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UFC 251 Fight Island: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC 251 fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and bets.

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Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway tangle in strap battle for the featherweight title on the main card at UFC 251 Saturday at the UFC’s Fight Island facility on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View.

Volkanovski (21-1) has what Holloway (21-5) wants, and what was once his – the featherweight championship. The Australian defeated Holloway last time out at UFC 245 by unanimous decision in a co-main event on the Usman-Covington card Dec. 14, 2019. In fact, Volkanovski’s last loss was seven years ago, falling to Corey Nelson via TKO (punches) May 9, 2013 at AFC 5: Australian Fighting Championship. Since arriving on the UFC scene, Volkanovski has won each of his eight fights, with three KO/TKO and five unanimous decision victories.

Holloway (21-5) lost his belt to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236, but bounced back with a win over Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 to scratch back to the top. However, as mentioned above, Holloway was edged by Volkanovski at UFC 245 in his most recent bout. Each of Holloway’s past three events have ended in unanimous decision, two being losses. He has fought into the third round in each of his past nine events, so don’t expect a quick finish to this one.

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Volkanovski vs. Holloway betting odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Volkanovski (-223) is heavily favored vs. Holloway (+180) in the rematch, but keep in mind that the former champ from Hawaii hasn’t dropped back-to-back fights since setbacks against Conor McGregor and Dennis Bermudez back in the summer of 2013.

Holloway has a lot of mileage on his body, as this will be his 21st fight, tops in the featherweight class. He leads all feathers with 16 wins, three more than runner-up Darren Elkins. Holloway also has eight KO/TKO wins with seven total fight night bonuses. I can see Holloway pulling the upset in the rematch to get his title back, but I’d rather suggest a generic KO/TKO/DQ (+210) finish to this one rather than a specific winner.

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In addition, taking NO (+180): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is a tremendous value, and makes the Under 4.5 (+180) Rounds wager make little to no sense. Give yourself a little more wiggle room with the distance wager.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Volkanovski (-223) returns a net profit of just $4.48. A $10 wager on this fight ending via KO/TKO/DQ (+210) fetches a profit of $21, while a $10 play on No (+180) for the fight going the distance returns a net profit of $18.

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UFC 251: Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC 251 fight between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and bets.

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Petr Yan and Jose Aldo square off in a bantamweight bout on the main card at UFC 251 Saturday at the UFC’s Fight Island facility on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View.

Yan (14-1) might have a three-inch disadvantage in reach, but that’s about the only shortcoming here. The switch stance fighter has a sizable 5.65 to 3.47 advantage in significant strikes landed per minute, and 1.73 to 0.64 in takedown average. Yan is coming off a KO/TKO win in Round 3 against Urijah Faber last time out at UFC 245, and is 6-0 at the UFC level with three KO/TKO victories and three wins by unanimous decision, too. The only setback of his career came at ACB 32, a split-decision loss to Magomed Magomedov in March, 2016.

The veteran Aldo (28-6), coming off a split-decision loss to Marlon Moraes at UFC 245, is just 3-5 in the previous eight outings with three knockout losses. In addition, five of his past eight fights have finished inside the distance, too.

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Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo betting odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, July 9 at 6 a.m. ET.

Yan (-228) is a heavy favorite against the veteran Aldo (+185), and risking more than two times than your potential return is a bit of risky business, so you’ll need to be more specific. Rolling with YAN BY KO/TKO or DQ (+120) on the 7-way Method of Victory line is a better way to go. If you want to take YAN BY KO/TKO, DQ or SUBMISSION (+110) on the 5-way line, adding another route to a winning ticket, it won’t cost you much more.

