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Best bets and analysis for Saturday's UFC Fight Night card, headlined by heavy favorite Jamahal Hill fighting Thiago Santos. The UFC returns to its home at the Apex in Las Vegas following an amazing card last weekend at UFC 277. The main event features two light heavyweights getting the Octagon doors locked behind them in a scheduled five-round…

Number-six ranked Thiago Santos takes on number-ten ranked Jamahal Hill in Saturday night's main event. Just 1-4 over his last five fights, Thiago Santos hasn't looked the same since injuring both of his knees in his UFC 239 title fight against Jon Jones in 2019. His most recent fight was against rising star Magomed Ankalaev, who defeated Santos…

You are watching The AllStar MMA Live Show. The AllStar's John Hyon Ko and guests MMA tipster Mike and Australian combat sports reporter Chris Ferguson discuss all the action that went down at UFC Vegas 65. Sergey "Polar Bear" Spivak is a 27-year-old male fighter from Moldova with 15 pro wins and 3 losses. Spivak is scheduled to fight Derrick Lewis…

Sergei Pavlovich comes into Saturday's bout on a four-fight win streak and will look to stay hot against Australian fan favorite Tai Tuivasa. Find out which fighter we're backing in our Tuivasa vs. Pavlovich betting picks. Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich is on a stacked card of UFC Fight Night betting on Saturday, December 3. This should be a…

Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik are both aware of the stakes as the ranked heavyweights prepare to square off Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik. Their matchup tops the main UFC fight card (4 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Although both fighters have been perennial contenders over the…

No.4- ranked UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa and No.5- ranked contender Sergei Pavlovich will collide in the upcoming UFC on ESPN 42 fight card scheduled for December 3 at the Amway Center in Florida. Based on live odds on DraftKings Sportsbook, Pavlovich is the -180 betting favorite over the+155 underdog Tuivasa. Since the event is still 9 days away,…

The final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title fights of 2021 go down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (Dec. 11, 2021) when Charles Oliveira and Amanda Nunes put their titles on the line against veteran challengers Dustin Poirier and Julianna Pena. The "Sin City" crowd will also get to enjoy a Welterweight slugfest…

Fast-rising Light Heavyweight contender, Jamahal Hill, looks to step into title contention this Saturday (Aug. 6, 2022) when he takes on destructive veteran, Thiago Santos, inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 59 also features a clash of Welterweight knockout artists in Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal, as well as The Ultimate Fighter (TUF)…

Jamahal Hill will have something of a home-turf advantage Saturday when he faces Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill. The matchup of ranked light heavyweight contenders will anchor the main UFC fight card (10 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Coincidentally, the small arena with limited spectator capacity…

The UFC returns to its home base on Saturday, with two dangerous heavyweights set to clash in a five-round main event. Read on for our UFC picks and parlay predictions ahead of Saturday Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac card. A week removed from its annual trip to the Big Apple, the UFC returns to the Apex, where fan favorite Derrick Lewis aims to…

Serghei Spivac believes he deserves to be recognized among the world's elite heavyweights, and he has a chance to prove it Saturday when he takes on former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac. The battle of ranked contenders will anchor the main UFC fight card (4 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in…

In a heavyweight bout in the main event, Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 215 at the UFC's APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC Fight Night 215: Lewis vs. Spivac odds, and make our expert picks and predictions. The prelims begin at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and the main card…

The UFC returns to Las Vegas on Saturday, with Derrick Lewis aiming to snap his skid against Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight headliner. Check out our Lewis-Spivak picks ahead of the bill's main event. The promotion's all-time knockout leader is coming off consecutive losses to Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich, both via strikes. Lewis now heads to…

Ranked heavyweight contenders take the spotlight Saturday at UFC Fight: Lewis vs. Spivac when former title challenger Derrick Lewis takes on rising prospect Serghei Spivac in the main event. The main UFC fight card is set for 4 p.m. ET from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas. The No. 7-ranked Lewis is a two-time title challenger who has…

