Dustin Poirier proved the oddsmakers wrong on Saturday night at UFC 236 by winning the interim lightweight title. The “Diamond” put the pressure on Max Holloway in the first round starching Holloway with precise powerful shots. The Hawaiian featherweight champion came back in the later rounds with his immense volume of strikes and relentless pace.ContinueContinue reading “UFC Lightweight division moves forward: Dustin Poirier vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov set for title unification bout”
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Opening betting odds: Diego Sanchez vs. Michael Chiesa in the works for UFC 239
The UFC are currently targeting another big fight for UFC 239, former ‘TUF’ winner Diego Sanchez, who won the first ever Ultimate Fighter back in 2005 will take on 2012’s winner Michael Chiesa. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1115646403072679941 Sanchez (29-11), is coming off an impressive TKO over Mickey Gall at UFC 235, and a decision win over Craig WhiteContinueContinue reading “Opening betting odds: Diego Sanchez vs. Michael Chiesa in the works for UFC 239”
Paulo Costa set to step in as betting favorite over Jacare Souza at UFC on ESPN 3
News broke today that Yoel Romero would be out of ESPN 3 headliner due to illness, for now the exciting rematch is off the cards. In his place steps up Paulo “Eraser” Costa, who was originally set to face Romero and in a strange turn of events Costa will face Jacare at UFC on ESPN,ContinueContinue reading “Paulo Costa set to step in as betting favorite over Jacare Souza at UFC on ESPN 3”
Yoel Romero opens as betting favorite in Jacare Souza rematch at UFC on ESPN 3
Yoel Romero and Ronaldo Souza are set to run things back at UFC on ESPN 3, April 27th in Fort Lauderdale. Originally Romero was scheduled to fight Paulo Costa, but has since been pulled from the card due to a suspected USADA violation. In their first fight back in December 2015, Yoel Romero opened asContinueContinue reading “Yoel Romero opens as betting favorite in Jacare Souza rematch at UFC on ESPN 3”
Heavyweights collide at UFC Fight Night June 29: Francis Ngannou opens as betting favorite over Junior dos Santos
UFC 239 just got a whole lot more exciting, with the announcement of two hard-hitting heavyweights added to the card. Francis Ngannou will take on Junior dos Santos as both men look to get into title contention again with another win under their belt. This match-up makes perfect sense with both fighters gaining momentum afterContinueContinue reading “Heavyweights collide at UFC Fight Night June 29: Francis Ngannou opens as betting favorite over Junior dos Santos”
UFC 239 Betting Odds: Ben Askren opens as slight favorite over Jorge Masvidal
The UFC continues with it’s incredible amount of fight announcements this week, this time we get two of the UFC’s most talented welterweights and recognizable characters in Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal, who will meet at UFC 239 in Las Vegas. Masvidal is coming off a huge 2nd round KO of Darren Till at UFCContinueContinue reading “UFC 239 Betting Odds: Ben Askren opens as slight favorite over Jorge Masvidal”
Tyron Woodley opens as betting favorite against Robbie Lawler in rematch set for UFC on ESPN 4
Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler are set to run things back and are not waiting around on the rest of the welterweight division, both men are coming off losses on the same card at UFC 235, and are now scheduled for a rematch at UFC fight night in Minneapolis on June 29. Woodley and LawlerContinueContinue reading “Tyron Woodley opens as betting favorite against Robbie Lawler in rematch set for UFC on ESPN 4”
Opening Betting Odds: Jones-Santos, Nunes-Holm set for UFC 239
Earlier today we expected news that Jon Jones would face Stipe Miocic next at UFC 239, that didn’t transpire yet. For now we get another title defence at lightweight for Jones against the reinvigorated Thiago Santos (21-6) at lightweight. https://twitter.com/MikeBohnMMA/status/1111037239709061121 Santos who spent most of his fighting career at middleweight, moved to lightweight in 2018ContinueContinue reading “Opening Betting Odds: Jones-Santos, Nunes-Holm set for UFC 239”
Oddsmakers favour Jon Jones in potential UFC fight against Stipe Miocic at heavyweight
The UFC brass are reportedly considering a match-up between former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and current light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones at heavyweight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ZqzOXqaE0Zg Who can challenge Jon Jones? Stipe Miocic (18-3) is the record-holder for most consecutive successful defences of the UFC heavyweight title, he is still in the discussion as one of theContinueContinue reading “Oddsmakers favour Jon Jones in potential UFC fight against Stipe Miocic at heavyweight”
Opening UFC betting odds: Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes set for vacant bantamweight title fight
Last week the news broke directly from T.J. Dillashaw that he would be relinquishing the UFC Bantamweight title, due to “adverse” substances found by USADA in his system from his Cejudo fight in January. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvOsK_nlrAL/ This shakes up the bantamweight division, with tones of exciting potential match-ups to be made. The UFC has not wastedContinueContinue reading “Opening UFC betting odds: Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes set for vacant bantamweight title fight”