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UFC 222 Betting Preview: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Odds, Trends, Card Analysis

Cris “Cyborg” Justino (19-1, 1 no-contest) has had little competition since joining the UFC nearly two years ago, and the betting odds in her bouts certainly back that up. But Cyborg is listed as the biggest favorite in her career within the organization this Saturday at UFC 222, taking on promotional newcomer Yana Kunitskaya (10-3, 1 NC) with her women’s featherweight championship on the line in the main event.

Cyborg is listed as a -1600 favorite (bet $1,600 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark, with the takeback on the underdog Kunitskaya coming in at a whopping +800 (bet $100 to win $800).

Kunitskaya won the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight championship after former champ Tonya Evinger moved up to the UFC and challenged Cyborg for the vacant featherweight title, falling by third-round TKO at UFC 214 on July 29. Evinger previously secured a second-round rear-naked choke submission of Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 22 a little less than a year ago to win the bantamweight title.

Coming off a dominant five-round unanimous-decision victory against former women’s bantamweight champ Holly Holm at UFC 219 on December 30, Cyborg will be looking to improve her perfect record in the UFC to 5-0. Her first two fights in the organization took place at a catchweight of 140 pounds before the 145-pound division was formed.

Kunitskaya has fought at featherweight before, scoring a first-round TKO of Cindy Dandois more than seven years ago. She has since had a child and fought primarily at bantamweight (135 pounds), with her last three bouts taking place in Invicta FC.

The co-main event at UFC 222 will be a men’s featherweight matchup between former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar (22-5-1) and rising unbeaten prospect Brian Ortega (13-0, 1 NC). Edgar was originally scheduled to face Max Holloway for the title in the main event at UFC 222, but the champ had to withdraw because of a leg injury.

Edgar is a -175 favorite after winning seven of his past eight fights, with the loss coming versus former 145-pound champ Jose Aldo via unanimous decision at UFC 200 on July 9. Since then, he has defeated Jeremy Stephens (UD) and Yair Rodriguez (second-round TKO).

Meanwhile, Ortega is a +145 underdog at online sports betting sites and has seen a gradual step up in foes since joining the UFC in 2014. He is coming off the biggest win of his career at UFC Fight Night 123 on December 9, submitting Cub Swanson in the second round. That victory earned Ortega his second straight Fight of the Night bonus along with Performance of the Night.

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UFC Fight Night Cerrone vs. Medeiros: Betting Preview, Austin Card Odds Analysis

Donald Cerrone had never lost two fights in a row before falling to Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision at UFC 214 last July. But Cowboy will be trying to break a three-bout losing streak Sunday in Austin, Texas, where he takes on Yancy Medeiros as a -145 favorite (bet $145 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark in the main event at UFC Fight Night 126.

A 15-pound move by Cerrone (32-10, one no-contest) up to welterweight from lightweight started off successfully, with four straight victories and three consecutive Performance of the Night bonuses.

However, as the competition has gotten tougher at 170 pounds, the former 155-pound title contender has struggled. Ranked No. 11 at welterweight, Cerrone is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 118 last October, which was after a second-round TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC on Fox 23 in January 2017.

Meanwhile, Medeiros (15-4, 1 NC) has headed in the opposite direction, as he will bring a three-fight winning streak into the Octagon and the division’s No. 15 ranking.

The 30-year-old Hawaiian is four years younger than Cerrone and has a longer reach than his opponent at 75 inches despite being three inches shorter at 5’10”. Medeiros is listed as a +125 underdog (bet $100 to win $125) and has finished each of his last three foes (two knockouts and one submission) since suffering a unanimous-decision loss to Francisco Trinaldo in the Fight of the Night at UFC 198 in May 2016.

The co-main event preceding Cerrone vs. Medeiros is an evenly matched heavyweight battle, according to oddsmakers, between Marcin Tybura (16-3) and Derrick Lewis (18-5, 1 NC). Both suffered losses in their last fights yet each remain ranked in the Top 10.

Lewis had a six-fight winning streak snapped by a fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 110 last June. After initially saying he would retire following that performance, Lewis took a bout against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 216 before bowing out due to a back injury. The No. 7 heavyweight is a +120 underdog versus Tybura.

Werdum fought Tybura instead at UFC Fight Night 121 a month afterward and scored a dominant unanimous-decision victory, ending the No. 9 fighter’s three-fight winning streak. Tybura is a -140 favorite against Lewis and had knocked out two of his three opponents before that November loss.