Also see: UFC 251 Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal: Main Card Odds

UNDER 4.5 ROUNDS (-143) is a solid play, too, as Yan is a heavy hitter, ranking second among active bantamweights with 1.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes. Yan also has an impressive 2.5 striking differential. On the flip side, he is fifth among bantamweights with a 67.8 significant strike-defense percentage and 87.5 takedown-defense percentage. All of those stats point to a shorter fight, and a Yan win.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet Yan by KO/TKO or DQ (+120) returns a profit of $12. A $10 wager on Yan (-228) on the 2-way line fetches a net profit of $4.39, while betting $10 on the Under 4.5 Rounds (-143) returns a net profit of $6.99.

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How to watch UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal, fight time, full fight card, betting odds

How to watch UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal, with betting odds for the full fight card.

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Kamaru “Nigerian Nightmare” Usman faces Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal in a welterweight title bout as the main event of UFC 251 Saturday. The prolific fight card takes place at Yas Island (better known as “Fight Island”) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and features three title fights. Below, we preview the full fight card with betting odds for each bout of UFC 251.

The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET and will be available on pay-per-view. The prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET and are available on ESPN and ESPN+.

How to watch UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

Where can I watch UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

The main card is available on pay-per-view.

Prelim bouts are available on ESPN and ESPN+.

What time is UFC 251?

The main card is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.

Early prelims are set for 6 p.m. ET. Prelims start at 8 p.m. ET.

When is UFC 251?

Saturday, July 11.

Where is UFC 251 taking place?

Fight Island – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

UFC 251 Usman vs. Masvidal: Main card betting odds

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. All lines last updated Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

UFC 251’s main card is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.

Kamaru Usman (-264) vs. Jorge Masvidal (+210)

Usman (16-1) will defend his welterweight title against Masvidal (35-13), who steps in on short notice after Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19. Masvidal is the division’s No. 3 contender and enters as a fair-sized underdog.

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Also see: UFC 251 Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal lines and odds

Alexander Volkanovski (-223) vs. Max Holloway (+180)

Holloway (21-5) will try to steal the featherweight belt from Volkanovski (21-1) in the night’s second title fight. Holloway enters as the No. 1 challenger in the division.

Petr Yan (-228) vs. Jose Aldo (+185)

Yan (14-1) and Aldo (28-6) meet up for Henry Cejudo’s vacated bantamweight title. Both fighters stand 5-foot-7 and weigh 135 pounds, but Aldo has a three-inch reach advantage. It’s not preventing Yan, who is the division’s No. 3 contender, from being considered a significant favorite.

Jessica Andrade (+162) vs. Rose Namajunas (-200)

Andrade (20-7) and Namajunas (9-4) meet as the No. 1 and 2 contenders, respectively, in the women’s strawweight division, but it won’t be for the belt.

Amanda Ribas (-834) vs. Paige VanZant (+575)

Ribas (9-1) is the biggest favorite on the main card and in all of UFC 251. The No. 14 challenger in the women’s flyweight division is expected to have little trouble with the unranked VanZant (8-4).

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UFC 251 Usman vs. Masvidal: Prelims betting odds

The prelim card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.

Volkan Oezdemir (-162) vs. Jiri Prochazka (+135)

This light heavyweight bout features the division’s No. 7 contender in Oezdemir (17-4) and the unranked Prochazka (26-3-1). It’s the UFC debut for Prochazka.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (+110) vs. Muslim Salikhov (-130)

Salikhov (16-2) is a modest favorite over the more experienced dos Santos (22-6). Both fighters stand 5-foot-11 and weigh 170 pounds.

Makwan Amirkhani (-200) vs. Danny Henry (+165)

Amirkhani (15-4) and Henry (12-3) are both unranked in the featherweight division.

Leonardo Santos (-182) vs. Roman Bogatov (+150)

Santos (17-4-1) has the betting edge over Bogatov (10-0) in this lightweight clash.

UFC 251 Usman vs. Masvidal: Early prelims betting odds

The early prelim card is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET.

Marcin Tybura (-115) vs. Maxim Grishin (-106)

Tybura (18-6) and Grishin (30-7-2) are pitted in a pick ’em heavyweight bout.