After Alex Pereira stunned Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight crown last weekend, the UFC heads from New York back to Las Vegas as Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak battle in another mouthwatering card. We've put together our betting tips for the UFC this weekend right here A fantastic fight between Jack Della Maddalena and Danny Roberts kicks…

Manpreet Jhass and Cody J Saftic break down UFC Vegas 65 from a props perspective. Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis is a 37-year-old male fighter from the United States with 26 pro wins and 10 losses. Lewis is scheduled to fight Sergey Spivak at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Derrick Lewis has gone 2-3 in the last…

UFC Fight Night 215, headlined by Sergey Spivak and Derrick Lewis, is scheduled to be held at the Apex facility in Las Vegas this Saturday, November 19. Based on the live odds available on DraftKings Sportsbook, Derrick Lewis is the+165 underdog over Spivak, who is the -195 favorite. The odds might change as the event draws nearer. Based on the…

Suffering from back-to-back losses for just the second time in his career, former two-time heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis looks to get back into the win column this Saturday. Lewis lost via knockout to Tai Tuivasa at UFC 271 and followed that with a TKO loss to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277. Sergey Spivak has back-to-back TKO wins over…

Derrick Lewis will be looking to avoid losing three in a row for the first time in his professional MMA career when he takes on fellow UFC heavyweight Sergei Spivak on Saturday in the main event at UFC Fight Night 215. It's an early start to this week's action, with UFC Vegas 65 prelims getting underway at 1:00pm ET on Saturday afternoon at UFC…

Derrick Lewis may have the most knockouts in UFC history, but the 37-year-old has struggled recently, losing three out of his four fights. Read why it's not looking good for the Houston native on Saturday in our Lewis vs. Spivak betting picks. Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak is the headline event for UFC Fight Night betting on Saturday. Lewis is…

UFC Fight Night: In his upcoming matchup with Sergey Spivak, Derrick Lewis has changed from a modest betting favorite to a significant underdog. With Spivak returning at -105, The Black Beast's opening odds were -115. Spivak has moved up to be the -200 odds-on favorite following the early betting activity observed at online bookmaker…

After several thrilling pay-per-view events, the UFC will host another intriguing main event on November 19 when heavyweights Derrick Lewis (26-10, 17-8 UFC) and Sergey Spivak (15-3, 6-3 UFC) square off. The five-round bout will headline the UFC Vegas 65 card at the Apex in Las Vegas. Prelim fights begin at 1 p.m. ET, while the main card starts at…

Fight sports remains one of the top things to place a wager on. Between picking which fighter you think will win to how it will go down, there's countless ways to place a bet on either boxing or MMA. Saturday night brings us another chance to do so with UFC 271 and a loaded fight card from Houston. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya battles…

After a successful pay-per-view event in Madison Square Garden, the UFC will be returning to its Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada for the next fight card, UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac (also known as UFC Fight Night 215, and UFC Vegas 65). The event will go down on November 19, with a series of exciting matchups lined up for MMA fans. The…

As we get ready put a wrap on 2021, we have the last pay per view of the year this Saturday. Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier look to enter 2022 as the UFC's lightweight king, while the co-main features women's "goat" Amanda Nunes dropping to bantamweight to defend her 135-pound strap against a very game Julianna Peña. The main card also…

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC on ESPN 40 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC…

With just a trio of UFC flagship events remaining in the final months of 2022, the promotion will, however, field six further'Fight Night' billed showcases, with five taking place at the UFC Apex facility in its Las Vegas, Nevada staple - while a December trip to Orlando, Florida is also on the cards. Over the course of the next three months, the…

Both Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa love to throw hands and this fight should see plenty of punches. We're favoring Lewis in our betting picks, but we're even more confident that this fight will not go anywhere near the distance. Someone's getting KO'd. Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa is the co-main event for UFC 271 betting on February 12. This…

Augusto Sakai, 31, is currently riding a three-fight losing streak headed into his bout against Sergey "The Polar Bear" Spivak at UFC on ESPN 40. Sakai earned a UFC contract following a second-round knockout win on Dana White's Contender Series in 2018. He began his UFC career with a four-fight win streak, winning two fights via knockout and…