UFC 290 odds: Latest Vegas lines and betting guide | Volkanovski vs. Yair

The decrease weight courses take heart stage inside T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (July 8, 2023) when Alexander Volkanovski and Brandon Moreno defend their Featherweight and Flyweight titles in opposition to Yair Rodriguez and Alexandre Pantoja, respectively. UFC 290 can even characteristic Robert Whittaker’s pivotal clash with Dricus Du Plessis, in addition to Jalin Turner vs. Dan Hooker and the return of Bo Nickal (just barely).

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TWO THRILLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS! Worldwide Struggle Week returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, to coincide with UFC 290, which takes place inside T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., July 8, 2023. UFC 290 will characteristic a blockbuster world championship pay-per-view (PPV) doubleheader, capped off by a title unification bout that may see Featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, battle interim titleholder, Yair Rodriguez. In UFC 290’s PPV co-main occasion, two-time Flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno, defends his belt in opposition to long-time rival, Alexandre Pantoja. There’s Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis and extra, too!

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What Went Wrong at UFC Vegas 76?

Guram Kutateladze

He was profitable till he wasn’t. He acquired a little bit too elbow-happy, however gave the impression to be cruising to a call earlier than getting damage by a physique shot and floored by a strike on the break.

Ismael Bonfim

I genuinely assume he misplaced his composure proper off the bat. He uncared for that killer jab of his and loaded up on his energy photographs to the purpose of fully compromising his grappling protection. Props to Saint-Denis for capitalizing.

Ivana Petrovic

I don’t know what to say apart from that she regarded far, much better than that on tape. I particularly can’t wrap my head round how poorly she did within the clinch.

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What Went Proper?

Sean Strickland, Karol Rosa and Rinat Fakhretdinov

On a private degree, I hoped Strickland would lose as soon as I not had a monetary stake within the final result, however he and the others did their jobs. Karol Rosa might have stood to show it on a bit earlier, although.

I’ve mentioned it earlier than and I believe this one’s for actual: if I bust once more, I’m strolling away from this collection, no less than for a bit. It’s not honest for me to behave like an skilled after I’ve misplaced my contact and it doesn’t carry me pleasure.

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UFC 290 Odds For The Underneath Card:

Niko Value (-260) vs. Robbie Lawler (+220)

Not feeling this one, truthfully. I do favor Value, however he regarded actually out of kinds in opposition to Phil Rowe and I don’t fully belief him to not collapse late.

Jack Della Maddalena (-950) vs. Josiah Harrell (+600)

I can’t disagree with the road, truthfully. Harrell is smaller than Della Maddalena, a lesser striker, and has but to show his wrestling in opposition to higher-level foes. Due to this fact, stick “JDM” in an accumulator.

Yazmin Jauregui (-390) vs. Denise Gomes (+295)

Don’t go nuts on Jauregui, however don’t flip her down, both. She’s considerably sooner than Gomes, who’s additionally proven herself to be the extra fragile of the 2. Gomes’ lack of ability to out-wrestle Loma Lookboonmee means that she’ll be compelled to commerce palms with Jauregui whether or not she likes it or not and I simply don’t see that ending properly for her.

Jimmy Crute (-120) vs. Alonzo Menifield (EVEN)

Not fully clear on why Menifield is the underdog — if he hadn’t grabbed the fence within the third spherical of their first assembly, he’d have received a unanimous choice. It’s not like Menifield’s earlier success was fluky, both, as he dropped and almost completed Crute on two separate events. He’s acquired a transparent stylistic benefit, and now that he is aware of to tempo himself, I see him ending the job this time.

Tatsuro Taira (-950) vs. Edgar Chairez (+650)

Stick Taira in an accumulator, too. Chairez has been out-wrestled by lesser grapplers than Taira and is just too inactive on the ft to pose a real menace there.

Vitor Petrino (-280) vs. Marcin Prachnio (+235)

Prachnio has unquestionably improved since that disastrous UFC begin, however beating an out-of-shape Khalil Rountree, a heat physique in Ike Villanueva, and an motionless William Knight aren’t sufficient to persuade me that he’s a contender. Petrino hits greater than laborious sufficient to ship Prachnio again to the shadow realm and has proven off the cardio wanted to remain afloat even when the early end isn’t there.

Cameron Saaiman (-500) vs. Terrence Mitchell (+370)

This feels overly beneficiant to Mitchell, truthfully. And as a lot as I detest the time period, there’s no different method to describe “Terr-Bear” than a can crusher. He’s fought precisely one competent opponent in Kai Kara-France, who knocked him lifeless in 30 seconds. Saaiman ought to smoke him, so guess accordingly.

Jesus Aguilar (-145) vs. Shannon Ross (+125)

This isn’t the pick-’em battle the percentages counsel. Ross will get dropped with painful regularity, and for all of Aguilar’s faults, he’s aggressive sufficient to harm Ross and opportunistic sufficient to choke him out whereas he’s discombobulated.

Esteban Ribovics (-150) vs. Kamuela Kirk (+130)

Attempt a small guess on Ribovics. He’s much more harmful on the ft than Kirk — who’s been touched up by extra rudimentary strikers up to now — and proved troublesome to carry down in his battle with the bigger Loik Radzhabov.

UFC 290 Odds For The Important Card:

Alexander Volkanovski (-380) vs. Yair Rodriguez (+290)

Even with Rodriguez’s latest cardio enchancment, I simply can’t decide in opposition to Volkanovksi. “The Nice” has greater than confirmed his means to take care of rangier opponents and we’ve seen Rodriguez’s dynamism peter out when opponents refuse to quail within the face of it. Volkanovski is just too robust and, extra essential, too adaptable for Rodriguez to overwhelm him.

Brandon Moreno (-200) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (+170)

I favor Moreno right here, as he’s grown significantly since these two losses and proved his means to deal with overwhelming aggression in his fights with Deiveson Figueiredo, however perhaps Pantoja simply has his quantity. Skip it.

Robert Whittaker (-400) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (+300)

I consider in Bobby Knuckles. Wacky nonsense doesn’t work on somebody who additionally makes use of wacky nonsense, however has precise fundamentals behind it. As a lot as I like watching Du Plessis awkwardly flail his well beyond gatekeepers, he’s not out-striking or out-wrestling Whittaker.

Jalin Turner (-255) vs. Dan Hooker (+215)

Can’t move up Turner at these odds. Hooker’s youthful, extra indestructible self could have been capable of stand as much as “The Tarantula,” however latest bouts counsel that his many wars have taken their toll. Not the kind of baggage you need in opposition to somebody with genuinely alarming energy and nice ending instincts.

Bo Nickal (-2500) vs. Val Woodburn (+1200)

The last-minute odds are historically ridiculous — in all probability finest to steer clear.

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UFC 290 Greatest Bets:

Even with the late replacements and one-sided matchmaking, it’s a card value watching. See you Saturday, Maniacs.

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