#Derrick Lewis

Jon Jones has opened as the betting underdog in his long-awaited UFC heavyweight debut. The former light heavyweight and no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC will finally make his heavyweight debut at UFC 285 when he takes on Cyril Gane for the just-vacated UFC heavyweight title. Over the weekend, the UFC released Francis Ngannou from his…

There is no offseason for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The world's premier mixed martial arts promotion has become a near-weekly provider of fisticuffs, allowing fans to wager on moneylines and props. Extended play throughout the year is also an option depending on how confident a gambler feels. That's where UFC futures come in. Think of…

Current heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou fought only once in 2022, but he made a statement with his win. Fighting then-interim champion Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270, Ngannou - who had his lack of wrestling credentials exposed in his first fight with Stipe Miocic - won a unanimous decision over Gane by primarily using his grappling.…

On the heels of an epic UFC 281 comes UFC LV65, a 14-fight card at the APEX Center in Las Vegas. After Saturday's event, the UFC will take Thanksgiving week off, then will close the year with three fight slates in December. 2022 profitability: 24-18 (+ 7.07 units). Odds are from DraftKings (unless noted) as of Wednesday night. Check UFC Betting…

The Fight Analyst keeps his hot streak going as he went 3-0 (65-32) at UFC Vegas 65. Up next is one of the best fight nights of the year, let's see who he's got! Before we get started, I want to wish a happy belated Thanksgiving to all! The UFC is coming off of a week's hiatus after the holidays to bring us arguably the fight night card of the year…

In a heavyweight bout in the main event, Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 208 at O2 Arena in London. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 208 Aspinall vs. Blaydes odds and lines, with picks and predictions. The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims starting at noon ET, followed by the main card at 3 p.m…

Ahead of a long-awaited title fight next year, current UFC heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou currently sits as quite the noteworthy betting favorite to beat former two-time light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones in the latter's heavyweight division birth. Ngannou, the current undisputed heavyweight champion, still remains embroiled in contract…

UFC 265 is taking center stage this weekend as Derrick Lewis and Cyril Gane battle for the interim Heavyweight Championship and DraftKings Sportsbook has you covered. New users at DraftKings Sportsbook can get 100-1 odds on Lewis or Gane to land a punch by placing a $1 wager on the fight moneyline. If your fighter lands a punch, you win a $100…

Following their relatively uncelebrated African Cup of Nations third-place finish at home, Cameroonians may find some consolation in Francis Ngannou's first UFC title defence last month, and the future challenges that the mixed martial artist is set to face. One of the heaviest punchers in the history of combat sports, the Cameroonian UFC…

UFC Vegas 65 is a Fight Night Card that will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight card is punctuated by a main event at heavyweight. The 12 fight card lost a fight during fight week, but has predominantly close fights. Only one of the 12 fights has a favorite at -200 or more. UFC Vegas 65 has the misfortune of being on the…

You are watching The AllStar MMA Live Show. The AllStar's John Hyon Ko and guests MMA tipster Mike and Australian combat sports reporter Chris Ferguson discuss all the action that went down at UFC Vegas 65. Sergey "Polar Bear" Spivak is a 27-year-old male fighter from Moldova with 15 pro wins and 3 losses. Spivak is scheduled to fight Derrick Lewis…

UFC 277 takes place this Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and there are 13 fights to bet on with the top sports betting apps in the country. Whether you're new to UFC betting or you're a veteran, you'll want to check out all of the best bonuses that you can bet on ahead of this weekend's fights.

2pts Chris Gutierrez to win at 6/5 (General) 1pt Ilir Latifi to win by decision at 12/5 (Paddy Power, Betfair) 1pt Aliaskhab Khizriev to win by KO/TKO at 10/3 (Paddy Power, Betfair) 1pt Sara McMann to win at 15/8 (Ladbrokes, Coral) Two Heavyweight grapplers face off on the main card as Sweden's ILIR LATIFI takes on a dangerous submission threat in…

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After enduring a three-fight skid in the UFC, Tai Tuivasa made a hero's comeback by knocking his next five opponents out, including longtime fan favorite Derrick Lewis. 'Bam Bam's journey to a potential heavyweight title shot was brutally halted in September when Ciryl Gane sent him crashing to the mat in round three. Tonight, the Australian…