Raulian Paiva (-176) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (+145)

The 14th-ranked Paiva (19-3) and his experience are favored over Zhumagulov (13-3) in this flyweight fight.

Karol Rosa (-233) vs. Vanessa Melo (+190)

Rosa (12-3) and Melo (10-7) will try to move up in the women’s bantamweight division in the second fight of the night.

Martin Day (-170) vs. Davey Grant (+140)

Day (8-3) will open UFC 251 as a sizable favorite over the 11-4 Grant in a bantamweight bout.

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UFC 251 Fight Island: Usman vs. Masvidal odds

UFC 251 features Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Island.

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Kamaru Usman (16-1-0) vs. Jorge Masvidal (35-13-0) highlights UFC 251 at UFC Fight Island Saturday night, with Usman defending his welterweight title in the matchup. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET and is available on pay-per-view. ESPN+ and ESPN will carry the preliminaries beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Entering as a moderate favorite per BetMGM sportsbook odds, Usman (-250) has a 71.43% chance of winning, or 2/5 fractional odds. New to sports betting? A $10 wager on Usman to win returns a profit of just $4.00 with a victory.

Masvidal, the underdog, is +200. That implies he has a 33.33% chance of upsetting Usman for the title, or 2/1 fractional odds. A $10 wager on Masvidal to win returns a healthy $20 profit.

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Usman vs. Masvidal odds

Fight result (2-way): Usman -250 / Masvidal +200

Total number of rounds: Over 3.5 -106 / Under 3.5 -118

Will the fight go the distance: Yes +125 / No -159

Usman by KO/TKO or DQ: +200

Masvidal by KO/TKO or DQ: +275

How will the fight finish: KO/TKO/DQ -118 / Submission +1000 / Decision +120

Odds via BetMGM sportsbook as of Thursday at 11:30 p.m. ET.

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UFC 251 Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal: Main Card Betting Odds

Previewing UFC 251 and looking at the betting odds for the main card as Kamaru Usman takes on Jorge Masvidal Saturday, July 11.

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UFC 251 takes place Saturday at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kamaru Usman (16-1) takes on Jorge Masvidal (35-13) in a welterweight title fight as the main event. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET and is available on pay-per-view. ESPN+ and ESPN will carry the preliminaries beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the main card of UFC 251 and look at BetMGM‘s betting odds.

UFC 251 betting odds

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. All lines last updated Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Kamaru Usman (-264) vs. Jorge Masvidal (+210)

Masvidal stepped up as the replacement for Gilbert Burns in the welterweight title fight after Burns tested positive for COVID-19. The highly-experienced American fighter comes in as the division’s No. 3 contender and is an underdog against the Nigerian Nightmare, who currently holds the belt.

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Alexander Volkanovski (-223) vs. Max Holloway (+180)

The featherweight title is on the line as belt-holder Volkanovski (21-1) faces the No. 1 contender in Holloway (21-5). Holloway is five inches taller but gives up two inches of reach.

Petr Yan (-228) vs. Jose Aldo (+185)

The first title bout of the night is between the bantamweight’s third-ranked contender in Yan (14-1) and No. 6 challenger in Aldo (28-6). The belt became vacant after Henry Cejudo retired following his defeat of Dominick Cruz at UFC 249.

Jessica Andrade (+162) vs. Rose Namajunas (-200)

The No. 1 and No. 2 contenders in the women’s strawweight division meet, with Namajunas opening as the favorite despite her No. 2 ranking. “Thug” (Namajunas) is 9-4, while “Bate Estaca” is 20-7.

Amanda Ribas (-834) vs. Paige VanZant (+575)

The most lopsided bout of the main card is between the 14th-ranked women’s flyweight contender in Ribas and the unranked VanZant. Ribas enters at 9-1, while VanZant has fallen to 8-4 with three losses in her last five fights.

UFC 251: How to watch

When: Saturday, July 11 – the main card begins at 10 p.m. ET

Where: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

How to watch: The main card of UFC 251 is available on pay-per-view

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