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UFC Vegas 101 Playing Preview: Greatest bets for the primary UFC occasion of 2025

The UFC is back! 2025 is here and for the first time this year, so is the UFC, when the world’s leading MMA promotion holds UFC Vegas 101 this Saturday. Headlined by a strawweight rematch between Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern , this weekend’s UFC card isn’t the greatest, but it’s the first one in

UFC Vegas 101 Playing Preview: Greatest bets for the primary UFC occasion of 2025

The UFC is again!

2025 is right here and for the primary time this 12 months, so is the UFC, when the world’s main MMA promotion holds UFC Vegas 101 this Saturday. Headlined by a strawweight rematch between Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern, this weekend’s UFC card isn’t the best, however it’s the primary one in practically a month, and there are some good bets to be made, so let’s have some enjoyable!

All odds are courtesy of our pals at FanDuel Sportsbook.


UFC 297: Curtis v Barriault

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Single Performs

Mackenzie Dern (+154)

Sure, Ribas received their first fights with relative ease, and Dern has not precisely been on a killer run of late, however I simply can’t give up her.

Dern is a deeply flawed fighter, however she has a superpower, which is exceedingly uncommon within the strawweight division. If you find yourself on the ground with Dern, it’s mortal peril, and whereas she’s not a fantastic wrestler, she does appear to seek out methods to get issues to the mat. The difficulty for Dern has at all times been her willingness to trigger injury when she does get to the ground and her incapability to wrestle successfully. She’s getting higher in regards to the former and on this battle, I imagine she’ll be a bit improved in regards to the latter.

Dern made the case that their first battle was so one-sided, as a result of she was getting back from having a baby and wasn’t actually in the most effective place for the battle, and I’ll take the BJJ world champion at her phrase. This time round issues needs to be extra aggressive so give me the underdog.

Chris Curtis (+210)

Curtis faces Roman Kopylov in a major card middleweight bout on Saturday, and he’s being decently undervalued.

Kopylov is an effective fighter, however he’s removed from a world-beater and his present run of type comes largely in opposition to middling or restricted opposition. In the meantime, Curtis is battle-tested in opposition to a number of the finest fighters within the middleweight division, and although he hasn’t received all of them, he at all times provides a great accounting of himself. Many individuals even imagine he ought to have gotten the choice over Brendan Allen of their rematch final April, and had he, this line could be totally different. Curtis can defend takedowns and use his savvy and craft on the toes to outpoint Kopylov over three rounds.

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Nicolle Caliari (+225)

A pair of Contender Collection signees meet up when Caliari faces Ernesta Kareckaite in a preliminary ladies’s flyweight bout. And I’m going to offer this the kiss of dying once I say this however I can’t assist it: I don’t know what Vegas is seeing right here.

Kareckaite was not a very spectacular prospect on her season of Contender Collection, successful a cut up determination over Carli Judice, after which she misplaced her debut to Dione Barbosa. In distinction, Caliari additionally hails from a kickboxing/karate background however has proven some potential as a wrestler and grappler and way more physicality. Certain, Kareckaite has an enormous dimension benefit, however she has not proven the abilities to be this massive of a favourite so take a price guess on Caliari.


Dana White’s Contender Series: Bashi v Ramos

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Parlay

A brand new 12 months normally coincides with a complete new crop of Contender Collection prospects actually moving into the thick of issues contained in the UFC, and that holds true this weekend as effectively. 5 fighters competing this weekend got here from the newest season of Contender Collection and whereas I anticipate all 5 to win, there are two I like greater than the remaining.

Austin Bashi (-290)

Bashi was one of my favorite prospects on Season 8 of Contender Collection. He’s 23 years outdated, a fantastic athlete, and an achieved grappler, who can be prepared to scrap on the toes. I likened his recreation to Henry Cejudo or Aaron Pico, to offer you some concept of his expertise. Bashi will get a troublesome debut battle in Christian Rodriguez, however he’s way more proficient and I imagine he will get the win.

Jacobe Smith (-520)

Smith is a three-time All-American wrestler and a fantastic athlete who continues to be a bit uncooked by way of MMA. That being stated, he has the pure instruments and he’s proven some creativity in his recreation already. Preston Parsons is a serviceable fighter however the worse wrestler and never the identical stage of athlete as Smith, so I like him to win.

General, my favourite prospects from Contender Collection are 19-2 within the UFC (and a type of was a theft), so I’m driving the new hand for this parlay.

Parlay these two bets collectively for -166 odds.


Wrap Up

Alright, y’all, it’s the primary week again within the swing of issues so let’s have some enjoyable. Calendar resets and hopefully this 12 months we’ll do higher than final 12 months.

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Till subsequent week, benefit from the fights, good luck, and gamble responsibly!


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