A women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Ji Yeon Kim is on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 33 main card at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 9 p.m. ET.
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Grasso (11-3) might stand just 5-foot-5 while weighing in at 115 pounds, but she is a ball of fury. She enters this one just 3-3 across his past six bouts, but losses against Carla Esparza and Felice Herrig are nothing to be ashamed of, and she has impressive decision victories over Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Randa Markos during the span. While Grasso has been a bit inconsistent, alternating wins and losses across the past six bouts, one thing is rather certain, the fight will be long. Five of those outings have ended up being sent to the judges for a decision.
Kim (9-2-2) checks in with wins in three of the past four outings, including a KO/TKO over Nadia Kassem on the UFC 243 card Oct. 5, 2019. The loss was against Antonina Shevchenko, a unanimous decision, in The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.
Ji Yeon Kim vs. Alexa Grasso betting odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 11:25 p.m. ET.
KIM (+245) is actually quite an attractive underdog, perhaps the best one on the entire card. Grasso (-304) won’t knock Kim out, and is likely to stay on her heels trying to avoid the tremendous reach of the South Korean fighter. Kim has a six-inch reach advantage, and has plenty of punching power.
In fact, Kim on the 2-way line is already a nice value, but taking KIM BY KO/TKO, DQ or SUBMISSION (+650) is an amazing price. Don’t go crazy, but a small-unit wager is certainly worth a shot. And if you’re not feeling Kim, but think this fight will be won by one of the fighters by knockout, bet the KO/TKO/DQ (+550) finish. Here you need not get specific on a winner, but can still fetch a rather handsome payoff if there is a knockout or disqualification by either fighter.
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Also see:
- UFC on ESPN+ 33 pre-event facts (MMA Junkie)
- Grasso excited about move to flyweight (MMA Junkie)
- MMA Junkie – The latest UFC/MMA coverage
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