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After a rare week off, UFC is back at it, this time with a Fight Night in Denver, headlined by a women’s flyweight matchup between Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez. Originally set to face rising star Maycee Barber, Namajunas looks to continue building towards a flyweight title shot, while Cortez steps in on short notice for the biggest opportunity of her career. Let’s take a look at who should win and the rest of the best bets for this weekend’s MMA action.

As always, all odds are courtesy of our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Straight Bets

Rose Namajunas (-218)

As with any Namajunas fight, there is always at least some small concern that she might show up and simply lay an egg, like she did in the Carla Esparza rematch. That being said, the lines also account for this, meaning there’s usually some value there for her.

Namajunas is one of the very best female fighters in the world. Setting aside the bizarre Esparza fight, Namajunas’ only recent loss is Manon Fiorot, her first foray up to 125 pounds and a fight that she looked better in than anyone else has in the weight class. She remains an elite, crafty striker with a well-rounded game. Cortez is a fun prospect, but this is a massive step up in competition and she wasn’t preparing for a five-round fight. Namajunas should show her class here.

Jasmine Jasudavicius (-110)

Jasudavicius faces promotional newcomer Fatima Kline, who steps in on short notice. Though she turns 24 on Friday, Kline enters UFC with a ton of hype as she’s the CFFC flyweight and strawweight champion, despite only being 6-0 in her career. Those accolades make Kline a great prospect, but these are tough circumstances to show out in as Jasudavicius is a big, physical fighter who is capable of stymieing Kline’s grappling game. Back the known commodity in this one.

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Prop Bets

Jean Silva To Win By KO/TKO/DQ (+185)

I’m extremely high on Silva, who was one of my favorite prospects from the most recent season of Contender Series (11-1 overall for those prospects in the octagon!), and he paid off that support just two weeks ago when he ethered Charles Jourdain. Prior to UFC 303, Jourdain had never been knocked out. Then he met Silva and that changed abruptly.

Silva has thudding, devastating power, and the confidence to find a home for it in unique ways. Drew Dober is a very exciting fighter, but he relies on his chin too much and gets hit an awful lot. That’s a bad combination against someone like Silva. Even the prospect of Silva fighting twice in one month (and missing weight for UFC 303) doesn’t deter me from continuing to support my guy.

Joshua Van To Win By Decision (-125)

Still only 22 years old, Van is a brilliant prospect for the flyweight division. Fast hands, great volume, and solid pop on the feet, plus good wrestling ability makes him one to watch at 125 pounds. In Charles Johnson, Van faces a consummate professional but one who doesn’t have the tools to keep up with him on the feet, nor the grappling to control this fight elsewhere. That being said, Johnson has proven exceptionally durable through his career so I suspect Van have to win this one on the cards.

Wrap Up

After a week off, it’s right back to the old salt mines. We had small win last time out, and we’re keeping things light this week as there aren’t a ton of great spots out there.

Until next week, enjoy the fights, good luck, and gamble responsibly!

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Brendan Allen will be fighting Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris after all.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Allen and Imavov are set to face off at the Paris event on Sept. 28 at Accor Arena. Fight Minds first reported the booking.

Allen previously stated that he would not fight Imavov at the event unless they were the main event. Despite that, a lightweight showdown between Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis is still expected to serve as UFC Paris’ five-round headliner.

Allen has won an impressive seven fights in a row, including defeating Chris Curtis via unanimous decision in a Fight of the Year contender in the main event of UFC Vegas 90 in April. Prior to that, the No. 8 middleweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings submitted Paul Craig in the third round of the UFC Vegas 82 headliner this past November.

Imavov is coming off of a back-to-back main event wins of his own, most recently earning a third-round TKO victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC Louisville in June. The No. 11 ranked fighter in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings also earned a decision win over Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 85 in February.

Damon Martin contributed to this report.

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BYB Extreme is bringing the Trigon to the “Big Easy” for the “Bourbon Street Brawl” event on Sat., July 13, 2024 at John A. Alario Sr. Event Center in New Orleans. BYB 28 will be headlined by a heavyweight title bout pitting defending champion “Hurricane” Ike Villanueva against undefeated No. 1 contender Gustavo “The Cuban Assassin” Trujillo. In addition, a lightweight women’s battle between former champion Monica Medina and top pound-for-pound pugilist Helen Peralta anchors the stacked FUSE TV fight card.

BYB Extreme is back for a championship doubleheader in “The Big Easy” this Sat. night (July 13, 2024) with an action-packed lineup headlined by the heavyweight title fight pitting current BYB heavyweight champion and former UFC hurter Ike Villanueva opposite ex-Bellator smashing machine Gustavo “Cuban Assassin” Trujillo.

