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UFC Vegas 7 betting preview
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 7: Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar. After a multitude of fight week replacements, there are currently 11 fights on this card. While it doesn’t have the same big names as our PPV card last weekend, this slate presents some good betting opportunities. The main event features a […]
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DraftKings breakdown for UFC Vegas 7
We are back for another exciting weekend of combat sports with UFC Vegas 7 on the horizon. We are coming off a unique week where we saw multiple underdogs not only win but win big at low ownership. In a high variance sport like MMA, we are going to have weeks like that, but it […]
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Jon Kelly
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Best prop bets for UFC Vegas 7
Welcome to the newly minted prop segment for every UFC fight card. Moving forward, I will mostly focus on betting these fights from a prop angle that I like based on how I see the fight playing out. Method of victory props have always been my bread and butter so I will be focusing more […]
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Jon Kelly
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DFS picks for Saturday’s UFC 252 card
Welcome to my DFS breakdown for the UFC 252 card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which is headlined by the heavyweight title trilogy between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. If you want DFS and betting takes for every fight on this card, you can check out my video breakdown with Jon Kelly. In […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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UFC 252: Cormier vs Miocic 3 betting preview
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC 252: Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic III!  There are currently 11 fights on this card, and while the prelims leave something to be desired, the PPV main card has some absolutely great fights that bring a ton of betting opportunities. The card is headlined by a heavyweight title […]
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Betting breakdown for UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
This weekend, we have UFC 252, which an 11-fight card at the UFC Apex in Vegas that will have no fans in attendance due to the pandemic. My goal here is to give you a short betting breakdown of how I see the fights going and my favorite bets for each fight. However, ultimately, I […]
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Best bets for UFC 252
Welcome back this week as we have an exciting PPV card on Saturday for UFC 252. There’s nothing like a good PPV card to get things moving in the right direction. First things first, the Ion Cutelaba/Magomed Ankalaev fight has been canceled, as Cutelaba tested positive for COVID-19. That was unfortunate, because I did have […]
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Jon Kelly
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DraftKings breakdown for UFC 252
Welcome back this week as we have an exciting PPV card on Saturday for UFC 252. Unfortunately, we only have 11 fights this week so that is something to consider when thinking about roster construction. With just 11 fights as opposed to the 12 last week, all of the popular plays will see an increase […]
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Jon Kelly
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Leans for Dana White’s Contender Series: Week 2
I don't have a lot of experience betting Dana White's Contender Series because many of these fights are lower-level talent, so I don't want to trust them with too much money. It is hard to cap fights between lower-level competition, so I need even more of a lean with my projected line than I would a typical UFC fight. […]
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DFS picks for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 176 card
Welcome to my DFS breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 176 card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which is headlined by a heavyweight fight featuring Aleksei Oleinik in search of his 60th career win against fan favorite and former title challenger Derrick Lewis. If you want DFS and betting takes for every fight […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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UFC Fight Night 176 betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Fight Night 176: Derrick Lewis vs. Alexey Oleynik. After one of the most bizarre cards in UFC history last Saturday in the promotion’s return to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, hopefully this fight card brings more fights and better betting results. There are currently 12 fights on […]
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Betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 6
This weekend, we have a 12-fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas that will have no fans in attendance due to the pandemic. My goal here is to give you a short breakdown of how I see the fights going and my favorite bets for each fight. However, ultimately, I want you to […]
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Best bets for UFC Vegas 6
We are back this Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC Apex. Last week was a complete mess, as we had multiple short-notice replacement fighters on the card and only nine fights. This week, we have 12 fights, pending the weigh-ins and any positive tests. That said, this is a card that I would recommend caution […]
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Jon Kelly
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DraftKings breakdown for UFC Vegas 6
We are back for a full 12-fight card this Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC Apex. Last week was a complete mess as we had multiple short-notice replacement fighters on the card. Additionally, we also dealt with Trevin Giles fainting prior to his fight against Kevin Holland, who was a popular target on DraftKings, so […]
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Jon Kelly
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UFC Vegas 5 betting breakdown and favorite picks
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Fight Night 175: Edmen Shahbazyanl vs Derek Brunson. After four fights in 14 days on “Fight Island,” the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex. There are 11 fights on this card, headlined by a middleweight bout between fast-rising prospect Shahbazyan and […]
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Best bets for UFC Vegas 5
We are headed back to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday for UFC Vegas 5, which features Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan as the main event. We ended Fight Island with a bang after hitting the Fabricio Werdum first-round submission prop at a big number. One thing to keep in mind is that […]
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Jon Kelly
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DraftKings breakdown for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