Julianna Peña says she has enjoyed every minute of her run as a champion, and she intends to make it a long one. The confident bantamweight title holder can take a step toward cementing her star status Saturday when she takes on a rematch with former champion Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 277. Their fight closes the curtain on the…

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…

Sergei Pavlovich comes into Saturday's bout on a four-fight win streak and will look to stay hot against Australian fan favorite Tai Tuivasa. Find out which fighter we're backing in our Tuivasa vs. Pavlovich betting picks. Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich is on a stacked card of UFC Fight Night betting on Saturday, December 3. This should be a…

One of the greatest strikers in mixed martial arts (MMA) history looks to kick off one last championship run this Saturday (Dec. 3, 2022) when Stephen Thompson squares off with the always-dangerous Kevin Holland in UFC Orlando's main event. Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., will also host what looks like a slugfest between Rafael dos Anjos and Bryan…

One of the finest examples of the " Australia vs. New Zealand " rivalry gets another installment this Saturday (Feb. 12, 2022) when Rob Whittaker takes another crack at Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas. Local hero Derrick Lewis returns to action in the pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event against Aussie slugger Tai…

Juilanna Peña already has delivered on one bold prediction, and the bantamweight champion plans to do so again when she meets former champion Amanda Nunes on Saturday in the main event of UFC 277. Their rematch highlights the pay-per-view main UFC 277 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from American Airlines Center in Dallas. Peña called for and was granted a…

Tom Aspinall maintains that he wanted to take a deliberate and cautious approach to his UFC career. Instead, the heavyweight prospect's meteoric rise has him on the doorstep of a title shot that he could secure with a win on Saturday over veteran Curtis Blaydes in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall. The battle of ranked…

Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik are both aware of the stakes as the ranked heavyweights prepare to square off Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik. Their matchup tops the main UFC fight card (4 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Although both fighters have been perennial contenders over the…

UFC is back in Las Vegas on Saturday night with another epic showdown in the main event. Former friends and roommates turned bitter rivals will meet up once the cage door is locked behind them when welterweights Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal battle it out at UFC 272 from the T-Mobile Arena. In the co-main event, an odd journey for Rafael dos…

No.4- ranked UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa and No.5- ranked contender Sergei Pavlovich will collide in the upcoming UFC on ESPN 42 fight card scheduled for December 3 at the Amway Center in Florida. Based on live odds on DraftKings Sportsbook, Pavlovich is the -180 betting favorite over the+155 underdog Tuivasa. Since the event is still 9 days away,…

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the UFC will host an event outside of the United States as heavyweight prospects Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall. The battle of ranked heavyweights tops the MMA showcase from 02 Arena in London and will showcase numerous…

Rematches are on the menu inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, this Saturday (July 30, 2022) when Amanda Nunes and Kai Kara-France attempt to avenge their defeats to Julianna Pena and Brandon Moreno, respectively, with titles on the line. UFC 277's pay-per-view (PPV) main card will also see rising Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich meet the…

Ciryl Gane says he doesn't want to be recognized as a champion until he wins the undisputed title. The interim heavyweight title-holder gets that chance on Saturday against sitting champion Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 270. The unification fight headlines the MMA showcase from the Honda Center in Anaheim, with the main UFC 270 fight…

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosts the final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of 2021 this Saturday (Dec. 18, 2021), headlined by a Heavyweight clash between division stalwart Derrick Lewis and fast-rising knockout artist Chris Daukaus. UFC Vegas 45 will also see Stephen Thompson look to make his way back into Welterweight contention at…

This weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will venture forth to Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, for UFC Orlando. Confession: I only vaguely know what fights are coming up and what specific events are next-in-line outside of main events. Imagine my shock and awe when I cracked open good ol' Wikipedia to scan…

The UFC heads to Dallas on Saturday for its second pay-per-view event of July: UFC 277. In the main event, women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña looks to go 2-0 against Amanda Nunes, and in the co-main event, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno takes on Kai Kara-France for the interim 125-pound belt. Add in another 12 fights, and there's…

Kicking off the final month of the 2022 UFC fight schedule, there is a UFC Fight Night event in front of a live crowd in Orlando, Florida. One of the key fights on the main card will be between heavyweights Tai Tuivasa (14-4) and Sergei Pavlovich (16-1). These fighters are ranked #4 and #5 in the UFC heavyweight division. Tuivasa is coming off of a…

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson steps into the octagon for the first time since December 2021 to take on the now un-retired Kevin Holland in this Saturday's main event. A former two-time welterweight title challenger, Thompson is just 2-4 in his last six fights and has lost his last two in a row at the hands of Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad (both…

