After a weekend off, the UFC returns to action this Saturday with UFC Paris. Headlined by a top 15 lightweight matchup between Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis, the card also features 13 other fights for your betting action, so let’s dive in on which bouts you should be betting.
The main event is one heck of a fight, and I love Saint Denis, but he’s overvalued in this matchup.
“BSD” is a force of violent nature who is going to come in slugging on the feet and shooting 100 takedowns a minute. It’s an effective style, but one Moicano is poised to take advantage of. Moicano is an excellent grappler in his own right and a good enough striker to have success against the many openings Saint Denis leaves on the feet. Most importantly though is the cardio. This is a five-round fight, and Saint Denis’s style doesn’t lend itself to protracted slogs. If he can’t finish Moicano early, “Money” is going to take this thing to deep waters.
In the co-main event (which arguably should be the main event given the rankings of the fighters involved), Brendan Allen takes on Nassourdine Imavov in a top 10 middleweight battle. And like in the main event, there’s value on the underdog.
Allen is on a seven-fight win streak and has truly come into his own as a fighter. He’s an extremely dangerous grappler and an improving striker. Imavov also appears to be on the rise, but I think he’s getting a bit of a bump from oddsmakers here for his win over Jared Cannonier, who is clearly past his prime. Allen can stay competitive on the feet and has a clear advantage on the floor. I like Allen to win this fight outright.
Cornolle faces Jacqueline Cavalcanti in a prelim women’s bantamweight bout that’s actually a rematch, and I like her changes to get the win.
Cavalcanti has never impressed me, in part because of her total disinterest in finishing fights. She’s a decent kickboxer, but she’s all volume and very little danger. That’s not Cornolle’s problem whatsoever. Cornolle is a tank of a woman.
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Brito faces William Gomis in the feature fight of the evening, and I believe this will be the Chute Boxe fighter’s big breakout.
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Brito is a nightmare of a fighter to deal with, having beaten Diego Lopes on Contender Series. Since falling short in his UFC debut against Bill Algeo, the Brazilian has been hell on wheels for everyone he’s fought. Five fights in a row, five finishes against an increasing level of opposition have Brito on the cusp of a featherweight ranking, and given how dangerous he is in all phases, I like his chances against the more reserved Gomis. And when Brito wins, he wins big, as he’s only gone to a decision three times in his 21-fight career, so I like him to get a finish as well.
Wrap Up
With another week off, the last time we were here it was UFC 306 and it was a losing weekend for us. Alas. But now we’ve got a good stretch of events to make it back, starting with Paris. Let’s go!
Until next week, enjoy the fights, good luck, and gamble responsibly!
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Manager Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United will resolve their defensive issues but says the players must take responsibility following their 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League.
The SPFL says it distributed £37.9m to the 42 member clubs in its latest accounting period, an increase of 6%.
The league body’s figures show a similar percentage increase in turnover to a new high of £44.3m.
A new broadcasting deal with Sky and “other domestic and overseas broadcasting agreements” contributed to revenue.
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Additionally, net gate receipts of £2.1m went to last season’s Premier Sports Cup semi-finalists Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibernian and Rangers, who won the tournament.
Celtic won the Premiership, Dundee United secured promotion by finishing top of the Championship while the League 1 and 2 titles went to Falkirk and Stenhousemuir, respectively. The Challenge Cup was won by Airdrieonians.
Celtic won the SWPL title for the first time and Rangers won the SWPL Cup.
“We’re really proud to announce record turnover and fee payments to our member clubs today as we continue to build on the strong income growth and commercial deals in recent years,” said SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster.
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“Given the challenging market and economic conditions right now, these encouraging results reinforce the huge popularity of Scottish football, as well as the level of interest this generates with our broadcasters and our increasing roster of partners.”
Celtic men and Rangers women also won the Scottish Cup tournaments, which unlike the other major domestic tournaments are organised by the Scottish FA.
For the current season, the SPFL has new sponsorship and broadcasting deals in place.
BBC Sport looks back at some great Premier League goals scored from a variety of distances – from a Cristiano Ronaldo tap-in to Asmir Begovic’s record-breaking 101-yard strike.
MMA Fighting has UFC 307 results for the Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. fight card, live blogs of the main card, and more from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday night.
In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira puts his belt on the line against Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira, who has won four fights in a row, makes his third title defense. Rountree Jr. has won five straight fights.
UFC bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington puts her belt on the line against former UFC champion Julianna Peña in the co-main event.
SALT LAKE CITY – Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree have handled their final bit of business before sharing the octagon at Friday’s UFC 307 ceremonial weigh-ins.
After making weight earlier in the day, current champion Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and first-time challenger Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) got a last look at each other with a staredown in front of fans and media and the world watching online.
Pereira will attempt to make history with the shortest stretch between three successful title defenses after winning in April and July. Rountree, meanwhile, will look to make the most of his opportunity as an unexpected presence in a fight for the belt.
Check out the video above to see the final Pereira vs. Rountree staredown ahead of the UFC 307 headliner.
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UFC 307 takes place Saturday at Delta Center. The main card airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
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