UFC 282 Blachowicz vs Ankalaev Predictions, Best Bets

Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev will fight for the vacant light heavyweight championship. Jiri Prochazka won the title from Glover Texiera this past June. Prochezka suffered a shoulder injury and had to withdraw from the fight.

Paddy Pimblett is undefeated under the UFC banner. He has won all three of his UFC bouts by finish. Paddy is listed as a -245 favorite against Jared Gordon.

Santiago Ponzinibbio is 1-3 since returning from injury and illness. He is the betting favorite on the main card at -480 against Robbie Lawler. Lawlar is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Bryan Barbarena. Ponsonibio has lost his last two fights.

Darren Till is 1-4 over his last four fights. He has lost back-to-back fights to Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson. Dricus du Plessis has won all three of his UFC fights and is a -174 favorite.

Bryce Mitchell is 15-0 as a professional and has won five straight UFC fights. Ilia Topuria is 12-1 in his career and is ranked as the 14th-best featherweight in the division. Topuria is the favorite at -162.