Matthew Lowrimore
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UFC Fight Night 249 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a UFC Women’s Strawweight fight between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas 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 249 Main Card fights.
UFC Fight Night 249 Main Card Best Bets
Carlston Harris ML over Santiago Ponzinibbio (+120)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 249 will see Santiago Ponzinibbio take on Carlston Harris in the UFC Welterweight division. Harris enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-6 and 4-2 in the UFC. He is averaging 3.18 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49%. Harris is absorbing 2.66 strikes and has a striking defense of 52%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.97 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 29% and a takedown defense of 55%.
Ponzinibbio is the small favorite, but he is just 1-4 in the UFC so we will be looking at Harris to pull the small upset. Harris also has a clear advantage in grappling and has a better striking defense. For that reason, backing Harris to win will be our best bet.
Read our full Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris prediction
Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov – Fight to go the Distance – No (+130)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing
The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 249 will see Chris Curtis take on Roman Kopylov in the UFC Middleweight division. Curtis enters this fight with an MMA record of 31-11 and 6-3 in the UFC. As for Kopylov, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 13-3 and 5-3 in the UFC.
Kopylov is the huge favorite in this fight, so instead we will look for this fight to end inside the distance. Kopylov has seen 5 of his last 6 UFC fights end inside the distance, therefore backing the same here will be our best bet.
Read our full Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov prediction
Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic – Fight to go the Distance – No (-200)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
The first fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 249 will see Punahele Soriano take on Uros Medic in the UFC Welterweight division. Soriano enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-4 and 5-4 in the UFC. As for Medic, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-2 and 5-2 in the UFC.
Medic is the heavy favorite. However, backing this fight to end inside the distance looks to be the better option. Soriano has seen 3 of his last 4 UFC fights end inside the distance, while Medic has seen all 7 of his UFC fights do the same. For that reason, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our best bet.
Read our full Punahele Soriano take on Uros Medic prediction
