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The UFC ESPN 1 is on this Sunday night live from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, this is the fist live show to kick off the new ESPN partnership on the main ESPN 1 channel and this card is looking like a PPV event. Cain Velasquez will be headlining this event, he has been out injured for literally years, he will have his hands full against Francis N’Gannou, excellent fight to carry this one. In the co-main event James Vic will be fighting Paul Felder. This card is full of good fights and should make for an exciting Sunday night of fights. The fight card in full is below along with the latest UFC Betting Odds and Fight Predictions.
UFC on ESPN+ Main Card (9pm ET / 2am BST BT Sports)
Cain Velasquez vs. Francis N’Gannou
James Vick vs. Paul Felder
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Cortney Casey
Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie
Bryan Barberena vs. Vicente Luque
Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury
Preliminary Fight Card (ESPN+ 7pm ET / 12am BT Sports)
Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling
Manny Bermudez vs. Benito Lopez
Andrea Lee vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz
Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel
Luke Sanders vs. Renan Barão
Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire
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UFC 260 features two title fights including a UFC heavyweight championship rematch bout between current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and no. 1 contender Francis Ngannou. The two previously met at UFC 220, on January 20th, 2018, where Miocic won on points.
A featherweight championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega, a former title challenger, is currently scheduled for the co-main event slot of UFC 260.
UFC 260 is stacked with other great bouts such as Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque, and Sean O’Malley vs. Thomas Almeida.
UFC 260 goes down on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
The event will take place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
In this segment, we break down the betting lines for some of the biggest fights of UFC 260, while looking to find some betting value.
Odds: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou | |||||||||||||||
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However, sharp bettors and early birds have been leaning towards the champion, which is why we’re now getting closer odds between the two.
At the current betting line of +125, (Bet $100 to win $125), Miocic has an implied win probability of 45%. That’s a 5% shift from the probability his initial odds suggested, at +150.
For once, I’m actually completely disagreeing with the betting lines. And not just a little bit, I really think the odds should be swapped, so we’d get Francis as the dog and Miocic as the favorite.
I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why Miocic is the underdog against a man he’s already beaten, badly. What’s even crazier is that many bookies actually brought out Miocic as a bigger underdog than he was in the first fight.
Personally, I think it just goes to show that people believe Francis is destined to become the heavyweight champion. However, I’m not sure I see legitimacy in that prediction. What we’ve seen throughout history is that punching power only gets you so far in the heavyweight division - you need technique to be the best.
However, my personal opinion of Ngannou’s skill-set aside, the value is simply on the champion as an underdog. In 2020, not a single champion lost his/her belt. To add more value on Miocic, in rematches, the winner of the first fight wins the second 8/10 times.
Personally, I’d still be on Stipe all the way up to the -140 range, as he’s just proven himself to be so much more technically sound in the cage. With back-to-back victories over one the greatest heavyweights of all time, Daniel Cormier, I believe Ngannou could very well turn out to be a step down in competition for the champion.
Ngannou has never in his career gone the distance and won, which is one of the reasons I’m all over Miocic as an underdog.
Final verdict: The betting value is on the champion in the main event of UFC 260. I strongly suggest you get involved with Miocic as soon as possible if you favor him in his bout, as I think sharp bettors will soon begin unloading on him. The odds movement has already shown an interest in Miocic over Ngannou.
That said, if you’re on Ngannou here, I think the first-round KO prop is the only way to go.
Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou - Money Line Odds (3/27/21) | |||||||||||
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While the first fight definitely made Miocic out to be the more well-rounded fighter of the two, Ngannou’s power is still uncommon, even in a division where finishes are most common.
One punch is really all it takes for Francis to get the win, which is also reflected in the fact that it took him only 30 punches combined to win his last 4 fights.
The wrestling of Miocic ended up being too much for Ngannou the first time around, so if he has managed to improve on that deficiency in his game then he might fare better against the champion.
The thing is, we haven’t really gotten a chance to witness how much his wrestling has improved, since his last 4 fights have lasted a combined 2 minutes and 52 seconds.
What we do know is that Ngannou’s volume significantly decreases in the later rounds, and overall his volume is nowhere near that of the champion. On average, Stipe lands over twice as many punches every minute compared to Francis, while being 52% more accurate.
Unless Francis develops a nifty takedown defense, Stipe might be able to have his way with him on the ground once again.
In the first fight, I actually saw Stipe having quite a lot of success on the feet, catching Francis on more than one occasion with some slick counter shots.
If Ngannou is not careful, he could get knocked out too.
While Ngannou’s power is unrivalled in the heavyweight division, I believe Miocic gets it done again when they face each other on March 27th.
Ngannou's game is very one-dimensional, and he only really has one path to victory: the knockout.
One-trick ponies are only good at a certain level, but when pitted against a well-rounded mixed martial artist, they are simply outmatched - and that’s what happens the first time Miocic and Francis fought.
Ngannou does not kick, engage in the clinch, nor does he shoot for takedowns. His gamplan is simple: stand and bang and get the job done early. However, that game plan does not take into account what happens if the fight drags on.
I have to go with the victor from the first fight, Stipe Miocic, who probably gets the win in this rematch at UFC 260.
I predict Stipe Miocic to retain his title against Ngannou at UFC 260.
Rematch: In 2020 rematches, the winner of the first won the second 8/10 times.
Champion: Last year, UFC champions went undefeated with a combined record of 13-0-1. Miocic, being the defending champion here, will have some statistical significance linked to him in that regard.
Deep Waters: Francis Ngannou has never won a fight that has gone past round 2. He is 0-3 in decision fights.