Matthew Lowrimore
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UFC Fight Night 244 takes place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a Flyweight fight between Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira as the Main Event.
Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC Fight Night 244 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 244 Main Card Best Bets
Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira – Fight to go the Distance – No (-160)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
Tatsuro Taira is a significant favorite in this fight, so instead we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. As for Brandon Royval, he has seen 2 of his last 4 UFC fights end inside the distance, while 4 of Taira’s last 5 UFC fights have also ended inside the distance. Because of this, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our best bet.
Read our full Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira prediction
Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia – Fight to End by Unanimous Decision (-135)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
Grant Dawson is one of the biggest favorites on this fight card, making his money line unplayable. Because of that, we will be looking for this fight to end by unanimous decision. Rafa Garcia has seen 8 of his last 9 UFC fights end by unanimous decision, while Dawson has seen 2 of his last 3 UFC fights do the same. While this fight looks as if it may be competitive, it is still likely to be one-sided given how most of their decisions have been. For that reason, backing this fight to end by unanimous decision will be our best bet.
Read our full Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia prediction
Abdul Razak Alhassan Win by KO/TKO over Josh Fremd (-110)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
Abdul Razak Alhassan enters this fight with an MMA record of 12-6 and he is 6-6 in the UFC. He averages 3.62 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49%. Alhassan is absorbing 3.97 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.88 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 38% and a takedown defense of 51%.
Alhassan is the heavy favorite here so even though he has been a bit inconsistent in the UFC, we will be looking at him to win by KO/TKO. Of his 12 career wins, all 12 have come by KO/TKO. As for Josh Fremd, he has lost by KO/TKO 2 times in his career, but once as recently as last year. Because Alhassan has clearly shown he has one-punch power, backing him to win by KO/TKO will be our best bet.
Read our full Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd prediction
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