David Onama and Steve Garcia headline their first struggle card contained in the Octagon when the featherweights sq. off in the principle occasion at UFC Battle Night time on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday ( 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m.).
Onama enters the struggle 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 received 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 predominant occasion predictions, and ESPN betting skilled Ian Parker provides perception on the worth bets out there on the cardboard.
Featherweight predominant occasion
Prediction: Garcia to win by knockout.
Steve Garcia is on a run, and he is a breath of contemporary air to that division and the game. He is considerably of a successor to Justin Gaethje’s preventing model. That stress and willingness to face within the pocket will put on on Onama and knock him out. — Din Thomas
Betting evaluation
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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 cannot take him down and maintain him there for lengthy stretches, anticipate Garcia to win the struggle on the ft along with his quantity and energy. Onama has taken numerous harm within the UFC, and a clear shot from Garcia might put him to sleep if he isn’t cautious.
Parker’s finest bets on the remainder of the cardboard
Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ante Delija
Delija to win (-135). Coming off a loss to Sergei Pavlovich two months in the past, Cortes-Acosta is taking up one other athletic and highly effective striker in Delija. Between the 2 fighters, Delija is extra well-rounded and may take this struggle to the bottom if he’s struggling on the ft in opposition to Cortes-Acosta. Delija is coming off back-to-back knockout wins, and it would not shock me if he obtained it finished right here as effectively. I like the chances on Delija getting his second consecutive win contained in the Octagon.
Ladies’s bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira vs. Norma Dumont
Dumont to win (-175). Dumont is searching for her sixth win in a row in opposition to Vieira, and if she will get it, it might land her a title shot. Though Vieira is expert and hard, she’s going to probably wrestle in opposition to Dumont’s energy and floor management sport. Search for Dumont to stress early, take Vieira down and keep in prime management for almost all of the struggle.
Strawweight: Talita Alencar vs. Ariane Carnelossi
Alencar to win by submission or determination. Until Carnelossi catches Alencar with a knockout shot early within the struggle, anticipate Alencar to implement her world-class jiu-jitsu abilities to earn her second win in a row. In her final struggle in opposition to Vanessa Demopoulos, who I imagine is stronger competitors than Carnelossi, Alencar received in all aspects of the struggle. I anticipate the identical kind of struggle in opposition to 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.