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UFC free fight: Sean Brady vs. Kelvin Gastelum ends in nasty kimura

Watch Sean Brady bounce back from his Belal Muhammad loss by dominating and submitting Kelvin Gastelum.

[autotag]Sean Brady[/autotag]’s most recent UFC performance was arguably his best one to date.

In December, Brady successfully bounced back from his first professional defeat when he put on a dominant display against veteran [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag].

Brady took down and controlled Kastelum at will and eventually got a kimura submission win in Round 3. It was his first fight since he lost to Belal Muhammad in October 2022.

You can watch Brady’s impressive win over Gastelum in the video above.

Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) returns this Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 242 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He meets fellow welterweight contender Gilbert Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC).

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Kelvin Gastelum’s coach reveals staph infections impacted UFC Saudi Arabia weight cut, acknowledges ‘big f*ckup’

According to his coach, Kelvin Gastelum went through the ringer just to make it to the octagon at UFC Saudi Arabia.

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag]’s coach detailed what went wrong with the weight cut for UFC on ABC 6.

Gastelum (19-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) was scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout this past Saturday in Riyadh, but their bout was shifted to middleweight after Gastelum struggled with his cut down. Gastelum won the bout by unanimous decision.

Considering Gastelum has missed weight several times before, UFC CEO Dana White was far from thrilled. However, Gastelum’s coach, Santino DeFranco, said the former interim title challenger was dealing with quite a bit of adversity in the weeks leading up to the fight.

“First of all, he didn’t accept the fight with D-Rod. He never did. He woke up to Instagram and it was on, and he was like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on here?’ Like that was that,” DeFranco said on his YouTube channel. When he woke up to the news, he had been in a motorcycle accident like a couple days beforehand in Thailand, got all cut up and scraped up, got home, was still all cut up and scraped up, but then he got a staph infection from all of the cuts and everything from the motorcycle accident. So, he had staph, and it got bad.

“It was like three weeks of antibiotics. Then he’s flying out to Saudi Arabia two weeks early to acclimate to the time because he’s fought on Fight Island and that time was really rough. He got set up with a meal prep plan and got stuff set up and got a gym. … Their concept of healthy food for a weight cut is like healthy food for regular people eating healthy, not this is how you cut weight. There was just stuff that wasn’t right, and he was trying to whittle his way through, then he got another staph infection.”

DeFranco acknowledges that it wasn’t professional on the part of Gastelum, who was very apologetic in his post-fight interview.

“I hate it. It’s unacceptable this happened,” DeFranco said. “The other thing people don’t realize is this might have actually saved D-Rod’s career. He had lost two in a row. If he had lost to Kelvin and there were no issues, there’s a good chance he gets cut.

“He got a new contract, they upped his pay, and he got 30 percent of Kelvin’s purse. He got paid, and he got a new contract. Look, I’m not saying any of it was right, but look, D-Rod still has a job, Kelvin still has a job. It was a really big f*ckup, and it’s not excusable. We are where we are, and that’s the situation.”

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Video: Does Robert Whittaker deserve a title shot after his KO win at UFC on ABC 6?

Robert Whittaker continues to prove he’s still elite. What should be next for him? We discuss on “Spinning Back Clique.”

[autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] looks to be undergoing a renaissance in his fighting career.

The former UFC middleweight champion proved once again that he’s still a threat with his vicious knockout of [autotag]Ikram Aliskerov[/autotag] in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6. Also on that card, [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] defeated [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag] in a unanimous decision, and [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] got back in the win column, but with plenty of controversy.

Does Whittaker deserve the next title shot? What’s going on with Pavlovich?

MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura, Brian “Goze” Garcia, Dan Tom, and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia react to the key results from the UFC’s debut event in Saudi Arabia.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube or in podcast form.

https://youtube.com/live/Q5u51oxRGxE

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Daniel Rodriguez accepted risk vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on ABC 6 but ‘that’s why there’s weight classes’

After his UFC Saudi Arabia loss, Daniel Rodriguez opens up about accepting the fight vs. Kelvin Gastelum up a weight class.

[autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] exited UFC on ABC 6 with a positive mindset, but also the thought his fight would’ve gone differently if opponent [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] fought at welterweight.

The bout took place at middleweight rather than welterweight after Gastelum showed up overweight for fight week and asked for the switch. Rodriguez, along with the UFC, negotiated new terms with Gastelum. However, Rodriguez ultimately lost the bout by unanimous decision at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“That’s why there’s weight classes,” Rodriguez wrote on his Instagram story after the fight.

Rodriguez also posted a pair of selfie videos. During the first, Rodriguez pointed out Gastelum’s strong cardio, something he hypothesized would not have been a factor had the cut to welterweight transpired.

“So, sh*t didn’t really go my way. It’s the fight game,” Rodriguez said. “That sh*t happens. I took the risk. There’s no way I was going to come all the way out here and not fight. I guarantee if that fight was at 170 pounds, he wouldn’t have had the energy to take me down. He wouldn’t have been as strong. And he wouldn’t have been able to take most of my punches. I ain’t going to dwell on it and sh*t. I thugged it out and kept it G. I repped the city and I can’t wait to come home. Shout out to all the fans. Y’all some real ones. To my family and my kids, I can’t wait to come home. I miss you guys and I’m going to bounce back. F*ck it.”

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Shortly thereafter, Rodriguez posted a second video with a more upbeat approach, where he voiced the positives that came from the experience despite the loss. He revealed that he received a new contract with a pay bump ahead of the fight, plus received 30 percent of Gastelum’s purse.

“All right, y’all. I’m done complaining about the fight. F*ck it. It happened,” Rodriguez said. “I knew the risk. With the risk, came great rewards. I lost the fight but I gained so much more in return: a ton a respect from the fight community, a nice raise, six-fight contract, 30 percent of his f*cking (purse). I can’t even be mad. Yeah, I wanted the win but I want so much more in the end. I knew the risk. I took it, put on a hell of a show. The fans love me. I love y’all. My kids are proud. My family is proud. I lost but I won. F*ck it. I can’t wait to get home from the airport and love life baby. Let’s go.”

Rodriguez, 37, has lost three-straight fights. It’s unclear what his next move is. As for Gastelum, he’s won two of his most recent three. UFC CEO Dana White voiced disappointment in Gastelum’s pre-fight behavior during a post-fight news conference.

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Bisping, Chiesa light up Kelvin Gastelum for ’empty promise’ at UFC on ABC 6: ‘Hold your head in shame’

Bisping, Chiesa light up Kelvin Gastelum for ’empty promise’ at UFC on ABC 6: ‘Hold your head in shame’

There was little word mincing from a UFC Hall of Famer and perennial welterweight contender Saturday after UFC on ABC 6.

There was little word mincing from a UFC Hall of Famer and perennial welterweight contender Saturday after UFC on ABC 6.

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] (19-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) outworked Daniel Rodriguez (17-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the main card in Saudi Arabia. Gastelum was the betting favorite in the fight. But the bout contract was signed for welterweight. During fight week, Gastelum came in heavy – way heavy – and despite Rodriguez saying he offered a 180-pound catchweight, Gastelum apparently couldn’t hit that.

The fight settled in at middleweight, where Gastelum has spent much of his career after multiple welterweight attempts years back that resulted in weight misses, fight cancellations and plenty of drama. But in late 2023, he successfully moved back to 170 pounds, and the presumption heading into UFC on ABC 6 was that it was his new division.

His miss and request to fight a full 15 pounds up without alerting the UFC, or his opponent, until deep into fight week drew the ire of plenty, and after the event, UFC Hall of Famer and former middleweight champion [autotag]Michael Bisping[/autotag], who was an analyst for the fight on the ABC broadcast, lit into Gastelum – who has a win over Bisping.