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UFC 221 Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold Odds, Betting Trends, Card Analysis

Yoel Romero (12-2) got an opportunity to win the UFC’s interim middleweight title seven months ago when he lost to Australian Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision at UFC 213.
Now this Saturday in Perth, Romero will take advantage of Whittaker’s with…

Yoel Romero (12-2) got an opportunity to win the UFC’s interim middleweight title seven months ago when he lost to Australian Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision at UFC 213.

Now this Saturday in Perth, Romero will take advantage of Whittaker’s withdrawal from the main event due to injury, this time battling Luke Rockhold (16-3) as a solid +130 underdog (bet $100 to win $130) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

Romero is still the No. 1-ranked middleweight contender behind the champion Whittaker, with Rockhold sitting at No. 2, according to the UFC. While Romero has not fought since his eight-fight winning streak was broken by Whittaker, Rockhold is listed as a -150 favorite following a submission win over David Branch at UFC Fight Night 116 last September in Pittsburgh. He has won six of his last seven bouts.

The lone setback for Rockhold over the past five years came versus Michael Bisping, who upset him for the middleweight championship belt with a shocking first-round knockout at UFC 199. Rockhold had won the title with a fourth-round TKO of Chris Weidman at UFC 194 to cap a five-fight winning streak before falling to Bisping.

In the co-main event, two dangerous heavyweights will square off, with Curtis Blaydes (8-1, 1 No-Contest) and Mark Hunt (13-11-1, 1 NC) combining for 17 knockouts among 21 wins between them. Blaydes has fought more recently than Hunt, scoring a second-round TKO of Oleksiy Oliynyk at UFC 217 last November 4 in New York City.

The 26-year-old from Chicago is a -170 favorite on the UFC 221 odds against his 43-year-old opponent. The only loss of Blaydes‘ career came versus Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night 86.

Hunt is a local favorite out of New Zealand and got a fourth-round TKO of Derrick Lewis in his hometown of Auckland at UFC Fight Night 110 last June 11. He is a +140 underdog here and had lost his previous bout to Alistair Overeem by third-round KO at UFC 209 a little less than a year ago.

Before that loss to Overeem, Hunt went 2-0 with two first-round knockouts of Antonio Silva and Frank Mir followed by a NC that was originally a UD loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 before being overturned because his opponent tested positive for a banned substance. Seven of Hunt’s losses took place in his first 12 fights, including three in the PRIDE promotion and two in DREAM.

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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson Betting Preview, Odds, Card Analysis

The last time Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (24-5, 1 no-Contest) and Derek Brunson (18-5) met in the cage, they were both competing for the Strikeforce promotion more than five years ago.
The rematch will finally take place this Saturday in Charlotte at …

The last time Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (24-5, 1 no-Contest) and Derek Brunson (18-5) met in the cage, they were both competing for the Strikeforce promotion more than five years ago.

The rematch will finally take place this Saturday in Charlotte at UFC on FOX 27, with Souza listed as a -145 favorite (wager $145 to win $100) to beat Brunson for a second time at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

Souza scored a first-round knockout of Brunson the first time they squared off in San Diego on August 18, 2012. They were the co-main event on a card that saw Ronda Rousey defend her Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title for the first time against Sarah Kaufman in the main event.

That was part of an eight-fight winning streak for Jacare, who has dropped two of his last four, including a second-round TKO loss to middleweight champion Robert Whittaker via head kick and punches April 15, 2017.

Brunson is a consensus +125 underdog, but riding a two-bout winning streak since losing two in a row to Anderson Silva and Whittaker in a Fight of the Night performance. He earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his first-round KO of Lyoto Machida in his most recent fight at UFC Fight Night 119 October 28 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before the featured middleweight matchup takes place, a pair of featherweights will battle in the co-main event when Dennis Bermudez (16-7) faces Andre Flli (17-5). Bermudez, a former finalist in The Ultimate Fighter, will be trying to break a two-bout skid as a solid -155 favorite after losing to Chan Sung Jung and Darren Elkins. He is just 2-4 in his last six fights following a seven-bout winning streak.

Meanwhile, Fili is a +135 underdog and has alternated wins and losses in his past nine appearances inside the Octagon, including a unanimous-decision win over Artem Lobov last time out. His previous three fights have all gone to the judges’ scorecards after each of his three prior to that ended inside the distance. Bermudez-Fili is another potential Fight of the Night contender with the two combining for five post-fight bonuses.

