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UFC on ESPN 46: Andrei Arlovski Vs. Don'Tale Mayes
Our favorite play on the UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi card is Don'Tale Mayes over Andrei Arlovski. We lay out our rationale here.
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- May 20
- 3 min
Checkmate: Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko
We lay out our rationale for backing Devin Haney over Vasiliy Lomachenko in their May 20, 2023 matchup and offer two bets worth considering
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- May 9
- 2 min
UFC on ABC 4: Anthony Smith Vs. Johnny Walker
We detail our rationale for backing Johhny Walker over Anthony Smith in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
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- May 6
- 2 min
UFC 288 Main Event: Aljamain Sterling Vs. Henry Cejudo
We lay out our case for why Aljamain "The FunkMaster" Sterling is undervalued in his matchup with Henry Cejudo in the UFC 288 main event.
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- Apr 15
- 2 min
UFC on ESPN 44: Lando "Groovy" Vannata vs. Daniel "Golden Boy" Zellhuber
We select Daniel "Golden Boy" Zellhuber (-130) over Lando "Groovy" Vannata as our most compelling UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen pick.
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- Mar 18
- 2 min
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
We like Leon Edwards over Kamaru Usman in the headline event for UFC 286. We lay out our rationale here for backing the underdog champion...
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- Feb 4
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night 218: Marcin "Tybur" Tybura vs. Blagoy "Baga" Ivanov
We are backing Marcin Tybura in UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac, on the basis of one of our favorite angles: considerable reach advantage
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- Jan 21
- 3 min
UFC 283: Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill
We make a case for Jamahal "Sweet Dreams" Hill over Glover Teixeria in the UFC 283 main event. This spot represents one of favorite angles
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
UFC 281 Main Event: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
We are backing the favorite and middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya versus Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 headline event at MSG Saturday...
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- Sep 4, 2022
- 2 min
PBC Boxing: Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz
We are backing the bigger, faster, newly svelt Andy Ruiz versus the aged Luis Ortiz in the main event of PBC action September 4, 2022...
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- Aug 13, 2022
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night San Diego: Expect a Bear Sighting
We see value with Devin "Brown Bear" Clark versus Azamat "The Professional" Murzakanov on the UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz card Saturday.
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- Jul 24, 2022
- 2 min
UFC 277: Taking a Side on Pena Vs. Nunes 2
We think Julianna Peña's success vs. Amanda Nunes last December is repeatable and we are backing Peña for the upset win at UFC 277 Saturday.
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- Jul 7, 2022
- 3 min
Betting the Main Event at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
We like Rafael Fiziev to defeat the aged Rafael Dos Anjos Saturday in the UFC Fight Night main event. Read on for our detailed rationale.
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
UFC Vegas 32: Cory Sandhagen Vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Given favorable environmental context, Sandhagen's edge striking & our view that repeated failed takedowns traumatized DIllashaw, we...
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- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
UFC Vegas 31: Miesha Tate vs. Marion Reneau
The current -145 level for Tate's moneyline suggest a 59% implied probability of the win. We see value with the favorite up to about -160...
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- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
UFC 264: Poirier Vs. McGregor 3 Betting Pick
We explore angles & detail our favorite wager for the UFC 264 main event, the trilogy meeting between Dustin Piorier & Conor McGregor.
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- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night Blaydes vs. Lewis: Playing the Main Event
History says, back the big favorite in this spot, and bet that the end will come in dramatic fashion. We are positioning accordingly...
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- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Our Favorite Play on the UFC Fight Night: Overeem Vs. Volkov Main Event
A pretty good swath of history, plus the wisdom of the crowds suggest Overeem vs. Volkov is somewhere between 71-89% likely to end inside...
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- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark
Too much is being made of the 'higher caliber' of Anthony "Lionheart" Smith's opponents relative to the names on Devin Clark's resume...
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- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya vs. Paolo Costa
We think Adesanya's length, speed / athleticism, diversity of strikes and counterpunching will ultimately guide The Last Stylebender to..