“(Rodriguez) was restricting in calories (during his camp),” Bisping said on the ESPN+ post-fight show. “He wasn’t taking on the carbohydrates so that you recover from a training session – you lose muscle and all the rest of it because he was taking it seriously. He wanted to weigh in at 170 pounds, whereas Gastelum clearly wasn’t doing that throughout the training camp. So therefore, you’re stronger, you’re more athletic, you recover from your training sessions quicker, and you come into the fight stronger and heavier.

“Both men had a tremendous fight. I thought Daniel Rodriguez should be proud of himself – really, really pushed Gastelum to the limit. Gastelum, even though he was heavy, still managed to keep a good pace for 15 minutes. The takedowns in Round 3 were kind of essential because Rodriguez was starting to find the mark on the cage. It was a great fight. It really was. Both men should be proud of themselves. But Kelvin Gastelum, regarding the weight situation, he should be ashamed of himself.”

Bisping was joined on the post-fight show by current UFC welterweight [autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag], who took aim at Gastelum, as well. He honed in on Gastelum’s post-fight interview in the cage with Daniel Cormier, in which when asked about the weight miss offered an apology to Dana White and the UFC, said he was trying to be a company man, and that it never would happen again.

But Chiesa seemed to imply Gastelum knew all along he wasn’t going to fight at welterweight.

“The pace that Kelvin Gastelum upheld through the course of the 15 minutes of that fight tells me you didn’t try to make weight, because if somebody really suffered trying to make weight and they miss, they’re not able to sustain that type of pace,” Chiesa said. “That tells me he didn’t try. And the fact that he really deflected Daniel Cormier’s question in the post-fight interview … He asked, ‘Hey, what was up with the weight miss?’ and Kelvin completely deflected from it and delivered once again – and I hate to be hard on the guy, but I have to; it’s part of my job – you delivered another empty promise that it won’t happen again.

“This has happened too many times with Kelvin Gastelum. He should not be allowed to sign a contract to fight at welterweight ever again.”

Gastelum won Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter” more than 11 years ago at middleweight. He dropped to welterweight for his next one, but after two fights at 170, he missed weight for the first time. A couple fights later, he missed by 10 pounds for a fight against Tyron Woodley. He was ordered up to middleweight, but returned to 170 one fight later.

It wasn’t long before he was back to scale issues, though, and at UFC 205, he didn’t even attempt to get on the scale for a fight with Donald Cerrone. At that time, White said he’d never fight at 170 in the UFC again.

And at middleweight, he stayed for years until a return to 170 in December – despite White saying that he’d never allow it – and a submission loss to Sean Brady. After the weight debacle in Saudi Arabia, White once again is offering up words of disappointment, but it remains to be seen in which division Gastelum will fight next.

“We’re talking about being a professional mixed martial artist,” Bisping said. “I always say there’s only two things you can control: That you show up on weight – that’s No. 1 – and that you’re in shape. If you don’t show up on weight, and if you’re tired after one round, go and find something else to do, because this ain’t for you, because you’re supposed to be one of the best professional mixed martial artists on the planet.

“You sign a contract – both of you do. They sell tickets on it based upon that. You might be fighting for a world championship. If you don’t show up on weight, 15 pounds over, hold your head in shame.”

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UFC on ABC 6 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ikram Aliskerov gets $4,000 in main event save

UFC on ABC 6 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $186,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ABC 6 took place Saturday at Kingdom Arena. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ABC 6 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Ikram Aliskerov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Shara Magomedov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Antonio Trocoli[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Felipe Lima[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Rinat Fakhretdinov[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Muin Gafurov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kyung Ho Kang[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Magomed Gadzhiyasulov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Brendson Ribeiro[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]ChangHo Lee[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Xiao Long[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $40,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $3,637,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $26,374,000

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Dana White ‘not thrilled’ with Kelvin Gastelum after UFC on ABC 6 weight issues

UFC CEO Dana White is shaking his head after Kelvin Gastelum showed up heavy in Saudi Arabia and cruised to a win over Daniel Rodriguez.

