David Onama and Steve Garcia headline their first combat card contained in the Octagon when the featherweights sq. off in the primary occasion at UFC Battle Evening on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday ( 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m.).
Onama enters the combat driving a four-fight successful streak; his most up-to-date victory was a unanimous determination over Giga Chikadze in April. Garcia is on an unbeaten streak courting again to October 2022. He has gained six consecutive fights, together with a unanimous determination over Calvin Kattar in his most up-to-date look in July.
ESPN MMA analysts and commentators present their principal occasion predictions, and ESPN betting professional Ian Parker provides perception on the worth bets out there on the cardboard.
Prediction: Garcia to win by knockout.
Steve Garcia is on a run, and he’s a breath of recent air to that division and the game. He’s considerably of a successor to Justin Gaethje’s preventing type. That strain and willingness to face within the pocket will put on on Onama and knock him out. — Din Thomas
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Parker: Garcia to win (-135). In his final outing, Garcia confirmed that he can preserve his energy and excessive tempo for 3 rounds. So long as Onama can’t take him down and maintain him there for lengthy stretches, anticipate Garcia to win the combat on the toes together with his quantity and energy. Onama has taken loads of harm within the UFC, and a clear shot from Garcia might put him to sleep if he’s not cautious.
Delija to win (-135). Coming off a loss to Sergei Pavlovich two months in the past, Cortes-Acosta is taking over one other athletic and highly effective striker in Delija. Between the 2 fighters, Delija is extra well-rounded and may take this combat to the bottom if he’s struggling on the toes towards Cortes-Acosta. Delija is coming off back-to-back knockout wins, and it wouldn’t shock me if he acquired it carried out right here as nicely. I really like the chances on Delija getting his second consecutive win contained in the Octagon.
Dumont to win (-175). Dumont is searching for her sixth win in a row towards Vieira, and if she will get it, it might land her a title shot. Though Vieira is expert and hard, she is going to doubtless battle towards Dumont’s energy and floor management recreation. Search for Dumont to strain early, take Vieira down and keep in prime management for almost all of the combat.
Alencar to win by submission or determination. Except Carnelossi catches Alencar with a knockout shot early within the combat, anticipate Alencar to implement her world-class jiu-jitsu abilities to earn her second win in a row. In her final combat towards Vanessa Demopoulos, who I consider is stronger competitors than Carnelossi, Alencar gained in all sides of the combat. I anticipate the identical kind of combat towards Carnelossi. Alencar is the higher striker and has proven nice sturdiness in earlier fights. If she will be able to’t get her opponent down instantly, search for her to make the most of her evolving kickboxing to attain factors and win rounds.
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