#Gilbert Burns

History has been made... and we're still two days in front of fight night. Longtime welterweight veteran Nate Diaz, who is competing for what could be the final time under the UFC banner, is a sizable betting underdog against undefeated 170-pound sensation Khamzat Chimaev. They'll go to war in the UFC 279 pay-per-view (PPV) main event this Sat.…

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…

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…

Like Israel Adesanya, his countryman one weight class up, former champion Kamaru Usman ended his 2022 by losing his title but is favored to win it back and remain welterweight champion by the end of the year. One of the most active champions in recent years, Usman fought and defended his welterweight strap three times in 2021. However, he fought…

In a welterweight bout on the main card, Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev meet Saturday at UFC 273 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Below, we analyze the UFC 273 Burns vs. Chimaev odds and lines, with picks and predictions. The early prelim fights can be viewed on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the prelims starting at 8 p.m. ET…

The UFC's first event of 2023 goes down this Saturday inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas, and while it's a pretty poor card, it will serve as the starter pistol for another year of UFC action-a year that should be full of surprises. There is seldom a boring year for UFC fans. However, this one could be particularly interesting, as several…

UFC 279 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday has a 13-fight card beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, including a five-fight main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. VSiN experts Lou Finocchiaro and Reed Kuhn offer their best bets for Saturday's action. Last week, Nasrat Haqparast (-225) earned a one-sided decision over John Makdessi for a…

Manpreet Jhass and Cody J Saftic break down UFC Orlando from a props perspective. Kevin "Trailblazer" Holland is a 30-year-old male fighter from the United States with 23 pro wins and 8 losses. Holland is scheduled to fight Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Kevin Holland has gone 2-2 in the…

UFC Orlando: Thompson vs. Holland place on Saturday, December 3 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.

Saturday night is nearly here and we've compiled a list of the best UFC 273 betting sites and sportsbook promos for new users to take advantage of. Each of these sportsbooks bring a unique offer to the table, including different ways to win. Below you will find our picks for The Best UFC 273 Betting Sites, Sportsbook Promos for the event on April…

Veteran UFC welterweight Neil Magny is predicting that he scores a knockout win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 283. Magny will travel to Rio de Janeiro and take on Burns in enemy territory. For Magny, this is a massive opportunity for him to jump into the top five of the UFC welterweight division by beating an absolute stud in Burns. On paper, Burns…

UFC 283 marks the promotion's first visit to Brazil in two years and first pay-per-view in the country since UFC 237 in May 2019. Unusual circumstances at the end of 2022 led to a main event booked on six weeks' notice, complimenting an extraordinary rivalry entering its fourth consecutive year of competition. Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill was…

Ahead of his Octagon return next year as well as an expected move to the welterweight division of the UFC, former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor has opened as a massive betting underdog against former division champion, Kamaru Usman. McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been…

MMA fighters and betting is a hot topic at the moment. Until quite recently, fighters could - and often did - openly bet on themselves or their team mates, occasionally with disastrous results. Retired UFC fighter and current Glory MMA head coach James Krause even started selling his betting selections due to all his success! As a result of that…

UFC 283 has a main event and it's a bit of a cluster. Former UFC champion Glover Teixeira will face off with Jamahal Hill after a backstage fight booking was made following the draw of Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev. Now we're seeing how the betting world is viewing this fight. According to Sportsbetting.ag, Hill is a slight favorite over the…

TheUFC's return to Orlando will feature a pair of welterweight bouts to close out a14-fight card with no shortage of compelling matchups. Read on for our parlaypicks and predictions ahead of Saturday's UFC event. Nearly a year removed from his last walk to the Octagon,two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson…

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…

Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland collide in a matchup that both fighters, as well as the fans, can salivate over. This striker's delight headlines UFC Fight Night at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night. Thompson (16-6-1) finds himself floating just outside of the cloud of serious title contenders following consecutive losses to…

