UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prediction, odds, picks, time, lines: Best bets on the fight card from MMA expert

Juilanna Peña and Amanda Nunes are fighting on Saturday at UFC 277. Peñas won the title last year. Nunes is the favorite. Brandon Moreno is defending the flyweight title against Kai Kara-France. MMA expert Marley is backing Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze. He has made his picks for the UFC277 fight card. SportsLine has his best bets. It's available at Sportsline.

Julianna Peña is the new UFC champion. Amanda Nunes is still the most dominant female champion in the history of the UFC. Peñas was 5-2 in 7 UFC appearances and considered a rising contender. She beat Nunes at UFC 269. She can cement her status as an elite fighter if she can manage a sweep of Nunes.

Magomed Ankalaev (-475) is backing to beat Anthony Smith (-380) in a light heavyweight title fight. Marley will pick Ankalav by decision. He will use the outcome prop to get better odds. UFC 277 is the main event of the UFC on Fox.

Marley has strong picks for Peña vs. Nunes and every other bout on the UFC 277 card. He's backing a fighter who "has a big edge on ground" to emerge with a dominant victory.

Amanda Nunes is the underdog against Julianna Peña. Brandon Moreno is a no-contender. Magomed Ankalaev is (-475) and Anthony Smith (-380). Sergei Pavlovich is -120. Alex Perez is +130. Drew Dober is minus-210.