Fight PredictionLightweight · Main Event · 5 Rounds · Meta APEX, Las Vegas A fascinating subplot runs through this main event — Renato Moicano and Chris Duncan are American Top Team stablemates who train together daily in Florida. When the cage door closes at Meta APEX on April 4, that shared locker room becomes irrelevant. … Read more
Fight PredictionWomen’s Strawweight · Co-Main · #3 vs #7 · Five Rounds Two of the most exciting grapplers in women’s strawweight history collide in the co-main event. Virna “Carcará” Jandiroba — 22-4, former Invicta champion, world-class BJJ black belt who challenged for the UFC title just five months ago — faces Tabatha “Baby Shark” Ricci, … Read more
Fight PredictionLight Heavyweight · Main Card · Undefeated Chechen vs Brazilian Veteran Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is 8-0 and listed at -1400 — one of the most lopsided odds on the entire card. The undefeated Chechen light heavyweight faces Brazilian veteran Brendson Ribeiro (17-9, 1NC) in a main card appearance that looks like a showcase fight … Read more
Fight PredictionHeavyweight · Prelims · Petersen vs. Undefeated Pat Thomas Petersen (10-4) enters as the slight favourite at -130 against Guilherme Pat — a Brazilian heavyweight making his UFC debut at 6-0. At 265 pounds, the undefeated record means everything and nothing simultaneously. Pat has never been tested at UFC level; Petersen has seen enough … Read more
Fight PredictionFeatherweight · Prelims · Delano UFC Debut vs Ruchała Jose Delano (16-3, Rio de Janeiro) makes his UFC debut off a Dana White Contender Series contract against Polish featherweight Robert Ruchała (11-2, Nowy Sącz). Delano is listed as a heavy favourite at -275 — his 16-3 record and DWCS signing signal the UFC’s genuine … Read more
Fight PredictionWomen’\”s Flyweight · Prelims · Near Pick’\”em Alessandro Costa (14-5) and Stewart Nicoll (8-2) produce one of the most genuinely competitive matchups on the prelims — the market prices this at -450 Costa and +350 Nicoll, reflecting a significant but not insurmountable gap. Costa enters as the more established UFC flyweight with more promotional … Read more
Fight PredictionLightweight · Prelims · Vannata vs. Flowers Lando “Groovy” Vannata — one of the most electric fighters in UFC lightweight history and a fan favourite for his spectacular performances — returns against Darrius Flowers. At 12-7-2, Vannata has produced more highlight moments than most champions, and his Albuquerque-based game makes every fight unpredictable. Flowers … Read more
Fight PredictionWomen’\”s Bantamweight · Prelims · Pereira vs. Cowan Alice Pereira and Hailey Cowan meet in a women’\”s bantamweight prelim that the market prices as genuinely competitive — Pereira is a -140 favourite and Cowan a +120 underdog. At 135 pounds, both fighters carry finishing ability in a division where the talent gap between ranked … Read more
Fight PredictionMiddleweight · Prelims · Bekoev -850 Favourite Azamat Bekoev (20-4) is an -850 favourite against Tresean Gore (6-4) — the second most lopsided market on the card behind Yakhyaev. Bekoev’s 20 wins and Russian combat sports background make him an overwhelming favourite against a Gore who arrives off a 6-4 record at UFC middleweight … Read more
Fight PredictionWomen’s Flyweight · Co-Main Event · #3 vs #5 The rematch five years in the making. When Alexa Grasso beat Maycee Barber by unanimous decision at UFC 258 in February 2021, Barber was 22 years old and still recovering from a knee injury. She is now 27, ranked #5 at flyweight, survived a near-death … Read more