UFC CEO Dana White isn’t happy with [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag].

Gastelum (19-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) showed up heavy to UFC on ABC 6 fight week in Saudi Arabia, so much so that his welterweight bout vs. Daniel Rodriguez was shifted up 15 pounds to middleweight.

Rodriguez (17-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) voiced his displeasure with the circumstances at a news conference prior to the fight and White echoed the same sentiments after Gastelum won by unanimous decision Saturday.

“I’m not thrilled with Kelvin Gastelum right now,” White told reporters at a post-fight news conference. “This guy has missed weight like three times in his career. You’ve got kids taking fights on a week notice, jumping off cards, coming over here and making weight, and Kelvin doesn’t make weight. It’s extremely disappointing.”

Gastelum apologized for the botched weight cut during his in-cage interview, but as he even noted himself, it’s not the first time he’s run into issues and apologized.

He’s officially missed weight three times on the scales during his 11-year UFC tenure and has bounced between middleweight and welterweight. Gastelum successfully made weight in December at 170 pounds. It’s unclear what weight class he will compete in next.

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UFC on ABC 6 results: Kelvin Gastelum apologizes to Dana White after beating Daniel Rodriguez

At UFC Saudi Arabia, Kelvin Gastelum again apologized for a weight mishap – but looked fresh as he cruised to victory.

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] admits his actions were “unacceptable” ahead of, and during, fight week – but he walked away with a win anyway.

At UFC on ABC 6 on Saturday, Gastelum (19-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) defeated [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). The bout was part of the main card at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

At the beginning of fight week, and obviously from the time it was signed, the bout was slated for welterweight. However, failed weight preparation by Gastelum resulted in the fight being bumped to middleweight. Rodriguez claimed he asked for a 180-pound catchweight, but Gastelum was unable to oblige.

So after three competitive rounds of fighting during which both men found success on the feet, Gastelum apologized to Dana White and Hunter Campbell for the blunder.

“Dana, Hunter, man, I want to be the best company man that I can be,” Gastelum said during his in-cage interview. “I have the best intentions for this company. I love the UFC. I want to stay in the UFC forever, for as long as I can. I’m sorry. What happened this week was unacceptable. So I promise I will be better. I know I’ve said that before, but I’m not a perfect person. I always try to be better. It is what it is.”

Gastelum looked fresh throughout his performance Saturday as Rodriguez wore down, mouth agape for much of the fight. While both men landed their share of strikes, Gastelum successfully integrated his wrestling on the advice of corners Eddie Cha and Santino Defranco, which may have won him the round.

With the victory, Gastelum wins for the third time in his most recent four appearances and bounces back from a December loss to Sean Brady.

Rodriguez falls into a three-fight skid that also includes losses to Neil Magny and Ian Machado Garry.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ABC 6 results include:

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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez prediction, pick, start time, odds for UFC on ABC 6

A potential war between Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez could erupt at UFC on ABC 6. Who will come out the victor?

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] meet Saturday on the main card of UFC on ABC 6 from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.  

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC on ABC 6 preview

Originally booked as a welterweight fight, Gastelum vs. Rodriguez was moved to middleweight when Gastelum admitted to a tough weight cut during fight week and Rodriguez agreed to move up. … Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC) is in need of a spark after losing by third-round submission to Sean Brady last December, which marked his sixth loss in his past eight bouts dating back to 2019. … Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) also needs a victory to avoid a dreaded three-fight losing skid. He’s coming off back-to-back losses to Neil Magny in 2022 and Ian Machado Garry in May 2023.

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC on ABC 6 expert pick, prediction

Serving as the lone southpaw vs. southpaw fight on the card is a potential war between [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag].