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UFC 220 Miocic vs. Ngannou: Betting Preview, Odds, Trends, Card Analysis

It takes a special kind of fighter to enter the Octagon as a solid favorite against a defending champion in the UFC, but that is the case for Francis Ngannou (11-1) as he prepares to take on heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic (17-2) in the main event at UF…

Ngannou is listed as a -175 betting favorite (bet $175 to win $100) against Miocic at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

The 31-year-old, who was born in Cameroon and later moved to France, has been one of the promotion’s biggest surprises since making his UFC debut on December 19, 2015. Ngannou is a perfect 6-0 in the organization, finishing all six of his opponents so far (five knockouts and one submission).

In fact, only one of his career bouts has gone the distance, which was his lone loss by unanimous decision a little more than four years ago. His devastating first-round KO of Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 on December 2 was named Knockout of the Year and earned him this title shot just seven weeks later.

Meanwhile, Miocic is riding a five-fight winning streak, with all of the bouts ending via TKO, including four in the first round. The 35-year-old has defended his title belt twice since upsetting Fabricio Werdum for the championship in Werdum’s home country of Brazil.

Miocic is a +145 underdog (bet $100 to win $145), and the last time he was in this role came against Werdum when he was going for the title. His only two losses came versus Junior Dos Santos, which he later avenged in his last fight, and Stefan Struve.

In the co-main event, light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier (19-1, 1 no-contest) will also be putting his title on the line, though he is a big favorite at -330 facing Swiss fighter Volkan Oezdemir (11-1). Cormier‘s last bout at UFC 214 was originally a third-round KO loss to Jon Jones but was overturned to a NC after his opponent tested positive for a banned substance. Jones remains the only man to ever defeat Cormier.

Like Miocic, Oezdemir (+270) has won five in a row, with the last two ending in impressive fashion. Both opponents lost in less than a minute in the first round, with the latter coming against Jimi Manuwa and resulting in a Performance of the Night bonus.

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UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Betting Preview, Odds, Card Analysis

In December 2016, Korean fighter Dooho Choi was the talk of the UFC after turning in a Fight of the Year performance opposite Cub Swanson at UFC 206 in Toronto.
Choi (14-2) has not fought since, but the featherweight contender will be back inside the O…

In December 2016, Korean fighter Dooho Choi was the talk of the UFC after turning in a Fight of the Year performance opposite Cub Swanson at UFC 206 in Toronto.

Choi (14-2) has not fought since, but the featherweight contender will be back inside the Octagon as a -160 betting favorite (bet $160 to win $100) against Jeremy Stephens (26-14) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 124 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Sunday.

Choi fell to Swanson via unanimous decision in the aforementioned bout, which won Fight of the Night honors, to end his 12-fight winning streak. He had knocked out eight straight opponents prior to that setback and earned Performance of the Night bonuses in his previous two bouts, first-round knockouts of Sam Sicilia and Thiago Tavares.

Meanwhile, Stephens is a +130 underdog (bet $100 to win $130) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark and coming off a UD win over Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215.

Each of his past five fights has gone the distance, with his hand getting raised just twice during that stretch. Two of those losses came at the hands of featherweight champion Max Holloway and No. 1 contender Frankie Edgar, who will fight each other for the title in the main event at UFC 222 on March 3 in Las Vegas.

Before Choi-Stephens, a pair of middleweight contenders will meet in a co-main event that should not last long, as Uriah Hall (13-8) takes on Vitor Belfort (26-13, 1 no-contest).

Hall is listed as a consensus -310 favorite and has seen five of his past six bouts end inside the distance, with three finishing before the first-round bell. He knocked out Krzysztof Jotko in the second round of his most recent fight, at UFC Fight Night 116, to win a Performance of the Night bonus after losing his previous three contests.

Belfort is a +250 underdog and also ended a three-bout winless streak in his most recent outing, scoring a UD victory against Nate Marquardt at UFC 212 June 3. The 40-year-old Brazilian had not gone the distance in almost a decade, and 21 of his wins have come by finish (18 knockouts and three submissions).

He was knocked out in his previous three fights, with one of them overturned to a no-contest after opponent Kelvin Gastelum tested positive for marijuana.

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