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UFC on ESPN 30: Bryan Battle vs. Gilbert Urbina odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 30 odds and lines between Bryan Battle and Gilbert Urbina, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a middleweight bout on the main card, Bryan Battle faces Gilbert Urbina Saturday at UFC on ESPN 30 – also known as UFC Vegas 35 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 30 Battle vs. Urbina odds and lines, with MMA picks and predictions.

The prelims will be televised on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, with the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET.

Battle will make his UFC debut after picking up a submission win over Andre Petroski in Round 2 at The Ultimate Fighter 29 Semifinal. Battle has rattled off five straight wins – all via stoppage – since a submission/armbar loss on Sept. 14, 2019, at Fight For It 8 against Nickalas Martino. That streak includes four submission wins and a KO/TKO. All four of his career submission victories have come via chokeholds.

Urbina will also be making his UFC debut after he suffered a Round 2 KO/TKO loss to Tresean Gore at The Ultimate Fighter 29 Semifinal. He has suffered losses in two of the past three pro fights. Urbina has gone the distance in four of his eight career pro bouts, including two of his last three.

UFC on ESPN 30 Battle vs. Urbina: Odds and lines

Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:08 a.m. ET.

Fight result (2-way line): Battle -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Gilbert +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
Total Rounds: 2.5 Rounds (Over -145 | Under +105)
Will the fight go the distance: (Yes: -125 | No: -110)

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UFC on ESPN 30 Battle vs. Urbina: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Battle 6-1-0 | Urbina 6-2-0

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

BATTLE (-190) is a little on the expensive side but he has been rolling along and is the play over Urbina who has won just once in his last three outings.

In addition, look to BATTLE BY SUBMISSION (+340) for a chance to more than triple up. He has won four of his past five by going to the canvas and submitting his opponent, so it’s worth a roll of the dice.

Over/Under (O/U)

Playing NO (-110): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is obviously the play if we’re suggesting Battle by submission. I also like BATTLE TO WIN IN ROUND 2 (+600) and BATTLE TO WIN IN ROUND 3 (+1100).

You’ll lose one of those plays if he wins in Rounds 2-3 but you’ll also be well ahead if he gets the stoppage in either of those two rounds.

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UFC on ESPN 30 predictions: Who are our two unanimous picks?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN 30 main card, featuring Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze.

	Barboza vs. Chikadze	Battle vs. Urbina	Hiestand vs. Turcios	Lee vs. Rodriguez	Gillmore vs. Petroski	Meerschaert vs. Muradov
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 131-80	Barboza (53%)	Battle (64%)	Turcios (62%)	Rodriguez (58%)	Petroski (87%)	Muradov (82%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 135-76	Chikadze	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 133-78	Chikadze	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 130-81 2018 Champion	Chikadze	Battle	Turcios	Rodriguez	Petroski	Muradov
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 128-83 2020 Champion	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 127-84	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 126-85	Chikadze	Battle	Hiestand	Rodriguez	Petroski	Muradov
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 125-86 2014 Champion	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 123-88	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Gillmore	Muradov
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 122-89	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 121-90	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 120-91	Barboza	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 119-92 2017 Champion	Chikadze	Battle	Hiestand	Lee	Petroski	Muradov
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 53-42	Chikadze	Battle	Turcios	Lee	Petroski	Muradov

The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week with a featherweight clash and a pair of “Ultimate Fighter” finals.

UFC on ESPN 30 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] (22-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC) takes on [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a battle of elite-level strikers. Barboza is a slight -125 favorite at Tipico, and he has the slimmest of leads in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers at 7-6.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets [autotag]Gilbert Urbina[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the Season 29 “Ultimate Fighter” middleweight final. Battle is a -180 favorite at the betting window and one of two unanimous picks for our staff members on the main card.

In the second “TUF 29” final, [autotag]Brady Hiestand[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on [autotag]Ricky Turcios[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at bantamweight. Turcios is a -160 favorite and has a big 11-2 edge in the picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Kevin Lee[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) returns for a welterweight fight against [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Lee is the favorite at -150 and has a commanding 11-2 picks lead – though it’s intriguing that Rodriguez won our fan poll handily at 58 percent.

