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Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 195, which saw Norma Dumont decision Aspen Ladd in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night 195 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The main event of the 10-fight card saw [autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) outwork [autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) to a unanimous decision in the women’s featherweight matchup.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card – where two of the UFC’s all-time winners added to their totals – check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 195.
Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 195 odds and lines between Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.
In a women’s flyweight bout on the main card, Manon Fiorot meets Mayra Bueno Silva Saturday at UFC Fight Night 195 – also known as UFC Vegas 40 and UFC on ESPN+ 53 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 195 Fiorot vs. Bueno Silva odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims at 4:30 p.m. ET and the main card at 7 p.m. ET.
Fiorot is a perfect 2-0 since making her UFC debut, winning both fights via KO/TKO in Round 2. She last fought June 5 against Tabitha Ricci and has won seven straight professional fights dating back to June 2018 when she suffered a split-decision loss at CW 94 in her pro debut.
The Brazilian Bueno Silva had a draw last time out Feb. 27 against Montana De La Rosa on the Rozenstruik-Gane card. She has gone the distance in two of her last three outings, going 1-1-1.
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Records: Fiorot (7-1-0) | Bueno Silva (7-1-1)
FIOROT (-280) is a little on the expensive side, but she is a handful. Bueno Silva is going to be on the receiving end, as Fiorot has managed 8.00 significant strikes landed per minute. While she has a slight reach disadvantage of 1.5 inches, she should be able to overcome that.
You can chop down the risk of taking such a moderate favorite by tossing Fiorot into a parlay of three or more fighters.
I think Fiorot gets the finish, as she has six KO/TKO victories in eight professional fights, including both of her bouts at the UFC level. As such, play UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+110) for the win.
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UFC 266 looks a little different midway through fight week.
UFC 266 looks a little different midway through fight week.
On Wednesday, the promotion announced that [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] has been removed from his middleweight bout due to illness. In his place, Dana White’s Contender Series alum [autotag]Cody Brundage[/autotag] steps in to meet Nick Maximov.
The women’s flyweight bout between [autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag] and [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] was scrapped from UFC 266 due to COVID-19 protocols. As MMA Junkie previously reported, Fiorot (who is asymptomatic) and her team tested positive for the virus.
The UFC also confirmed that the rematch between [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag] and [autotag]Robbie Lawler[/autotag] will be contested at middleweight instead of welterweight as originally agreed upon after Diaz asked for the change. Earlier Wednesday, Lawler indicated he had agreed to the last-minute change.
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With the changes, here’s the updated UFC 266 lineup:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
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UFC 266 is down to 13 fights after a women’s flyweight fight was scratched from the lineup due to COVID-19.
UFC 266 is one bout smaller due to a positive COVID-19 test.
The women’s flyweight fight between [autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag] and [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] will no longer happen as part of Saturday’s card. The bout was canceled Wednesday after Fiorot (who is asymptomatic) and her team tested positive for COVID-19.
A person with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the cancellation after an initial report by ESPN Deportes. The person, who asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement, added the matchup is expected to remain intact and be rescheduled for the promotion’s Oct. 16 event in Las Vegas.
France’s Fiorot (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has dominated thus far in her promotional stint, as she’s notched two second-round knockouts through as many UFC appearances. Meanwhile, Bueno Silva (7-1-1 MMA, 1-1-1 UFC) has accumulated mixed results thus far in her UFC tenure with one win, one loss, and one draw.
With the change, the UFC 266 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
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Poliana Botelho will be in search for an opponent yet again after Mayra Bueno Silva withdrew from UFC on ESPN 23.
[autotag]Poliana Botelho[/autotag] will be in search for an opponent yet again.
After Ji Yeon Kim withdrew from their bout at UFC on ESPN 23 on May 1, Botelho (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) drew fellow Brazilian [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (7-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC). But a back injury has forced Silva out of their fight and Botelho is still hoping to remain on the card.
MMA Junkie confirmed the news after an initial post from Botelho on her Instagram.
Botelho has split her past four appearances. In her return to flyweight, Botelho defeated Lauren Mueller at UFC 236, then dropped a unanimous decision to Gillian Robertson in October. Silva was looking for a quick turnaround after battling to a majority draw with Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night 186 in February.
With the change, the May 1 lineup now includes:
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Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 186, which saw Ciryl Gane beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik in Las Vegas.
The UFC’s final event of February took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 186 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The heavyweight main event saw [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) continue to flourish as a potential future title challenger when he outpointed [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) to a unanimous decision.
For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for 30 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 186.
One judge also issued a bizarre Round 3 score in the fight between Mayra Bueno Silva and Montana De La Rosa.
[autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] would’ve defeated [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 186 if not for a referee’s decision to deduct a point.
Silva mostly dominated Saturday night’s women’s flyweight bout, but it was a fence grab that cost her the victory and instead led to a majority draw at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
In Round 1, with De La Rosa working in the clinch against the cage, she attempted to transition for a takedown. Just as she was starting to drag her opponent down, Silva grabbed the fence to keep herself up.
