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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…

UFC did a nice job to salvage the main event for UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Sean Strickland had no fight scheduled at the week's start and Nassourdine Imavov planned a cut to 185 pounds. The two ranked middleweights will now headline the UFC Apex in Las Vegas up a weight class. Imavov and Kelvin Gastelum were the original headliners for UFC's…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is kicking off its 2023 fight campaign with a stitched together mixed martial arts (MMA) event taking place this Sat. night (Jan. 14) at the promotion's APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a light heavyweight headliner between late replacement Sean Strickland - filling in for the injured Kelvin…

SEAN STRICKLAND VS NASSOURDINE IMAVOV 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…

The first UFC fight card of 2023 features ranked middleweight sluggers as veteran contender Sean Strickland meets rising prospect Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov. Their showdown tops the main UFC card (7 p.m. ET) from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas. The No. 7-ranked Strickland is filling in…

UFC Vegas 67 takes place this Saturday and was supposed to see Nassourdine Imavov face off against Kelvin Gastelum in middleweight action. However, Gastelum pulled out of the fight earlier this week and has since been replaced by former KOTC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland. Now, Imavov and Strickland will face off against each other in…

The first UFC event of 2023 takes place this Saturday night, Jan. 14, with a light heavyweight matchup between Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov set as the UFC Vegas 67 five-round main event. Kelvin Gastelum was initially scheduled to be Imavov's main event opponent but needed to withdraw from the card earlier this week after suffering a mouth…

Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov highlight the first UFC event this year, UFC Night Night 217. The Tarzan jumped in this one because Kevin Gastelum had to withdraw due to an injury. That might be disappointing for the fans, but Strickland's appearance guarantees one hell of a fight. He has to bounce back following a devastating loss to Alex…

Middleweight contender, Sean Strickland, becomes the first UFC fighter to headline back-to-back events this Saturday (Jan. 14, 2023) when he steps up on short notice to face fast-rising striker Nassourdine Imavov inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 67 will also feature a Featherweight crossroads bout between Dan Ige and Damon Jackson…

After over a month off from UFC action, the world-leading mixed martial arts organization returns to our living rooms for the first card of 2023. We do, however, enter the first UFC card of the year with three canceled fights and a late change to the main event. For the first time in 2023, here's our picks to help with this weekend at UFC Vegas…

After the original bout was canceled, Strickland vs. Imamov was announced, opening the door for an intense main event this Saturday. With better stamina, our UFC betting picks are backing Strickland to win by decision. Sean Strickland vs. Nassourdine Imavov is the main event for the first UFC Fight Night event of 2023 on Saturday night. Imavov was…

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…

We already have some last-minute drama in the first UFC Fight Night of 2023. Kelvin Gastelum was supposed to headline this event, but Sean Strickland will be headlining back-to-back UFC events due to injury. Strickland will meet a dangerous rising contender in Nassourdine Imavov this Saturday night. Read further for a complete fight analysis and…

The first UFC card of 2023 has officially arrived, as UFC Vegas 67 is set to go off Saturday afternoon live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV. At the top of the card, a main event between surging French middleweight Nassourdine Imavov and UFC veteran Kelvin Gastelum has been altered, as Gastelum was forced to withdraw this week with a mouth…

Nassourdine Imavov was originally supposed to fight Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Fight Night 217. However, only a week before the event, Gastelum suffered a mouth injury that rendered him incapable to fight. Luckily, Sean Strickland volunteered to replace him, and now he's going to fight his second fight in the space of under a…

UFC Fight Night 217: Nassourdine Imavov will now face Sean Strickland after Kelvin Gastelum pulled out. The French fighter will now have to face the tougher challenge of Strickland. Strickland himself will want to make a statement after his last outing. Thus, making for an exciting main event this weekend. UFC Fight Night 217: Strickland vs Imavov:…

After nearly a month off, the UFC returns January 14 when middleweights Kelvin Gastelum (17-8, 11-8 UFC) and Nassourdine Imavov (12-3, 4-1 UFC) square off in a Fight Night main event. The five-round fight takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with prelim bouts scheduled for 4 p.m. ET and the main card beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The Imavov vs…

A new light heavyweight champion will be crowned and a superstar could emerge in the UFC's final pay-per-view event of the year. UFC 282 lands inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night with a card that has plenty of opportunity for thrills despite its shortage of star power. Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev tip the bill…

The UFC will be ringing in 2023 with a middleweight bout on January 14. Rising star Nassourdine Imavov faces former Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum. UFC Vegas 67 takes place inside the UFC's APEX Center in Las Vegas. Making his pro debut in 2010, Gastelum joined the UFC via The Ultimate Fighter in 2013. In the middleweight tournament…

Imavov vs Gastelum: The UFC returns to start 2023 with a UFC Fight Night at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. We… By Imavov vs Gastelum: The UFC returns to start 2023 with a UFC Fight Night at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. We will review the main event for the UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Here is a detailed preview, prediction, and…

Here is the UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa betting odds breakdown. UFC Paris goes down Saturday, Sep. 3, live from the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The card is slated for 12 fights, featuring No. 1 heavyweight contender, and France's own Ciry Gane in the main event. Gane looks to bounce back from his lone MMA loss at the hands of champion…

