UFC action returns with Ovince Saint Preux and Alonzo Menifield square off in a light heavyweight bout on the main card at UFC on ESPN 15 Saturday at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 8:30 p.m. ET.
Saint Preux (24-14), the former defensive lineman and linebacker at the University of Tennessee, stands three inches taller with a four-inch reach advantage over his opponent. He has developed into a tremendous fighter, and this will be his 21st fight, second only behind Jon Jones all time in the light heavyweight division. Saint Preux is tied with Jones and three other fighters with five submission wins, most in the class. He enters this one just 1-3 over the past four, and 5-7 across the past 12. Four of those victories have been by submission and one by knockout, while eight of the past 12 have finished inside the distance. Win or lose, it’s always exciting with OSP.
Menifield (9-1) looks for redemption after a unanimous decision loss to Devin Clark last time out at UFC 250. He is still 2-1 at the UFC level, and eight of his nine pro victories have come by knockout with one by way of submission. While all of that is impressive, this matchup with Saint Preux is easily the biggest of his career, and most challenging opponent yet. We’ll see how he fares in the co-main event against one of the division’s best.
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Ovince Saint Preux vs. Alonzo Menifield betting odds
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SAINT PREUX (+110) might be coming in on a bit of a cool streak, dropping three of the past four fights. However, he’ll be up to the task against Menifield. Saint Preux is a nice value as a short dog here.
In addition to taking OSP straight up, you’ll want to get specific, too. Take SAINT PREUX BY KO/TKO, DQ or SUBMISSION (+175) on the 5-way line for a little better price than just betting him straight up. Also, bet UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (-189), as win or lose, what Saint Preux doesn’t like to do is go very long into the night.
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Also see:
- Menifield ready on short notice (MMA Junkie)
- UFC on ESPN 15 predictions (MMA Junkie)
- MMA Junkie – The latest UFC/MMA coverage
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