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…

STEPHEN THOMPSON VS KEVIN HOLLAND 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 (US) Where can I get tickets for UFC on ESPN 42? What 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 online via the…

The UFC heads to Jacksonville on Saturday for a loaded UFC 273 card anchored by two championship contests. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend the featherweight championship against "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung. The co-main event features a unification rematch between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and interim champ…

UFC 273 takes place tonight from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. The card is stacked, featuring matchups which provide a lot of fan intrigue, even on the prelims. When examining the card on paper, the story of UFC 273 is the card of mismatches. The top three fights are the main fights that everybody is talking about. A…

Two of the top finishers in the featherweight division will meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC 273 when champion Alexander Volkaovski defends the title against fourth-ranked Chan Sung Jung. The championship fight anchors the main UFC 273 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. Volkanovski and Jung, better…

Two titles are on the line inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend (Sat., April 9, 2022) when Alexander Volkanovski and Aljamain Sterling take on lethal finishers Chan Sung Jung and Petr Yan, respectively. UFC 273's pay-per-view (PPV) main card also sees Gilbert Burns take on the surging Khamzat Chimaev and Tecia…

Stephen Thompson aims to avoid a third straight loss and a potential tumble in the UFC welterweight rankings when he takes on Kevin Holland on Saturday in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland. Prelim action at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland gets underway at 7:00pm ET on Saturday night at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida,…

Kevin Holland is coming off a tough loss at UFC 279 but will hope to avenge it with a win over Stephen Thompson, who's well past his prime. Find out why we're backing the younger striker in our Thompson vs. Holland betting picks. Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland is the main event for UFC Fight Night betting on Saturday, December 3. This should be…

The Octagon returns to Florida this Saturday when UFC Orlando takes place at the Amway Center. The card features 15 fights in total, including an exciting welterweight main event between Kevin Holland and Stephen Thompson. We're here to give you our thoughts on the headliner, plus two other bouts in this week's best UFC picks to back today. The…

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson steps into the octagon for the first time since December 2021 to take on the now un-retired Kevin Holland in this Saturday's main event. A former two-time welterweight title challenger, Thompson is just 2-4 in his last six fights and has lost his last two in a row at the hands of Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad (both…

Going into the final month of the 2022 UFC fight schedule, we have a stacked Fight Night event in front of a live crowd this weekend. In the main event, Stephen Thompson (16-6-1) will be going up against Kevin Holland (23-8). Thompson is trying to get back in the winning column after suffering back-to-back losses to wrestler-heavy attacks from…

A pivotal welterweight bout will be taking place during the UFC's return to Orlando on December 3. Highlighting a stacked card full of potential contenders, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson faces Kevin Holland. The fight will take place inside the Amway Center. This will be the first fight in a year for Thompson, who is on a two-fight losing streak.…

The UFC will be heading to the Amway Center in downtown Orlando, Florida for its next fight card, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland (also known as UFC on ESPN 42). The event will go down on December 3, with a series of exciting matchups lined up for the fight fans. Headling the UFC Fight Night card will be headlined by a much-anticipated…

After a foray in featherweight, Dan Hooker returns to lightweight to try to end the losing skid he is currently on. The New Zealand native takes on Peruvian Claudio Puelles in the first fight of the main card of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. With one win in his last five fights, Dan Hooker is still the favorite going into the bout…

Betting on UFC fights is one of the best ways to get more involved in the sport. Not only do you have a chance to win some money, but the bets you make will keep your attention glued to specific aspects of a fight. You can bet on who wins, how many rounds the fight goes, and prop bets like the method of victory, to name a few. Betting on these…

Mike "Beast Boy" Davis, 29, has a 9-2 professional record with seven wins by knockout. The six-foot lightweight is 2-1 in the UFC. He lost his debut to welterweight powerhouse Gilbert Burns in 2019. Since then, Davis has won back-to-back fights with one knockout and one decision. Viacheslav "Slava" Borshchev is a 30-year-old Team Alpha Male product…

2pts Mackenzie Dern to win by submission in rounds 1, 2 or 3 at 11/10 (Sky Bet) 2pts Mike Davis & Maxim Grishin both to win at 1.46/1 (bet365, Betfred) MACKENZIE DERN' s evolution as a fighter has been fascinating to watch over the last few years, as she entered the UFC as one of the most decorated and feared Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grapplers on the…

UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz takes place on Saturday, September 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.