Chris Curtis will face Joaquin Buckley in a middleweight bout on the preliminary card of UFC 282. Curtis, who is currently the No.15-ranked middleweight, enters with a 29-9 record, while Buckley is 15-5. Fixture: Chris Curtis vs. Joaquin Buckley Date and Time: Saturday, December 10th, 8:00 p.m. EST Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Odds…

Edmen Shahbazyan vs Dalcha Lungiambula UFC 282 T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Saturday, December 10, 2022 Edmen Shahbazyan will take on Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC 282 on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The odds have Shahbazyan coming in at -295 while Lungiambula is at+245. Edmen "The Golden Boy" Shahbazyan has a record of 11-3-0. The 25-year-old is…

The world's premier MMA promotion will kick off 2023 with UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC Fight Night 217, UFC on ESPN+ 75 and UFC Vegas 67). The event will take place at the UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, meaning there won't be any Fight Night events or pay-per-views for the next three weeks. The UFC…

Magomed Ankalaev might have an understated demeanor outside of the cage, but the surging light heavyweight contender promises to steal the show Saturday when he meets former champion Jan Blachowicz for the vacant interim title in the main event of UFC 282. Their five-round showdown anchors the main UFC 282 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from T-Mobile…

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Saturday, December 10, 2022 Raul Rosas Jr. will take on Jay Perrin at UFC 282 on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The line has Jr. at -230 while Perrin is coming in at+195. Raul "El Nino Problema" Rosas Jr. holds a mark of 6-0-0. The 18-year-old is fighting at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The switch fighter has a…

This UFC betting preview for Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon will share the odds, picks, prediction, stats, start time, UFC best bets and stream for how to watch UFC 282 fights this weekend. But first, let's take a look at this exciting UFC 282 signup offer at BetOnline Sportsbook. This first UFC 282 BetOnline Sportsbook promo is for readers who…

This UFC betting preview for Darren Till vs Dricus Du Plessis will share the odds, picks, prediction, stats, start time, UFC best bets and stream for how to watch UFC 282 fights this weekend. But first, let's take a look at this exciting UFC 282 signup offer at BetOnline Sportsbook. This first UFC 282 BetOnline Sportsbook promo is for readers who…

This UFC betting preview for Bryce Mitchell vs Ilia Topuria will share the odds, picks, prediction, stats, start time, UFC best bets and stream for how to watch UFC 282 fights this weekend. But first, let's take a look at this exciting UFC 282 signup offer at BetOnline Sportsbook. This first UFC 282 BetOnline Sportsbook promo is for readers who…

Former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will face No. 4-ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev on Saturday in the main event of UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view main UFC 282 fight card is set for 10 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena. The main event was originally slated to be a rematch between reigning champion Jiri…

This article is part of our UFC Picks series. The UFC's final pay-per-view of 2022 goes down on Saturday, December 10 with the vacant light heavyweight title up for grabs, as Jan Blachowicz takes on Magomed Ankalaev. Below I'll share my favorite play, an underdog, a prop and a two-fighter parlay. All odds are via the DraftKings Sportsbook and are…

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: UFC News: The co-main event for UFC 282 on the forthcoming PPV, which will be the last of the year, will feature Paddy Pimblett versus Jared Gordon. On the main card of UFC 282 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, the two burgeoning talents will square off in the lightweight division. 'The Baddy' will compete in his fourth octagon…

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev place on Saturday, December 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. UFC 282 Odds Magomed Ankalaev -200 Jan Blachowicz+170 Jared Gordon -145 Paddy…

An epic rematch was meant to take place at UFC 282 between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira. Now, following an injury to the former, two top contenders will battle to determine a UFC light heavyweight champion on December 10. Jan Blachowicz faces Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. Prochazka, who injured his shoulder…

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…

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 Featherweight division's most entertaining sluggers duke it out inside Texas' Moody Center this Saturday (June 18, 2022) when Calvin Kattar squares off with Josh Emmett on ESPN/ESPN2. UFC Austin also features a clash of legends between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon, as well as intriguing battles pitting Tim Means against Kevin Holland…

Jamahal Hill has just one professional MMA defeat, but that one subpar performance has earned him plenty of doubters. The rising light heavyweight prospect intends to prove them wrong when he faces Johnny Walker on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill. The battle of ranked contenders closes the curtain on the main UFC…

Calvin Kattar says Josh Emmett's similar style will make for a "guaranteed banger" when the ranked featherweights meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett. Their showdown, which will see the winner move closer to his first title shot, headlines the main UFC fight card (7 p.m. ET) from the Moody Center in Austin,…

UFC 282, the promotion's final pay-per-view offering of the year, goes down on December 10 in Las Vegas. Generally speaking, these year-end cards are absolutely stacked. This one doesn't quite fit that bill, but it's still a good one, with a number of appetizing features on the main card and undercard. Headlining honours were supposed to go to a…

Sean O'Malley is shocked to be the betting underdog in his looming fight with Petr Yan. Most online sportsbooks have the 27-year-old bantamweight listed as a near 3-1 underdog a little under a month out from UFC 281, where'Suga' is set to face Yan on the main card. As a Russian master of sport in both Boxing and MMA, Yan is a notable step up in…