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- Aug 29, 2020
- 4 min
UFC Fight Night: Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
With odds reflecting the degree of mismatch well, we are passing on taking a side here. Instead, we are willing to bet on Smith's ability to
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- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
UFC Vegas 7: Ike Villanueva Vs. Jordan Wright
Jordan Wright's natural advantages alone suggest to us his chances of winning are closer to 60% than 50%. As such, we are happy to buy The B
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- Aug 15, 2020
- 2 min
UFC 252: Miocic Vs. Cormier 3
Cormier is the slightly better striker, and better wrestler in aggregate. However, Stipe's reach, activity level and takedown defense offer
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- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
UFC Fight Island 3: Francisco Trinaldo Vs. Jai Herbert
We are taking the flyer on the British UFC newcomer versus the grizzled veteran Brazilian in preliminary action . We concede that our pick f
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- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
UFC Fight Island 3: Bethe Correia Vs Pannie Kianzad
We see Correia's age and decline, coupled with Kianzad's youth and reach as sufficient to secure the win for Pannie, in a contest th
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- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
UFC Fight Island 2: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez
While we like Figueiredo for the victory, -230 odds are too rich for our blood. Instead we're playing the 'Figueiredo inside the dis
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- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
UFC Fight Island 2: Joel Alvarez Vs. Joseph Duffy
As far as we can tell, this looks like a solid spot to take a flier on a big (live) dog. Age and reach advantages for Alvarez as well as sig
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- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
UFC Fight Island 2: Davi Ramos Arman Tsarukyan
As a result of Tsarukyan's youth and Ramos' age, as well as Tsarukyan's natural advantages, we regard the favorite by decision a
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- May 18, 2019
- 4 min
UFC Rochester: Rafael Dos Anjos Vs. Kevin Lee
Perversely, we have been keen to profit, over the years, from mixed martial artists' unwillingness to ride off into the sunset when that
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- May 4, 2019
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night 151: Arjan Bhullar vs. Juan Adams
The card for UFC Fight Night 151, which will be headlined by by a lightweight clash between "Raging" Al Iaqunita and Donald "
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- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
UFC 235: Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith
We like Jones to collect the win in the headline event for UFC 235 Saturday night, and to continue his effort to put the personal foolishnes
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- Feb 16, 2019
- 4 min
UFC on ESPN: Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez
We are looking for Ngannou to continue his bounce-back bid, at Cain's expense Sunday. While Cain Velasquez arguably revolutionized the h
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- Feb 9, 2019
- 4 min
UFC 234: Finding Value on Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya
While we expect Israel Adesanya to ultimately collect the win tonight and hasten the legendary Anderson Silva's eventual ride off into t
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- Jul 7, 2018
- 2 min
UFC 226: Miocic Vs. Cormier Betting Pick
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier o3.5 -132 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada July 7, 2018 There is the case to be made that Stipe Miocic is...
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- Aug 22, 2017
- 4 min
Mayweather Vs. McGregor: Conor McGregor is No Shane Mosley
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada August 26, 2017, 8:00PM Pacific After wrestling with the idea for...
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- Aug 5, 2017
- 2 min
UFC Fight Night 114: Sam Alvey vs. Rashad Evans
Veteran fighter, "Suga" Rashad Evans will take on "Smile'N" Sam AIvey in UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico CIty this eve
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- Jul 29, 2017
- 3 min
UFC 214: Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones II
The statistical penchant for first fights to be indicative of the superior competitor, Jones' edges on offense and defense (and in the r
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- Jul 8, 2017
- 2 min
UFC 213: Werdum Vs. Overeem (III)
abricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum and Alastair "The Reem" Overeem will meet tonight in the second fight on the main card of UF
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- Jun 17, 2017
- 3 min
Ward Vs. Kovalev II: Settling the Debate
Our framework for handicapping boxing is fairly fundamental in nature. We weigh the advantages for each party, in categories such as youth,
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- Nov 21, 2015
- 2 min
Miguel Cotto vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez -265 (@Bovada) November 21, 2015, 9PM PST, HBO PPV Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada We expect that Canelo...
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- Oct 3, 2015
- 2 min
UFC 192: Ryan Bader vs Rashad Evans
UFC 192 Cormier Vs. Gustaffson Toyota Center, Houston, TX October 3, 2015, 9pm CDT Current Line [5Dimes]: Ryan Bader +125 Rashad Evans...
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- Sep 9, 2015
- 3 min
Mayweather vs. Berto: Compelling Play on Insipid Fight
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (48-0) vs. Andre Berto (30-3) September 12, 2015, MGM Grand Las Vegas Showtime PPV, 5PM PST The undefeated Floyd...
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