UFC Middleweight Champion Odds, Best Bets, Predictions 2023

Israel Adesanya lost his middleweight title to Alex Pereira at UFC 281. He is the favorite to walk out of 2023 as the middleweights champion.

Alex Pereira won the UFC Middleweight Championship from Israel Adesanya in 2022 via fifth-round TKO. Pereirai has a professional record of 7-1.

Khamzat Chimaev is undefeated in the UFC with 2 wins from 2 fights. Chimaev has two middleweight wins and a catchweight win. He is ranked in top-5 of the welterweight rankings.

Robert Whittaker has lost twice at 185 pounds, both times to Israel Adesanya. He was riding a three-fight winning streak heading into 2022. His first bout of the year was a rematch with Adeansanya and he lost in a close decision. In his second bout he beat Marvin Vettori. Paulo Costa has denied the possibility of a fight with Whitaker in February 2023.

Bo Nickal is a freestyle wrestling prodigy who is 3-0 as a mixed martial artist outside the UFC. Nickel is also a multi-time NCAA division one champion and has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.