +333 [BET NOW] Gane odds -455 [BET NOW] Over/Under 1.5 (-139/+105) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Approx. 10 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds via Parx, which offers new customers a 20% profit boost + $500 risk-free wager on their first bet AND…

The UFC continues its run at APEX Saturday in Las Vegas with a 10-fight card, beginning with five preliminary bouts on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET. The PPV main card starts at 10:00 p.m. ET and concludes with a main event flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. There have been a number…

UFC 256 brings Deiveson Figueiredo back into the octagon for another main event. He just won at UFC 255 … can he win on the big stage again? Even if he doesn’t, you’ll still be able to reap big rewards thanks to these awesome sportsbook promos… _BookPromo=217 UFC 256 Promos PointsBet: Bet $20, Win $125…

Editors note: Tecia Torres will now face Sam Hughes of Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) after Angela Hill was forced out due to COVID. Las Vegas will be buzzing once again this weekend as UFC Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo gets set to headline the last pay-per-view card of 2020 after fighting just three weeks ago. A…

Jack Hermansson vs. Marvin Vettori Odds Hermansson odds +120 [BET NOW] Vettori odds -145 [BET NOW] Over/Under 4.5 (+145/-175) [BET NOW] Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 12:30 a.m. ET Channel ESPN2 Odds as of Friday evening and via BetMGM. Get an INSTANT $500 deposit match at BetMGM today or see more offers and reviews…

Ovince Saint Preux vs. Jamahal Hill Odds Saint Preux odds +140 [BET NOW] Hill odds -165 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (+115/-140) [BET NOW] Venue UFC Apex, Las Vegas Time Approx. 11:50 p.m. ET Channel ESPN2 Odds as of Friday evening and via BetMGM. Get an INSTANT $500 deposit match at BetMGM today or see more offers…

Saturday’s 11-bout UFC Fight Night slate features some action-packed matchups at the top of the card with Jack Hermansson facing Marvin Vettori in the main event and Ovince Saint Pruex taking on Jamahal Hill in the co-main event. But the fights that our crew has their eyes on are much further down the card and…

The UFC continues its run at APEX Saturday in Las Vegas with an 11-fight card, beginning with five preliminary bouts on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and concludes with the main event between No. 4 middleweight contender Jack Hermansson, and No. 13 Marvin Vettori –…

The UFC is back for another slate of fights at the APEX. No. 4-ranked middleweight Jack Hermansson headlines Saturday’s 11-bout card against No. 13-ranked Marvin Vettori Saturday on ESPN, with undercard fights beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Both men had different opponents not too long ago, but Darren Till, Hermansson’s original opponent, was forced out…

The UFC continues its run at APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday with a 10-fight card, despite the cancellation of Saturday’s originally scheduled main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derek Lewis. The Light Heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Devin Clark – initially scheduled as the co-main event – will elevate to the main event…

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez Odds Figueiredo odds -334 [BET NOW] Perez odds +230 [BET NOW] Over/Under 1.5 (-189/+148) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Saturday, 11:55 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds via PointsBet, where you can get $250 FREE instantly after signing up AND your bets automatically sync to the Action app.…

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia Odds Shevchenko odds -1667 [BET NOW] Maia odds +900 [BET NOW] Over/Under 3.5 (+110/-134) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Saturday, 11:30 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds via PointsBet, where you can get $250 FREE instantly after signing up AND your bets automatically sync to the Action app.…

Mike Perry vs. Tim Means Odds Perry odds -121 [BET NOW] Means odds +100 [BET NOW] Over/Under 2.5 (+110/-134) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Saturday, 11 p.m. ET Channel ESPN PPV Odds as of Saturday morning and via BetMGM. Get an INSTANT $500 deposit match at BetMGM today or see more offers and…

It’s time! Saturday’s UFC 255 card is stacked with great fights throughout, including title fights in both the women’s and men’s Flyweight divisions. The action kicks off with seven prelim bouts beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with the five-fight main card switching over to ESPN PPV at 10 p.m. ET. With 12 action-packed…

Buckley vs. Wright Odds Buckley odds -250 [BET NOW] Wright odds +195 [BET NOW] Over/Under 1.5 (+126/-162) [BET NOW] Venue UFC APEX, Las Vegas Time Saturday, 9 p.m. ET Channel ESPN2 Odds as of Saturday morning and via PointsBet, where you can get $250 FREE instantly after signing up AND your bets automatically sync to the…