In a heavyweight bout on the main card, Chase Sherman and Waldo Cortes-Acosta meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 215 at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the UFC Fight Night 215: Sherman vs. Cortes-Acosta odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims begin at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and the main card starts at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Sherman was supposed to fight Josh Parisian on the last UFC Fight Night card at the APEX, but Parisian was forced out due to chest pains and an emergency room visit the night before the bout.
The American fighter is looking to build on his 3rd-round KO/TKO win over veteran Jared Vanderaa last time out, snapping a 4-bout skid. He had been submitted in 2 straight by Alexandr Romanov and Jake Collier prior to his win over Vanderaa in July.
Cortes-Acosta is coming back on short notice, as he actually fought on that UFC Fight Night 214 card against Vanderaa, winning via unanimous decision in his UFC debut. He is 8-0 in his pro career, winning 4 times via KO/TKO, once by way of submission and 3 times via unanimous-decision victories.
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UFC Fight Night 215: Sherman vs. Cortes-Acosta odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:48 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Sherman +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Cortes-Acosta -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -165 | Under +120)
- Fight to go distance: Yes (+180) | No (-260)
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UFC Fight Night 215: Sherman vs. Cortes-Acosta picks and predictions
Records: Sherman (16-10-0) | Cortes-Waldo (8-0-0)
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
SHERMAN (+200) is worth a roll of the dice for the chance to double up.
Cortes-Acosta has never lost in his 8 career professional bouts, but he has also never fought on just 2 weeks of rest, either. And it isn’t like WCA had a short fight last time out, he went the distance against a veteran, and it remains to be seen how his cardio is, and whether or not he is 100 percent, or simply taking this fight on short notice to make a name for himself.
I am dubious that he can bounce back and be effective, and Sherman is champing at the bit to fight after getting stood up at the alter after a long camp leading up to the Parisian fight.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (-165) is still worth a play, even though I have doubts about Cortes-Acosta’s ability to win.
Sherman has never been one to mess around, and each of his past 3 fights has been stoppages, while he has just 2 fights go the distance in 6 bouts at the UFC level. Still, WCA will make him work for it, and this one will at least get to the second half of Round 2 before Sherman is able to end things.
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