#Contender Series

In the first event of 2023, UFC Vegas 67 will get underway this Saturday at the UFC Apex Facility in Las Vegas. Headlining this event is a light heavyweight bout between Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov. Below, I will walk through my two best longshot prop bets to make for this event. These plays are 0.5 units each, or 0.5% of your betting…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with its first event of the new year and it will be a massive fight night event. Sean Strickland will face Nassourdine Imavov after Kelvin Gastelum had to withdraw from the main event. But besides the big fight of the evening, the main card of UFC Fight Night 217 is stacked with massive fights and we have…

This flyweight battle will see Allan Nascimento return to the octagon for the first time since his unanimous decision win over Jake Hadley in May 2022. Nascimento initially tried to crack the UFC via Dana White's Contender Series in 2018. When that failed, 'Puro Osso' made his way into the promotion over three years, finally getting a contract in…

MATEUSZ REBECKI VS NICK FIORE FACTS When is UFC Fight Night 217? Saturday 14 January, 2023 - 22:00 start (UK) Where is UFC Fight Night 217? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US) Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 217? What channel is UFC Fight Night 217 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 217? BT Sport subscribers can stream the…

JAVID BASHARAT VS MATEUS MENDONCA FACTS When is UFC Fight Night 217? Saturday 14 January, 2023 - 22:00 start (UK) Where is UFC Fight Night 217? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US) Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 217? What channel is UFC Fight Night 217 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 217? BT Sport subscribers can stream…

Polish prospect Mateusz Rebecki is a bonafide fight finisher who built his record up in the Wroclaw based promotion "FEN". Rebecki earned himself a UFC contract via a first round submission win over Rodrigo Dilio on the contender series, which he secured in under two minutes. With eight knockouts and six submissions to his name, "Rebeasti" can get…

After a successful showing on Dana White's Contender Series, Mateusz Rebecki makes his UFC debut. Back in August 2020, Rebecki secured a UFC contract with a first-round, rear-naked choke submission win over Rodrigo Lidio. Nick Fiore will also be making his UFC debut here. After a respectable, undefeated run in promotions such as Combat Zone MMA,…

The first card of 2023 will end the same way 2022's final one did. A loud-mouthed, brash UFC middleweight is seeking revenge in the promotion's first card of the year. UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov will take place from the UFC Apex facility on Saturday. Which MMA bets stand out on FanDuel Sportsbook? YTD: 0-0 (+0.00 units) Last year's…

The odds for this bout are provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Click on the odds below to head to DraftKings and place a bet. Alex Morono is arguably in the best form of his career, riding a three fight winning streak which started off with a first round TKO over UFC legend Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, before going on to win two unanimous decisions in a…

2023 is here, and after a little break to finish our year and give us some time to rest from all the holiday feasts and enjoy the start of the year, the UFC Fight Night starts the action on the second Saturday of January with a middleweight headliner to get everybody excited. The UFC Apex in Las Vegas is getting ready to be the first venue to host…

Hawaii's own Punahele Soriano will help break in the final fights of this weekend's UFC fight night when he takes on Russian fighter Roman Kopylov. The two men are so far set to square off right before Soriano's fellow islander Dan Ige fights in the co-main event. Coming off of a KO win over Dalcha Lungiambula in July puts Soriano at 3-2 in his…

Once again, the vacant UFC light heavyweight title is up for grabs at UFC 283. The fourth fight of an epic flyweight rivalry will also occur at the event. Glover Teixeira faces Jamahal Hill for light heavyweight gold in the main event of UFC 283 on January 21. In the co-main event, Deiveson Figueiredo defends the UFC flyweight title against Brandon…

It's baaaaaack!!! After almost a month off, the UFC is back at the UFC Apex this Saturday for a Fight Night card. And, strangely, the same man that headlined their last fight card is headlining this one too - Sean Strickland. He's stepping in on very short notice for an injured Kelvin Gastelum in a hastily arranged light heavyweight fight against…

Middleweights helm UFC's first event of 2022 this Saturday (Jan. 14, 2022) when fast-rising Nassourdine Imavov squares off with super short notice replacement, Sean Strickland, inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 67 will also see Dan Ige look to get back on track at Damon Jackson's expense, knockout punchers Punahele Soriano and Roman…

Despite losing his middleweight title in his last fight of 2022 to Alex Pereira at UFC 281, oddsmakers still list Israel Adesanya as the favorite to walk out of 2023 as the middleweight champion. Prior to losing his title to Pereira, Adesanya had defended his belt five times - including two defenses in 2022 over Jared Cannonier and former champion…

