UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font best bets and promos
Top 10 UFC bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font will battle it out in Saturday night’s main event.
No. 4 ranked Sandhagen enters the bout having won his last two contests, beating Marlon Vera via split decision in his most-recent outing. Meanwhile, No. 7 ranked Font scored a memorable stoppage victory over Adrian Yanez his last time out.
Sandhagen was originally scheduled to face Russia’s Umar Nurmagomedov, but a shoulder injury forced him to withdraw. Now, the UFC FIght Night main event will be a 140-pound catchweight bout.
- Who: Cory Sandhagen (-345) vs. Rob Font (+275)
- What: UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
- Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
- When: Saturday, August 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font features a dozen scheduled fights. Below, you will find our best bets for the event:
Both Sandhagen and Font have proven capable of competing at a high pace over the course of a five-round fight. Sure, both have finishing ability, but both are incredibly tough to put away, which is why we believe this bout will go the distance.
Not only that, but we like Sandhagen to get his hand raised. The Colorado native is more versatile than his upcoming opponent, partly why he’s such a big favorite on the moneyline.
At DraftKings, ‘The Sandman’ sits at +165 odds to win the bout via decision.
Light heavyweights Dustin Jacoby and Kennedy Nzechukwu are set to square off on the main card. Long-time veteran Jacoby has dropped his last two bouts by way of decision, but before that, he had gone seven-straight fights without losing.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Nzechukwu has really begun to find his stride in the octagon, highlighted by three consecutive stoppage wins.
Despite these two light heavyweights seemingly heading in opposite directions, we like Jacoby to get back on track. The 35-year-old has underrated power, and we see him as the more polished striker.
At BetMGM, ‘The Hanyak’ is currently at +130 odds to win the bout outright.
The first leg of this UFC parlay is Billy Quarantillo (-184) to defeat Damon Jackson (+148). Quarantillo is just 5-3 inside the octagon, but he has a non-stop fighting style that we believe will give Jackson some issues.
The second leg of this UFC parlay is Diego Lopes (-178) to beat Gavin Tucker (+144) on the moneyline. The UFC did Lopes no favors by giving him Movsar Evloev in his promotional debut, but we like this matchup against Tucker, who hasn’t fought since March 2021.
A $20 wager at +141 odds from FanDuel will yield a $28.20 payout.
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Reminder, UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font goes down Saturday, August 5 with the main card starting at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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