“TUF 29” cast members [autotag]Micheal Gillmore[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and [autotag]Andre Petroski[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meet in a middleweight bout to officially open their UFC careers. Petroski is the second biggest favorite on the card at -550, and only one of our staff members is picking against him.

And to open the main card, we have our second unanimous pick in [autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag] (25-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who has pitched a 13-0 picks shutout for his middleweight fight against [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag] (32-14 MMA, 7-6 UFC). Muradov is the biggest favorite on the card at -650.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Barboza (53 percent), Battle (64 percent), Turcios (62 percent), Rodriguez (58 percent), Petroski (87percent) and Muradov (82 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Dana White: Tresean Gore out of TUF 29 Finale with knee injury, Gilbert Urbina steps in as replacement

Dana White announced Tresean Gore is out due to injury and will be replaced by Gilbert Urbina for The Ultimate Fighter 29 Finale.

“The Ultimate Fighter 29” season finale has been shaken up due to injury.

Following the last episode of the season on Tuesday night, the middleweight finals were set between [autotag]Tresean Gore[/autotag] and [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] to determine who would win the 29th season of the show and earn a UFC contract.

On the final episode of the season, Gore punched his ticket to the finale by knocking out Gilbert Urbina with a counter-left hook in the second round.

However, according to UFC president Dana White, Gore (3-0) has suffered a knee injury and will be unable to compete at UFC on ESPN 30 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

“Tresean Gore is injured, it looks like his meniscus,” White told TMZ. “I think a lot of people figured that this kid could win it. Obviously, (it would have been) a great fight with him and Bryan Battle. Gore is out. Probably going to be out for six months.”

Gore’s replacement? The man he knocked out, Urbina (6-1).

Fights during the season of ‘TUF’ are considered exhibitions, therefore Urbina’s loss to Gore does not affect his professional record. His lone official professional loss came against current UFC welterweight Sean Brady via unanimous decision.

White said when Gore is healthy, he will be granted the opportunity to fight on an official UFC card.

The TUF Finale will take place as a part of UFC on ESPN 30 on Aug. 28 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze.

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‘The Ultimate Fighter 29,’ Episode 10 highlights

Check out the highlights of the tenth episode of the 29th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” featuring Bryan Battle vs. Andre Petroski.

This season, teams consist of bantamweight and middleweight fighters coached by featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega.

If you missed the previous episodes, check out those highlights below:

Episode 1 – “New Beginnings”
Episode 2 – “Stake Your Claim”
Episode 3 – “Bring in the Rhino”
Episode 4 – “ On My Time”
Episode 5 – “Hard Headed”
Episode 6 – “Let the Games Begin”
Episode 7 – “Friend or Foe”
Episode 8 – “Fight or Flight”
Episode 9 – “Clocked”

Continue reading for the highlights of the tenth episode, which streamed Tuesday on ESPN+.

‘The Ultimate Fighter 29,’ Episode 5 highlights

Check out the highlights from the fifth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 29.”

The UFC’s reality series “The Ultimate Fighter” continues this week with the fifth episode of the 29th season.

This season, teams consist of bantamweight and middleweight fighters coached by featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega.

If you missed the previous episodes, check out those highlights below:

Episode 1 – “New Beginnings”
Episode 2 – “Stake Your Claim”
Episode 3 – “Bring in the Rhino”
Episode 4 – “ On My Time”

Continue reading for the highlights of the fifth episode, which streamed Tuesday on ESPN+.

‘The Ultimate Fighter 29’ rosters announced, season premiere date revealed

Meet the 16 contestants chosen for the relaunch of the UFC reality series.

“The Ultimate Fighter” is officially back.

After years of UFC president Dana White repeatedly stating the reality series would eventually relaunch, the wheels are fully in motion. The 16 selected bantamweights and middleweights have made their way to Las Vegas for pre-season medicals.

With taping set to begin soon, the promotion announced the season’s full roster during the UFC on ESPN 22 broadcast Saturday. The first episode is set to stream June 1 on ESPN+.

TUF 29 will be coached by UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and his next title challenger, [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag] (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC). The two will square off following the conclusion of the season, in a rebooking of their canceled UFC 260 matchup.

Scroll below for the full TUF 29 bantamweight and middleweight rosters:

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