Referee Jerin Valel saw it and immediately stepped in to call time. When he addressed Silva, he told her “it prevented the takedown” in reference to the fence grab. As a result, Valel chose to deduct a point.
Did it warrant a point deduction, or should it have just been a warning and a restart? FWIW, this writer thought it was egregious enough to dock a point. It’s worth noting that Silva didn’t bother to argue.
That made all the difference as, on all three scorecards, the judges scored the first round 9-9. The majority draw was the result of scores of 28-28 twice and 28-27 in favor of Silva. With that extra point, Silva wins a unanimous decision.
All three judges, as well as MMA Junkie’s John Morgan, scored a close Round 2 for De La Rosa. As for Round 3, well, we’re not entirely sure what judge Eric Colon was watching. All three scored it for Silva, but he was the only judge to award Silva a 10-8.
Nothing about Round 3 warranted a 10-8 – nothing.
But in the end, the only difference it would’ve made was a unanimous draw rather than a majority draw. No harm, no foul, but bizarre to say the least.
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Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 186 main card, featuring Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane.
| Rozenstruik vs. Gane |
Ankalaev vs. Krylov |
De La Rosa vs. Silva |
Munhoz vs. Rivera |
Hill vs. Yoder |
Caceres vs. Croom |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 14-15 |
 Gane (63%) |
 Ankalaev (81%) |
 Silva (52%) |
 Munhoz (57%) |
 Hill (78%) |
 Caceres (72%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 18-11  2020 Champion |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
 Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 18-11 |
 Rozenstruik |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Munhoz |
Hill |
Caceres |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 17-12 |
Rozenstruik |
Ankalaev |
 De La Rosa |
Munhoz |
 Yoder |
Caceres |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 16-13 2018 Champion |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 16-13 2017 Champion |
Rozenstruik |
Ankalaev |
De La Rosa |
Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 16-13 |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 15-14 |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Rivera |
Hill |
 Croom |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2021: 15-14 2019 Champion* |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
De La Rosa |
Rivera |
Hill |
Croom |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 15-14 2014 Champion |
Rozenstruik |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 14-15 |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Rivera |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 14-15 |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
De La Rosa |
Munhoz |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 13-16 |
Rozenstruik |
Ankalaev |
De La Rosa |
Munhoz |
Hill |
Caceres |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 11-18 |
Gane |
Ankalaev |
Silva |
Munhoz |
Hill |
Caceres |
(This story was updated at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, to reflect the addition of Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder to the main card.)
The UFC has a big heavyweight fight in the headlining spot for the second straight week.
UFC Fight Night 186 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on the unbeaten [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC). The winner is expected to stay in the hunt for a title shot. Gane is the third biggest favorite on the card at -250 at BetMGM, but he’s only got an 8-5 picks lead from our 13 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag] (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is a prohibitive -350 favorite at light heavyweight against [autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag] (27-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC), and Ankalaev is our lone unanimous pick on the main card.
It’s a close fight from a betting perspective between [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] (11-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at women’s flyweight. Silva is a slight favorite at -145, and she’s got an 8-5 lead in the picks.
[autotag]Pedro Munhoz[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and [autotag]Jimmie Rivera[/autotag] (23-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) meet in a crucial bantamweight rematch. They fought more than five years ago and Rivera won a split decision. Rivera is a -155 favorite this time around and has an 8-5 picks lead.
It’s not unanimous, but 4-1 favorite [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (12-9 MMA, 7-9 UFC) has a big picks lead over [autotag]Ashley Yoder[/autotag] (8-6 MMA, 3-6 UFC) in their women’s strawweight fight. Hill is the choice of all but one of our staff members.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] (17-12 MMA, 12-10 UFC) meets [autotag]Kevin Croom[/autotag] (21-12 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a featherweight fight. Caceres is a 2-1 favorite and has a big 11-2 lead in our picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Gane (63 percent), Ankalaev (81 percent), Silva (52 percent), Munhoz (57 percent) and Caceres (72 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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The best facts and figures about UFC Fight Night 186, which features a Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane main event.
The UFC returns again Saturday for another event as UFC Fight Night 186 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.
February’s third heavyweight headliner tops the card. This time it’s contenders [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) who are set to clash in a matchup scheduled for five rounds.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 40 pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 186.
A women’s flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Mayra Bueno Silva is the latest addition to the UFC’s Feb. 27 event.
A women’s flyweight bout is the latest addition to the UFC’s Feb. 27 event.
[autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] (11-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will face [autotag]Mayra Bueno Silva[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in an event that does not yet have a formally announced location, but is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Both fighters confirmed the matchup on their social media accounts after an initial report from MMA Fighting.
After winning her first three UFC fights, De La Rosa has lost two of her past three. “The Ultimate Fighter” alum is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Viviane Araujo at UFC on ESPN+ 34 in September.
Silva punched her ticket to the UFC with a first-round submission of Mayana Souza at a Dana White’s Contender Series event in 2018. Since then, she’s won two of her past three and most recently scored a first-round armbar of Mara Romero Borella at UFC on ESPN+ 36 in September.
With the addition to the card, the Feb. 27 lineup now includes:
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