With a nickname christened by Laura Sanko following his Dana White's Contender Series win, Francis "Fire" Marshall steps into the octagon for his UFC debut on Saturday night. He takes on Marcelo "Pitbull" Rojo. Marshall, only 23, is 6-0 with four submissions and two decision wins. Rojo, over a decade older at 34, is 16-8 as a professional and 0-2…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will host its final event for 2022 and it will be a fight night with Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland battling in the main event. However, there are multiple fights in the full card that have a lot more potential for real entertainment and we have selected the best ones for predictions. The 28-year-old is…

The odds for this bout are provided by bet365. Click on the odds below to head to DraftKings and place a bet. Joseph Pyfer returns to the contender series once again after having lost his first shot at a UFC contract to Dustin Stolzfus who defeated Pyfer with a slam in the opening round which subsequently injured the UFC hopeful and ended the…

The Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended UFC flyweight Jeff Molina. According to UFC broadcast partner ESPN, the reason for his ban is not known, but it is likely related to an investigation into the fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on November 5. In the hours leading up to that battle, which Minner lost by TKO early in…

Rob Font was delivering pizzas for a living when he encountered customers who were practicing grappling in their garage. He dropped off the pies and joined them, and the rest is history. Font is now the No. 4-ranked bantamweight in the UFC and faces No. 5-ranked former champion Jose Aldo on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Font vs.…

When is UFC Vegas 66? Saturday 17 December 2022 - 22:00 start (UK) Where is UFC Vegas 66? T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada (USA) Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 66? What TV channel is UFC Vegas 66 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I stream UFC Vegas 66? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight live online via the BT Sport website. RAFA…

Cheyanne Vlismas will face Cory McKenna in a women's strawweight bout that will close the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 216. Vlismas and McKenna have identical records of 7-2 in their respective mixed martial arts careers. Fixture: Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Cory McKenna Date and Time: Saturday, December 17th, 4:00 p.m. EST Venue: UFC Apex, Las…

The last UFC event of the year is upon us and features some intriguing scraps. In the main event, Jared Cannonier will risk his number three ranking against the seventh-ranked fighter in the middleweight division, Sean Strickland. The co-main event between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov is sure to be fireworks, and it is not a fight to miss.…

CHEYANNE VLISMAS VS CORY MCKENNA FACTS When is UFC Vegas 66? Saturday 17 December 2022 - 22:00 start (UK) Where is UFC Vegas 66? T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada (USA) Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 66? What TV channel is UFC Vegas 66 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I stream UFC Vegas 66? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight live online via…

The UFC wraps up its 2022 this Saturday at their home base - the UFC Apex - with a fight night card headlined by two of the promotion's top middleweight fighters. We also get an intriguing co-main event between two up-and-coming lightweights, and a few other notable names sprinkled throughout the card. Here are my UFC Vegas 66 predictions to…

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Coming off of a championship loss to Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier now takes on the man who most recently lost to the new middleweight champion Alex Pereira: Sean Strickland. Cannonier rode a two-fight winning streak into his fight with Adesanya at UFC 276 but was defeated via unanimous decision. Strickland was enjoying a six-fight winning…

The Octagon heads back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for one final time in 2022 when UFC Vegas 66 goes down. The card features 14 fights in total, including an intriguing middleweight main event fight between Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier. We'll give our best UFC picks for that main event fight, plus two other bouts in our UFC Vegas 66…

Billy Quarantillo will face Alexander Hernandez in a featherweight bout on the early preliminary card of UFC 282. Quarantillo enters with a mixed martial arts record of 16-4, while Hernandez is 13-5. Fixture: Billy Quarantillo vs. Alexander Hernandez Date and Time: Saturday, December 10th, 6:30 p.m. EST Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Odds…

2pts Chris Gutierrez to win at 6/5 (General) 1pt Ilir Latifi to win by decision at 12/5 (Paddy Power, Betfair) 1pt Aliaskhab Khizriev to win by KO/TKO at 10/3 (Paddy Power, Betfair) 1pt Sara McMann to win at 15/8 (Ladbrokes, Coral) Two Heavyweight grapplers face off on the main card as Sweden's ILIR LATIFI takes on a dangerous submission threat in…

Ladies and gentlemen, start your adjustments. Had a column discussing the best bets at UFC 282 been written just a few weeks earlier, it would have looked significantly different than this one. That's because the main event was turned upside down when light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka, who'd been poised to defend his title against the man…

UFC 282 goes down this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are 14 fights on the card in total, which is headlined by light heavyweights Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz, who square off for the vacant 205 lbs title. We'll break down that main event, plus two other bouts in our best UFC picks right here at Bookies. The main…

The Ultimate Fighting Championships returns for a new weekend of incredible fights and an event filled with future contenders and experienced veterans. Besides the main event of UFC Fight Night 214: Rodriguez vs Lemos, the entire fight card is worth watching, and here are our predictions for the most important fights. Chase is a 32-year-old…

