In a heavyweight bout in the main event, Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 208 at O2 Arena in London. Below, we analyze the UFC Fight Night 208 Aspinall vs. Blaydes odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The card can be viewed on ESPN+ with the prelims starting at noon ET, followed by the main card at 3 p.m ET.
The Englishman Aspinall takes a walk to the octagon fighting in front of a raucous crowd who will be behind him. He was supposed to fight Jake Collier in London in March 2020, but that card was moved due to the pandemic. So he finally gets a chance to fight in front of the home crowd.
Aspinall has won 5 straight since arriving at the UFC level, all finishes. Four of the victories have come in the 1st round, including a submission victory over Alexander Volkov in the main event last time out in March. He has 3 KO/TKO wins and 2 submission victories across the 5-bout span.
Blaydes made quick work of Chris Daukaus via 2nd Round KO/TKO last time out in late March in the main event. “Razor” has won 2 fights in a row since getting dropped by Derrick Lewis in the main event in late Feb. 2021. Six of his last 9 events have ended via KO/TKO, with Blaydes going 4-2 in those outings.
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UFC Fight Night 208 Aspinall vs. Blaydes odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 2:23 p.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Aspinall -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Blaydes +117 (bet $100 to win $117)
- Total rounds: Over 3.5 (+140) | Under 3.5 (-200)
- Will the fight go the distance? Yes (+200) | No (-290)
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UFC Fight Night 208 Aspinall vs. Blaydes picks and predictions
Records: Aspinall (12-2-0) | Blaydes (16-3-0)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
ASPINALL (-150) takes the walk to the octagon looking to stay perfect at the UFC level, but Blaydes will easily be the most impressive opponent he has faced to date.
However, despite the increase in opponent quality, Aspinall is still the play based on his ability to grab finishes and the fact he’ll be fighting in front of a pro-Aspinall U.K. crowd adding more fuel to the fire.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 3.5 ROUNDS (-200) is the play based on Aspinall’s fight history, although it’s getting a little rich for my blood. Aspinall just hasn’t gone past the second round in his UFC career and he’s posted 7.33 significant strikes landed per minute, with a 67.61% significant strikes accuracy percentage.
Blaydes is also a puncher who goes for the big shot early, so this will be a brawl right from the jump. It would be stunning to see this even last late into the 3rd round.
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