Nikita Krylov opens as betting favorite over Ryan Spann for UFC Vegas 70 main event

UFC Fight Night is set to get going this weekend from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on Saturday, August 26 at 8 a.m. ET. There is a six-bout main card highlighted by a featherweight fight between Max Holloway and the "Korean Zombie" Chan Sun Jung Also notable on the main card is a featherweight fight between No. 9 Giga Chikadze and No.…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again venture away from the familiarity of its APEX facility and ship its cast and crew across the world for the upcoming UFC Singapore fight card, locked and loaded for tomorrow morning (Sat., Aug. 26, 2023) from inside Singapore Indoor Stadium, featuring a 145-pound headliner between longtime…

Whenever the UFC schedule has an Asian-located event, make sure you tune in and watch-everything from the talent to the crowd turns it into one of the best events of the year. In the co-main event this weekend in Singapore, the rematch between light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann is taking place. Read more for the betting…

It's fight week in the MMA world and UFC Singapore is less than five days away. Your friends at Betting News already covered the massive main event yesterday, but now it's time to turn our attention to the exciting co-main event between former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann. Smith and Spann aren't exactly strangers.…

Petr Yan insists there will be no controversy on Saturday when the former bantamweight champion meets No. 3-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Their five-round battle anchors the main UFC fight card (6 p.m. ET) from the Virgins Hotel in Las Vegas. Yan has held the interim and unified belts, but his short reigns…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is coming back with a new Fight Night event in Las Vegas. Petr Yan will face Merab Dvalishvili in the main event but the entire card is stacked with massive matches. Here are our UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs Dvalishvili full card predictions. Victor is a wrestler, he is the most dangerous on the ground. Henry is…

Former bantamweight champion and current number-two ranked bantamweight Petr Yan faces off against the number-two ranked (and training partner of current bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling) Merab Dvalishvili in this Saturday's main event. The former champion Yan is looking to get back to form after losing back-to-back, shockingly close split…

The UFC heads to a historic home for MMA this weekend - The Theatre at Virgin Hotels. The event space used to be known as The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, which was home to WEC during its heyday. While there is a lot of history in the spot, there is not a lot of history for some of these fighters on this UFC Las Vegas card. With many new faces, it…

Nikita Krylov says he believes being offered his first headlining appearance is a sign that his career is heading in the right direction. The veteran light heavyweight contender intends to make the most of it when he meets fellow ranked contender Ryan Spann in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Krylov vs. Spann on Saturday. Their five-round battle…

The time has finally come and the main event for UFC Fight Night will be live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Saturday's main event will be held in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division between two ranked fighters looking to make their case for a title shot. No. 6 ranked Nikita Krylov of Ukraine will go to battle with No. 8 ranked Ryan…

This is a glorious time for MMA fans. Tonight's UFC Fight Night main event between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann should be very entertaining, and things are only heating up. Between next week's showcase of Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, Petr Yan fighting Merab Dvalishvili the following week, and a second PPV later in March, we are set up for…

Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann, two of the most reliable finishers in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, will be going head to head this coming Saturday evening in the main event of UFC Vegas 70. In a card that will take place inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tatiana Suarez will finally make her long-awaited comeback to action against Montana…

Another UFC tournament will take place on the night of February 26 in Las Vegas. Russian fighter Nikita Krylov will share the cage with American Ryan Spann in the main event. The fight will take place in the featherweight division. Nikita Krylov is number six in the official rankings of the heavyweight division, while Ryan Spann is number…

This weekend is a monster one in combat sports with no less than FIVE major events taking place, and so of course the No Bets Barred boys are here to break down all the betting action. First, co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew dive into yet another UFC Fight Night card, UFC Vegas 70 taking place at the APEX and headlined by a light heavyweight…

How far can a freak athlete in UFC get without training? Apparently into the top-15 rankings if you believe Ryan Spann. We'll see if Spann -- now allegedly training full-time -- can continue his meteoric rise to the top this week against the equally dangerous Nikita "Miner" Krylov. UFC Vegas 70: Krylov vs. Spann will take place Saturday from the…

The UFC heads back to the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Vegas 70 this weekend. The main event features an exciting light heavyweight bout between Ryan Spann and Nikita Krylov, while there are 12 other solid matchups on the undercard. We will break down the main event and two other fights in the latest edition of our UFC picks here at…

MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a deeper look at the main event of UFC Vegas 70, a five-round light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann. The event takes place on Saturday, February 25 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nikita Krylov (-165) Krylov (29-9) is the No. 6 ranked light heavyweight in the UFC. The 31-year-old…

UFC Vegas 70: Krylov vs. Spann takes place on Saturday, February 25 at the UFC Apex 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.

As fight fans await a superfight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane, there's a solid Fight Night appetizer on February 25. Light heavyweights Ryan Spann (21-7, 7-2 UFC) and Nikita Krylov (29-9, 10-7 UFC) will fight to move up the rankings in the main event of UFC Vegas 70. The five-round bout between Spann and Krylov takes place at the UFC Apex with…

Check out the latest UFC Vegas 70 odds ahead of Saturday's event, which streams on ESPN+ with a Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann main event. UFC Vegas 70 takes place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, and the entire lineup streams on ESPN+ beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 7 p.m. ET for the main card. In the main…

Ryan Spann packs a powerful punch, but Nikita Krylov can outlast him and pounce on his weaknesses. Find out how their UFC Fight Night bout will unfold in our UFC picks and predictions. Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann is the headline bout for UFC Fight Night action on Saturday, February 25. It should be an intriguing clash between a pair of top-10…

Longtime light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith is a+350 betting underdog on select sportsbooks for his upcoming showdown against once-beaten Russian bruiser Magomed Ankalaev, which takes place as part of the UFC 277 pay-per-view (PPV) event on July 30 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. It's the second widest spread of his…

In a light heavyweight bout in the main event, Thiago Santos meets Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 193 - also known as UFC Vegas 38 - at the UFC's APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 193: Santos vs. Walker odds and lines, with picks and predictions. The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 4 p.m. ET, and…

The UFC's roller coaster of a schedule has had pay per view peaks and fight night valleys to start the year off in 2023, and this fight night continues that trend. The card is well matched top to bottom with reasonably compelling bouts, but the star power normally associated with a UFC card is nowhere to be found. What we do have is a number of…