This fight was originally slated to take place at welterweight, but with Gastelum citing troubles with his weight cut, the bout has officially been moved to 185 pounds.

Despite this significantly favoring Gastelum on paper, I’m not sure I like this matchup for the former middleweight from a stylistic perspective.

Not only could Gastelum easily be 1-3-1 against UFC-level lefties if close calls opposite Rick Story and Chris Curtis go against him, but “The Ultimate Fighter” winner tends to somewhat follow his opposition in predictable patterns.

Should Gastelum get too complacent this weekend, then he could be in for a rude awakening in the form of Rodriguez counter punches.

I suspect this will play out close and competitively no matter which way it swings, so I’ll take a flier on the underdog Rodriguez to score a surprising club-and-sub in Round 2.

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC on ABC 6 odds

The oddsmakers and the public are favoring the former interim middleweight title challenger, listing Gastelum (-230) and Rodriguez (+184) via FanDuel.

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez UFC on ABC 6 start time, how to watch

As the featured bout on the main card, Gastelum and Rodriguez are expected to make their walks to the octagon at approximately 4:15 p.m. ET. The fight broadcasts live on ABC and streams on ESPN+.

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UFC on ABC 6: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 odds between Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez, with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez meet Saturday at UFC on ABC 6 — also known as UFC Saudi Arabia — at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ABC 6: Gastelum vs. Rodriguez odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims begin at noon ET and can be viewed on ESPN/ESPN+, while the main card starts at 3 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+.

Records: Gastelum (18-9-0) | Rodriguez (17-4-0)

The 32-year-old veteran Gastelum is looking to bounce back after a 3rd-round submission loss to Sean Brady last time out in early December. Prior to that, he had 4 straight unanimous decisions, with 2 wins and 2 losses in those outings. He has ended up going the distance in 7 of his past 9 bouts.

Gastelum fought Israel Adesanya for the middleweight strap in April 2019 at UFC 236, but he lost that fight, and he is now 2-6 in his past 8 fights, and simply looking to hang on with the company.

Rodriguez has dropped his past 2 fights, losing via 1st-round KO/TKO to Ian Machado Garry in May 2023 and suffering a submission loss to Neil Magny in Nov. 2022. His most recent win came via split decision against Li Jingliang at UFC 279, and he has ended up going the distance in 4 of his past 7 events.

The 37-year-old southpaw Rodriguez has an impressive 7.30 significant strikes landed per minute mark, with Gastelum checking in at just 3.55 per minute. Rodriguez is much more accurate, too, landing 51.72% of those strikes, to just 46.44% for Gastelum.

Gastelum has a 0.96-to-0.62 takedown average advantage, while Rodriguez is more accurate in that department, too, posting a 50.00% takedown accuracy percentage, to just 30.65% for the veteran Gastelum. The difference in submission average is rather negligible.

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UFC on ABC 6: Gastelum vs. Rodriguez odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:50 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Gastelum -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Rodriguez +175 (bet $100 to win $175)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -225 | No +165)

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UFC on ABC 6: Gastelum vs. Rodriguez picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Backing Gastelum (-210) straight up will set you back more than 2 times your potential return. That’s risky because it is so expensive, and because the veteran has won just 2 times in the past 8 bouts.

Rodriguez (+175) is tempting at this price based on his tremendous significant strikes advantage, both in frequency and accuracy. However, he has fought a lot of tomato cans in his UFC career, and he has wilted against some of the better competition.

With both of these fighters going the distance so frequently, GASTELUM BY DECISION (+100) on the 5-way or 7-way line at even-money is a much better value. Of course, if he scores a KO/TKO or submission win, you do not cash, so be careful.

Over/Under (O/U)

Yes (-225): Will the fight go the distance? sets your back more than 2 times. That’s super expensive, so PASS on that as a straight up wager.

However, it isn’t a bad idea to toss in YES (-225) as part of a multi-leg parlay.

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