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The first card of 2023 will end the same way 2022's final one did. A loud-mouthed, brash UFC middleweight is seeking revenge in the promotion's first card of the year. UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov will take place from the UFC Apex facility on Saturday. Which MMA bets stand out on FanDuel Sportsbook? YTD: 0-0 (+0.00 units) Last year's…

We already have some last-minute drama in the first UFC Fight Night of 2023. Kelvin Gastelum was supposed to headline this event, but Sean Strickland will be headlining back-to-back UFC events due to injury. Strickland will meet a dangerous rising contender in Nassourdine Imavov this Saturday night. Read further for a complete fight analysis and…

The UFC has faced a turbulent start to 2023 in more ways than one, but we finally get some fights to discuss this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV. While there are a ton of fights I like on this UFC Fight Night card, let's dial in on the co-main event of the evening between two killer featherweights. Betting Profile: Dan Ige (15-6-0) Last…

It's going down in Vegas this weekend as Punahele Soriano is set to take on Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night on January 14th. The two will be ready to go head-to-head, and this will be a battle we'll be talking about for a long time if our Soriano vs Kopylov prediction for an exciting fight proves true. This marks a return to the octagon for both…

The UFC comes home to Las Vegas, Nevada, for another night of bouts at the UFC Apex after spending a week in Abu Dhabi for UFC 280. There will be 11 fights in total on the night, starting with the preliminary bouts at 4 p.m. EST. The main event will feature top featherweights Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen, capping off a full card for which I have…

In a middleweight bout in the main event, Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 216 - also known as UFC Vegas 66 - at the UFC's APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC Fight Night 216: Cannonier vs. Strickland odds, and make our expert picks and predictions. The prelims are…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The UFC has had a wild year, and it will conclude with UFC Fight Night 216 on Saturday night. This card will feature Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland as…

This article is part of our UFC Picks series. The UFC closes out 2022 with a Fight Night card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 17. In the main event, Jared Cannonier takes on Sean Strickland. Below I'll share my favorite play, an underdog, a prop and a two-fighter parlay. All odds are via the DraftKings Sportsbook and are…

If you're looking for some UFC 282 predictions, look no further, because Vegas Odds has you covered. Jump to: Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev go toe-to-toe in a battle for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, December 10. The title fight is the main event of UFC 282, but there are many other interesting fights you shouldn't…

We get mixed martial arts deep in the Heart of Texas Saturday evening, as it's UFC Fight Night from AT&T Center in San Antonio, with the main card kicking off on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET. Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook; for a full-set of today's sports betting odds, access them at USA TODAY Sports. Leon Edwards (-134) puts his impressive 17-3-0…

UFC 275 prelims are filled with intriguing fights, with the main bout between middleweights Brendan Allen vs. Jacob Malkoun. We've got the UFC betting angle for Allen vs. Malkoun and more in our prelim picks and predictions. With UFC 275 right around the corner, and major fights with heavy implications on all parts of the card, let's look at some…

Struggling knockout machine, Derrick Lewis, and fast-rising contender, Serghei Spivac, look to secure their spots in Heavyweight contention this Saturday (Nov. 19, 2022) when they duke it out inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 65 will also see Ion Cutelaba battle Kennedy Nzechukwu at Light Heavyweight and undefeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta…

Derrick Lewis will be looking to avoid losing three in a row for the first time in his professional MMA career when he takes on fellow UFC heavyweight Sergei Spivak on Saturday in the main event at UFC Fight Night 215. It's an early start to this week's action, with UFC Vegas 65 prelims getting underway at 1:00pm ET on Saturday afternoon at UFC…

In a lightweight bout on the main card, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler meet Saturday at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the UFC 281: Poirier vs. Chandler odds, and make our expert picks and predictions. The early prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with the prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+…

UFC 281 will get underway this Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. One of the more stacked cards of this calendar year, we have two title fights and multiple scraps between top contenders. The first title fight is in the women's strawweight division as Carla Esparza looks to defend the belt against the No. 2 ranked challenger, Zhang…

An absolute, no-holds-barred robbery took plenty of coin out of my pocket on Saturday. Dustin Jacoby's post-fight metrics were so clearly superior to get the nod via decision, but horrendous judging reared its head to down the two-legger for a second time via this reason in 2022. I'm taking a week off the two-legger (20-10 YTD) in protest (and…

UFC Vegas 64 will be headlined by two contenders in the women's strawweight division, Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos. With an impressive win on Saturday, Marina will probably secure her spot as a title contender. But Amanda is one of the most complete fighters on the WMMA roster, with devastating power and impressive grappling. The public,…

Askar Askarov and Brandon Royval both need a win to revive their careers as these two stylistically-similar fighters clash at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Our UFC picks explain why the more methodical scrapper should get your backing. Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Royval is scheduled for three rounds in the flyweight division as a featured undercard…

Yan Xiaonan is the underdog entering her UFC Fight Night bout against Mackenzie Dern on Saturday night, but she can easily come away with the win. She has superior striking and as long as she avoids getting taken to the ground, she can emerge victorious. Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan is on the main event for UFC Fight Night betting on Saturday,…

A showdown between top-10 bantamweights headlines the UFC's return to the Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night when Cory Sandhagen plays a dangerous game of fist-chicken with Yadong Song in the main event of UFC Vegas 60. Read on for our UFC Vegas 60 parlay picks and predictions. In a tale of two streaks, Sandhagen is trying to halt a two-fight…

The main event of UFC 277 features a rematch of one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, as Amanda Nunes will look to get her bantamweight belt back from Julianna Pena. In their first fight this past December, Pena did the unthinkable as a+500 underdog (Nunes, -800), submitting the double-champ in the second round. While this entire UFC 277…

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song is set to get underway this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. While this card features mostly up-and-comers, the headline bout between Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong should be electric. Below, I will walk through my two best longshot prop bets to make for this card. These plays are one unit each, or…

A pair of top 10 bantamweights will face off in Saturday's main event as the promotion returns to the UFC Apex for one of the most jam-packed cards of the year. With Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) alumn sprinkled throughout the card, the two at the top are veterans of the company with a combined 54 professional fights under their belt. While…

Later this month, UFC 278 will take over Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring two title fights. The latest: Kamaru Usman, the UFC's highest-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, will try for his sixth title defence in the welterweight class as a heavy favourite. The main card also features Paulo Costa, who's on the verge of another title shot,…