Expert picks and best bets for Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his belt and unbeaten streak at 145 pounds on the line when he takes on Ilia Topuria in the main event at UFC 298 on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+). Volkanovski, ranked No. 3 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, has…

Middleweights Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov look to get back in the win column when they face off in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. on ESPN+ ). Dolidze (12-2) lost to Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in his last fight (UFC 286 in March 2023).…

Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva - Vacant Women's Bantamweight championship Our pick: Raquel Pennington (+142) Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott - Welterweight division Our pick: Mike Malott (-340) Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault - Middleweight division Our pick: Marc-Andre Barriault (+145) Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev - Featherweight…

Sean Strickland puts the UFC middleweight championship on the line in the first pay-per-view of the year as he takes on Dricus Du Plessis in the main event at UFC 297 in Toronto on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6:30 on ESPN+). Strickland (28-5), ranked No. 5 in ESPN's division…

Brendan Allen puts his five-fight winning streak on the line as he faces fellow middleweight contender Paul Craig in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night (5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 2 p.m. on ESPN+ ). Allen (22-5) has won his last three fights by submission. He beat Bruno Silva by first-round submission in June.…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka makes his highly anticipated return this weekend as he faces former middleweight champion Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC 295 on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPNews/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+). Procházka (29-3-1) has been out of action…

Bellator MMA will host its 300th event this weekend, with a fight card that will be headlined by three title fights. Lightweight champion Usman Nurmagamdov, women's featherweight champ Cris Cyborg and women's flyweight champ Liz Carmouche will all defend their belts on the event's main card at Bellator 300 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego on Saturday…

Israel Adesanya makes the first title defense of his second reign as UFC middleweight champion when he takes on the challenge of Sean Strickland in the main event at UFC 293 in Sydney on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPNEWS and ESPN+, early prelims at 6:30 on ESPN+). Adesanya, ranked No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound…

UFC men's bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling will go for a record-setting fourth 135-pound title defense when he takes on Sean O'Malley in the main event at UFC 292 in Boston on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV). Sterling, ESPN's No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter, is riding a nine-fight win streak. Most recently he beat former…

Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday night (9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with prelims at 6 p.m. also on ESPN/ESPN+). Both fighters are bantamweights, but this bout will be contested as a 140-pound catchweight because Font was brought in on short notice…

Alexander Volkanovski goes for his sixth consecutive UFC men's featherweight title defense as he takes on interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 6 p.m.). Volkanovski, tied for No. 1 on ESPN's…

Rising heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich takes on Curtis Blaydes in the main event of this weekend's UFC Fight Night. The event is at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. on ESPN+ ). Pavlovich, ranked No. 3 in ESPN's divisional rankings, is on a five-fight winning streak, with each of his wins…

On Saturday at UFC Kansas City, the UFC is at T-Mobile Center in Missouri for a 14-fight card featuring a featherweight showdown between No. 2-ranked contender and former champion Max Holloway and No. 4-ranked Arnold Allen. Holloway is returning from his June 2022 defeat to Alexander Volkanovski - the most decisive loss by Holloway in their…

Rising featherweight contender Arnold Allen will take on the biggest challenge of his fighting career as he will face former division champion Max Holloway in the main event of this weekend's UFC Fight Night. The event takes place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with prelims at 5:30 ET on…

Middleweight champion Alex Pereira goes for his first UFC title defense as he takes on former division champ Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. The event takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+). Pereira, tied for No. 10 on ESPN's…

Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman looks to reclaim the title as he challenges champion Leon Edwards at UFC 286. The event takes place at O2 Arena in London on Saturday (5 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV). Edwards, ranked No. 7 on ESPN's pound-for-pound list, beat Usman by knockout to win the title in August at UFC 278. His last loss was to Usman in…

Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes his highly anticipated heavyweight debut this weekend as he challenges former interim champion Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285. The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ and early prelims…

Islam Makhachev puts his lightweight title on the line against men's featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 284 (Sat. 10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV). Not only is the 155-pound belt up for grabs, but the undisputed title of pound-for-pound king is on the line as well. Makhachev (23-1), ranked No. 2 in ESPN's P4P rankings,…

On Friday night, Bellator hosts Bellator 288 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main event features Corey Anderson challenging reigning light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov. Anderson is ranked No. 5 in ESPN's light heavyweight divisional rankings, and Nemkov is ranked No. 8. This is a rematch from their bout in April -- in the finals of the…

Two titles will be on the line this weekend at UFC 281. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his belt in the main event against former kickboxing rival and rising UFC star Alex Pereira, and Carla Esparza will defend the women's strawweight title against former champ Zhang Weili in the co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York…

The featherweight division takes center stage in the main event at the UFC Apex on Saturday night. Fifth-ranked Calvin Kattar will fight for his spot against six-ranked Arnold Allen in a five-round fight. This card does not have much name value, but it features many veterans and up-and-comers looking to move up in their divisions. The smaller cage…

UFC 280 delivered with fireworks in the top three fights, and now the promotion will return to the UFC APEX center for a Fight Night card that will be headlined by a banger of a main event between Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen. Let's take a look at the betting odds for the full card, and then I'll give you my best bet for the main event. All odds…

UFC Fight Night is back in Las Vegas at the APEX with two top featherweights facing off in a massive fight. Calvin Kattar (23-6) will face UK prodigy Arnold Allen (18-1) in the United States for Allen's first main event inside the UFC. Check the Kattar vs Allen Betting Prediction below. A Kattar vs. Allen betting prediction will be made based on…

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…

The UFC returns to the state of Texas but this time in Austin for a very solid Fight Night card on Saturday, June 18. In the main event, top-10 featherweights collide as Calvin Kattar takes on Josh Emmett where the winner could very well earn a title shot. The co-main event pits lightweight legends against one another as Donald'Cowboy' Cerrone…