The UFC heavyweight division is one of the most interesting at the moment, not because of the title matches but because of everything else. The reigning champ, Francis Ngannou, is injured, and we now have to see other bouts while Predator recovers. One of the potential clashes is between Jon Jones and Curtis Blaydes. Bones was supposed to fight…

The UFC returns to its home base on Saturday, with two dangerous heavyweights set to clash in a five-round main event. Read on for our UFC picks and parlay predictions ahead of Saturday Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac card. A week removed from its annual trip to the Big Apple, the UFC returns to the Apex, where fan favorite Derrick Lewis aims to…

It's been recently reported by MMA Junkie's Nolan King that former UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, is targeting a return to MMA at UFC 285 in Las Vegas on March 5. The PPV card looks to be the setting where'Bones' will finally make his heavyweight debut. While the first option the UFC is pursuing are fights against Stipe Miocic and…

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The UFC will be heading to the Amway Center in downtown Orlando, Florida for its next fight card, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland (also known as UFC on ESPN 42). The event will go down on December 3, with a series of exciting matchups lined up for the fight fans. Headling the UFC Fight Night card will be headlined by a much-anticipated…

UFC Vegas 65 brought in more than one disappointing news in a matter of an hour. First, Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivak was pulled off after Lewis fell ill with a no-COVID, non-weight-cutting illness. And in another, long-time coach, former UFC fighter James Krause was suspended/pulled off from UFC as confirmed by Miles Johns. "My coach last night…

Serghei Spivac believes he deserves to be recognized among the world's elite heavyweights, and he has a chance to prove it Saturday when he takes on former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac. The battle of ranked contenders will anchor the main UFC fight card (4 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in…

In a heavyweight bout in the main event, Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 215 at the UFC's APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC Fight Night 215: Lewis vs. Spivac odds, and make our expert picks and predictions. The prelims begin at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and the main card…

UFC Apex will once again be host to a UFC Vegas card. The main card features two heavyweight matchups and a light heavyweight bout, so fireworks are sure to fly Saturday. There are only two fights between ranked fighters throughout the card, but a few rising prospects will enter the cage to try and make a name for themselves. The prelims will start…

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The UFC returns to Las Vegas on Saturday, with Derrick Lewis aiming to snap his skid against Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight headliner. Check out our Lewis-Spivak picks ahead of the bill's main event. The promotion's all-time knockout leader is coming off consecutive losses to Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich, both via strikes. Lewis now heads to…

Vanessa Demopoulos vs Maria Oliveira UFC Vegas 65 UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV Saturday, November 19, 2022 Vanessa Demopoulos will take on Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 65 on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The opener has Demopoulos coming in at+100 while Oliveira is coming in at -120. Vanessa "Lil Monster" Demopoulos holds a mark of 8-4-0. The 34-year-old…

Ranked heavyweight contenders take the spotlight Saturday at UFC Fight: Lewis vs. Spivac when former title challenger Derrick Lewis takes on rising prospect Serghei Spivac in the main event. The main UFC fight card is set for 4 p.m. ET from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas. The No. 7-ranked Lewis is a two-time title challenger who has…

After Alex Pereira stunned Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight crown last weekend, the UFC heads from New York back to Las Vegas as Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak battle in another mouthwatering card. We've put together our betting tips for the UFC this weekend right here A fantastic fight between Jack Della Maddalena and Danny Roberts kicks…

UFC Vegas 65 will get underway this Saturday at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, NV. Despite the lack of big names outside of the main event, plenty of good scraps are set to take place throughout the afternoon. Below, I will walk through my two best longshot prop bets to make for this event. These plays are one unit each, or 1% of your betting…

Best bets and odds for UFC Fight Night, headlined by SI Sportsbook favorite Serghei Spivac fighting Derrick Lewis. One of the greatest knockout artists of all time will attempt to end a two-fight losing streak when Derrick Lewis enters the Octagon to take on fellow heavyweight Serghei Spivac at UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The…

Welcome to our UFC Vegas 65 betting tips guide. This time, we head back to the UFC Apex as Derrick Lewis takes on Serghei Spivak. It will be hard to top last week's epic UFC 281 bouts, but there are some scraps on this card that may exceed expectations. UFC Vegas 65 looks to be a good one for some underdogs, so let's see if we can pick them out. In…