Matthew Lowrimore
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UFC 284 takes place on Saturday at the RC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. This card features a lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski as the Main Event and an interim featherweight title fight between Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett as the Co-Main Event.
We are sharing our UFC 284 best bets here, but head over to our main UFC 284 predictions for picks on every Main Card and Preliminary Card fight. Let’s get into our best bets for Saturday’s card.
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UFC 284 Main Card best bets
Jack Della Maddalena Win by Finish vs Randy Brown (-120)
Jack Della Maddalena is the huge favorite in this fight and while he looks to be the right side, his money line offers no value. He has the superior striking and has won 12 of his 13 career fights by finish, including 3 of his 4 UFC fights. Brown has lost 3 times by finish out of his 4 career losses, therefore backing Della Maddalena to win by finish looks to be the best play.
Jim Crute vs Alonzo Menifield – Fight to end by KO/TKO (-135)
Jimmy Crute is the big favorite here, but Alonzo Menifield can be considered a live dog thanks to his tremendous power. He has seen his last 2 fights end by KO/TKO, while Crute’s last 3 fights have ended in the same manner. Because they have a combined 18 fights that have ended by KO/TO, backing this fight to do the same will be the play.
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UFC 284 Preliminary Card best bet
Melsik Baghdasaryan ML over Josh Culibao (-110)
Melsik Baghdasaryan comes into this fight with an MMA record of 7-1. He is 3-0 in the UFC, most recently beating Bruno Souza by unanimous decision in 2021. Baghdasaryan is averaging 6.00 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 62%. He is absorbing 3.48 strikes and has a striking defense of 53%. He has yet to show much grappling ability, but has a takedown defense of 76%.
This fight is essentially a pick ’em and we are going to side with the better striker in Baghdasaryan. He is superior in this area, therefore backing him to win will be the play.
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