Surging women's strawweight prospects Cheyanne Vlismas and Cory McKenna are slated to face each other at the upcoming UFC Vegas 66 event on December 17 at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Let's take a look at how the fighters compare in terms of their height, weight, reach, and UFC records. Although both stand 5' 3" in height, Cheyanne Vlismas…

In the main event of Bellator 289, bantamweight rivals are finally set to meet in the cage for a semi-final fight to decide who will be moving onto the finale of the bantamweight grand prix. The interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots (18-1) will be taking on Danny Sabatello (13-1). Read along for a fight breakdown and for all the Stots vs…

Natan Levy and Genaro Valdez will meet on the undercard of UFC on ESPN 42. Levy enters the lightweight bout with a record of 7-1, while Valdez has a 10-1 record. Fixture: Natan Levy vs. Genaro Valdez Date and Time: Saturday, December 3rd, 10:00 p.m. EST Venue: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook Natan Levy enters…

Darren Elkins will face Jonathan Pearce in a featherweight bout on the undercard of UFC on ESPN 42. Elkins enters with a record of 27-10 in his mixed martial arts career, while Pearce is 13-4. Fixture: Darren Elkins vs. Jonathan Pearce Date and Time: Saturday, December 3rd, 10:00 p.m. EST Venue: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Odds courtesy of…

Niko Price will face Philip Rowe in a catchweight bout that will close out the undercard of UFC on ESPN 42. Price enters with a record of 15-5 (2), while Rowe has a record of 9-3. Fixture: Niko Price vs. Philip Rowe Date and Time: Saturday, December 3rd, 10:00 p.m. EST Venue: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Odds courtesy of DraftKings…

Pavlovich has a rich background in martial arts: combat sambo, Greco-Roman wrestling and army hand-to-hand combat. The native of Rostov prefers to act in a standing position. He practically does not use kicks and aggressively breaks opponents with his hands. I note that the fighter works well in the clinch and on the canvas in the top position. Due…

The bright finisher who cleared the division was noticed by the matchmakers and made him the main contender for the title. In November 2016, Stephen entered the octagon to challenge Tyron Woodley's belt. But after 5 rounds, the judges did not reveal the winner and declared a draw. This fight was one of the top 20 best welterweight fights of all…

FRANCIS MARSHALL VS MARCELO ROJO FACTS When is UFC on ESPN 42? Sunday 4 December 2022 - 01:00 start (UK) Where is UFC on ESPN 42? Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (USA) Where can I get tickets for UFC on ESPN 42? What TV channel is UFC on ESPN 42 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I stream UFC on ESPN 42? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight live online…

MMA fans around the planet are buzzing with excitement as UFC 282 is scheduled to go down on Saturday, Dec. 10. As usual, there are a ton of matchups to look forward to and a lot to take in before the pay-per-view festivities begin in just over a week. While there's something for everyone at the upcoming event, most eyes are looking ahead to the…

Two of the UFC's rising flyweights will clash on ESPN this weekend. Tracy Cortez, an alumnus of the Contender Series and a former Invicta fighter, meets her greatest challenge yet in #9 ranked Amanda Ribas. After losing her pro debut to Cheri Muraski in 2017, Cortez, an Arizona native, has won all 10 of her following fights, putting her on a wicked…

Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington can't agree on much, but both welterweight contenders promised plenty of violence when they meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC 272. Their long-awaited showdown anchors the pay-per-view portion of the main UFC 272 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former teammates and training…

One of the greatest strikers in mixed martial arts (MMA) history looks to kick off one last championship run this Saturday (Dec. 3, 2022) when Stephen Thompson squares off with the always-dangerous Kevin Holland in UFC Orlando's main event. Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., will also host what looks like a slugfest between Rafael dos Anjos and Bryan…

The Octagon's return to Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend (Sat., April 16, 2022) will feature some bad blood, as UFC Vegas 51's main event pits surging Welterweight Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad against each other for the second time. Also on tap is a clash between elite Middleweight prospects Gadzhi Omargadzhiev and Caio Borralho, plus Andre…

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…

UFC 270 goes down this Saturday in Anaheim, California, and as the first UFC pay-per-view of the year, there is plenty of big action ready to get 2022 off to a big start for fighters and gamblers alike. A pair of title fights tip the bill with heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou taking on interim belt holder Ciryl Gane in the main event and…

One of the most anticipated fights in the history of the heavyweight division takes place on Saturday when champion Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 270. The unification battle tops the MMA showcase from the Honda Center in Anaheim, with the main UFC 270 fight card scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. The fearsome Ngannou is perhaps the heaviest…

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,…