The winner will be crowned BYB Heavyweight Champion and lay claim to the historic Police Gazette Boxing Corporation World Diamond Belt. Tomorrow night’s BYB 28 card will be held inside the John A. Alario Sr. Event Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, airing LIVE on FUSE TV starting at 8:30 p.m. ET (get ticket information here).

Complete BYB 28 “Bourbon Street Brawl” fight card and FUSE TV lineup below:

BYB 28 Main Event On FUSE TV:

Heavyweight: Ike Villanueva vs. Gustavo Trujillo (6×3) for BYB Heavyweight Title

BYB 28 Co-Main Event On FUSE TV:

Featherweight: Monica Medina vs. Helen Peralta (6×2) for BYB Featherweight Title

BYB 28 Main Card On FUSE TV (8:30 p.m. ET):

Cruiserweight: Scott O’Shaughnessy vs. Chad Kelly (5×3)
Lightweight: Logan Speyrer vs. Oleksandr Sitarchuk (5×3)
Light Heavyweight: James Connelly vs. Mark Tiffin (5×3)
Heavyweight: Dylan Rush vs. Jay Fish (4×2)
Super Middleweight: JD Burns vs. Rome Lindsay (5×3)

BYB 28 Untelevised Prelim:

Light heavyweight: Jonathan Noah vs. Adam Nash (5×3)

Here’s the latest odds and betting lines for “Bourbon Street Brawl:”

For much more on this weekend’s BYB 28 “Bourbon Street Brawl” event click here.

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Tracy Cortez lost the final half-pound pounds of her weight cut by cutting off a chunk of her hair. The sacrifice paid off, as her UFC Denver main event matchup with Rose Namajunas is now official.

The flyweight headliner caps off Saturday’s Fight Night card at Ball Arena. On Friday, Cortez missed weight at 126.5 pounds on her first attempt. She then returned minutes later with a clump of hair in her hand to hit 126 on the nose, reacting with a lot of emotion.

Shortly after making the bout official, Cortez posted the moment she chopped her hair off on her Instagram page, which you can check out in the video below.

Cortez is undefeated inside the octagon as she prepares for her biggest fight to date.

The 30-year-old standout was slated to fight Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 95, but Maycee Barber’s withdrawal from the UFC Denver main event led to Cortez getting the call.

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Michael Chandler has not fought since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 in November of 2022.

He has spent the best part of a year and a half at this stage trying to answer questions of when he will be fighting Conor McGregor and whether this wait has been worth it.

Everything finally looked to be heading his way until McGregor withdrew from UFC 303 due to a broken toe with the plan to push the fight back a few months so that he can return at 100%.

Of course, fighting McGregor is an opportunity that simply doesn’t get any bigger in this sport but if the fight never happens, Chandler could have missed out on some incredibly significant time in his career now that he is 38 years old.

Chael Sonnen does not see it this way because of the goal that “Iron” Mike approached this fight with.

Chael Sonnen Argues That Michael Chandler Has Still Got What He Wanted Out Of Conor McGregor Without Fighting Him

During a recent episode of the Good Guy / Bad Guy show on ESPN MMA, Daniel Cormier made the prediction that Chandler will fight again this year but it may not be McGregor.

Though some would consider this a big setback for the former Bellator fight because of how long he has waited, Sonnen believes that he has still gained massively from this period of his career.

“The Bad Guy” argues that by being spoken about in connection with the biggest fight that is possible means that he has been able to increase his own stock and name value without ever stepping inside the Octagon.

Sonnen argues that Chandler has been given the McGregor exposure without actually needing to fight him first.

“Michael Chandler, behind the scenes, his number one motivation to fight Conor McGregor, it was not some big huge lucrative payday like so many people think. Michael Chandler was playing a long game, he thought, ‘I match-up very well, Conor’s got the fans, I go in there, I beat him, I leave with all the fans’. Well, he’s kind of there. I mean, in all fairness, we’re all chomping at the bit to see Michael Chandler.

“What I’m trying to suggest for you is it doesn’t really matter. Michael Chandler, I believe, is a top five draw right now and I don’t believe after his last fight that he was. I think all this media, all this attention, the things that are dangling, you and I discussing him, I think he’s actually gone up. I think he got what he wanted without having to throw a punch.”

Read also: Chael Sonnen Sends Advice To Former Alex Pereira Kickboxing Opponent Artem Vakhitov On MMA Transition: ‘Might Be A Better Approach…’ 

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