We have temporarily left Fight Island and are back at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The main thing to note is that we are back to the smaller octagon, which historically tends to lead to more finishes than the standard octagon. Another thing to note is that we are coming off a 15-fight […]
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Jon Kelly
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Betting breakdown for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
This weekend, we have UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan, which is an 11-fight card at the UFC Apex in Vegas that will have no fans in attendance due to the pandemic. My goal here is to give you a short breakdown of how I see the fights going and my favorite bets for each fight. However, […]
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DFS picks for Saturday’s Fight Island 3 slate
Welcome to my DFS cash game breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 174 card in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by a Middleweight bout featuring former champion Robert Whittaker against contender Darren Till. In this weekly article, I will outline three fighters who present strong floors and ceilings for your DraftKings cash games (double-up and […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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Diving into the best bets for UFC Fight Island 3
This weekend, we have a 15-fight UFC card on Fight Island that will have no fans in attendance due to the pandemic. My goal here is to give you a short breakdown of how I see the fights going and my favorite bets for each fight. However, ultimately, I want you to learn how to […]
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FTN Staff
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UFC Fight Night 174: Whittaker v Till betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Fight Night 174: Darren Till vs Rob Whittaker. This will be the final card on “Fight Island,” completing the four cards in 14 days schedule made by the UFC.  There are fifteen fights on this card, which includes not only an exciting middleweight main event but also two matchups between legends […]
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Breaking down the best bets for UFC Fight Island 3
We are back at Fight Island for a full 15-fight card this Saturday. I'm coming off a slight losing week in the betting department but things are slowly starting to turn around. The Deiveson Figueiredo knockout prop would have swung it into a positive night and that fight could have been stopped multiple times prior to […]
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Jon Kelly
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UFC Fight Island 3 DraftKings breakdown
We have made it to our last fight card at Fight Island for the foreseeable future, although UFC president Dana White has confirmed that we will be back at a later date to be determined. And with the card, we’re back with our DFS breakdown. Last week’s card had some surprises but ultimately played out […]
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Jon Kelly
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DFS picks for Saturday’s Fight Island 2 slate
Welcome to my DFS cash game breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 173 card in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by the UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez.  In this weekly article, I will outline three fighters who present strong floors and ceilings for your DraftKings cash games (double-up and H2H […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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Betting breakdown of UFC FIght Island 2
Event – UFC Fight Island 2 Location – Fight Island, Abu Dhabi This weekend, we have a 12-fight card on Fight Island that will have no fans in attendance due to the pandemic. My goal here is to give you a breakdown of the fights and give you my favorite bets for each fight, but […]
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Breaking down the best bets for UFC Fight Island 2
There is no beating around the bush from me when it comes to this week’s UFC action — the Wednesday card was rough from a betting standpoint. There were a couple tough breaks but also just plain misreads from me as well. I am very excited and optimistic for this Saturday card to get things […]
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Jon Kelly
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UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2 betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for the UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by the UFC flyweight championship featuring a rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez, which is a bout I’ve bet two units on.  This is the third card on “Fight Island” in the last seven […]
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UFC Fight Island 2 DraftKings breakdown
Coming off the Wednesday card where we saw Calvin Kattar outperform Dan Ige to win a decision on Wednesday, we now have a very quick turnaround for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card on "Fight Island." Much like the Wednesday card, we expect to see a few finishes on Saturday, and there are a couple new […]
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Jon Kelly
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UFC Fight Night 172: Ige v Kattar DFS targets
Welcome to my DFS cash game breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 172 card in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by Calvin Kattar vs Dan Ige! In this weekly article, I will outline three fighters who present strong floors and ceilings for your DraftKings cash games (Double up and H2H contests). This slate is interesting […]
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Jonah Shiffman
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UFC Fight Night 172: Ige v Kattar betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for the UFC Fight Night 172 in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by Calvin Kattar vs Dan Ige! Coming off a three title fight PPV on Saturday, this card has fewer big-named fighters but still offers a bunch of betting opportunities. I will be writing this best bets article weekly with extended […]
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UFC Fight Island 1 DraftKings breakdown
It is always difficult to follow up a big-time PPV card, but this one could be underrated from an entertainment level. We have many new faces making their UFC debut along with fighters who have a strong history of knocking people out, which we always enjoy watching. Lastly, this card is capped off by what should […]
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Jon Kelly
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Breaking down the best bets for UFC Fight Island 1
Each week, I try to identify value in the betting markets based on how I see each fight playing out. Because of the MMA's subjectivity in nature, there are times we can point out large discrepancies in how the public is betting certain fighters relative to what is the most likely outcome of that fight. […]
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Jon Kelly