An intriguing tussle headlines a unique UFC card, with the young wolf Khamzat Chimaev facing the old dog Nate Diaz. Chimaev is coming off an enthralling win against Gilbert Burns, whereas Diaz' last outing was a loss against the reigning champion Leon Edwards, who he rocked severely in the final round. Diaz is one of the biggest underdogs for a UFC…

Editor's note: This article was published before the UFC 279 card was upended by a series of missed weights from fighters on Friday. Nate Diaz will now face Tony Ferguson in the main event, while Chimaev will fight Kevin Holland in the co-main event. The latest UFC pay-per-view card takes place this Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,…

In the UFC's return to its home base, surging welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev meets fan-favorite Nate Diaz to close out UFC 279 in Las Vegas. Have a look at our Chimaev-Diaz picks below before this weekend's event. UPDATE: This fight has canceled as Tony Ferguson will now fight Nate Diaz in the main event and Li Jingliang will fight Daniel…

The card for UFC 279 underwent a complete overhaul Friday afternoon. Our betting experts were on top of it all and offer up their best bets for the new-look Diaz-Ferguson card below. The UFC 279 main card underwent a complete overhaul after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for his scheduled main event welterweight bout with Nate Diaz by an astonishing…

If you're in search of some UFC 279 predictions, look no further because Vegas Odds has you covered! *PLEASE NOTE - THREE FIGHTS ON THE MAIN CARD HAVE CHANGED* Following on from last weekend's incredible UFC Paris Fight Night, which not only saw a banger of a headline heavyweight fight between Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa, but it also saw us smash…

Before MMA became my obsession (and career), I spent a great deal of time at the horse races, both thoroughbred and standardbred, which is "the one with the guys in the little carts behind the horses," as I often had to explain. Going to and betting on the ponies was a family tradition passed down for generations, and what started as a day to get…

If you're in search of some UFC predictions for this weekend's exciting Fight Night, look no further - V e gas Odds has you covered! The UFC bosses went with the Cory Sandhagen vs Song Yadong bantamweight fight for the event headliner. The reason is that both fighters are famous for putting on a show in the octagon, as evident from the fact that…

UFC 279 could be the final fight in the storied UFC career of fan-favorite Nate Diaz. Standing in front of him going out on a high is Khamzat Chimaev, an absolute wrecking ball who has dominated the competition since making his UFC debut with two wins in a 10-day stretch in July 2020. Chimaev made the biggest step up in his career in his most…

Bet on UFC 273 in Maine tonight as Alexander Volkanovski defends his UFC men's featherweight gold against the South Korean MMA star Chan Sung Jung. The co-main event of UFC 273 sees a title unification fight in the UFC men's bantamweight division as Aljamain Sterling takes on Petr Yan in their highly anticipated rematch from last year. The feature…

Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) and Nate Diaz (21-13) headline UFC 279 in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday. The pre-fight narrative: Chimaev, No. 3 in the welterweight division is a heavy favourite against Diaz (+750), who's been a mainstay in the UFC over the past 15 years. A win by the former would put him one step closer to a title shot, while an upset…

UFC 279 fight week has officially arrived as a pair of welterweights will square off in Saturday's main event. In what's expected to be the funeral of a UFC legend, the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev is a massive favorite over the Stockton, Calif. bad boy Nate Diaz. While my full card of picks can be via my weekly newsletter, here are my top three prop…