Mixed martial arts heads to Las Vegas this weekend with the UFC Apex hosting 11 fights for the UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield.
As one of the fastest growing sports in the world, there are plenty of exciting opportunities to bet on this event. The headline fight between Brazilian Jessica Andrade and American Erin Blanchfield will be a classic clash of veteran versus up and comer. With almost a decade’s age gap between the two and contrasting fight styles, this should be a fascinating encounter.
We look at all the best odds for this fight as well as the others unfolding on Saturday night with bookmaker William Hill.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 17th, 6:30 P.M. (GMT)
Looking at the overall odds for the UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas this weekend, we can see that there will be plenty of competitive matches. One of these is the main event, which has outright winner odds of 1.73 in favour of the veteran Jessica Andrade, who is slightly ahead of Erin Blanchfield’s 2.10.
If we dig a little deeper into these odds, William Hill has the most likely outcome here as a knockout win to Andrade followed by a decision win to Blanchfield. Submissions for either lady are unlikely with odds of 5.50 and 8.50, while an Andrade decision is the third most favoured outcome.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 17th, 6:30 P.M. (GMT)
This will be by far the toughest fight of Blanchfield’s career to date, but we say the young fighter is worth a gamble to pull off an upset here on Saturday night. Andrade has been fighting in the UFC for a decade, but is on the decline with four losses in the past five years and three of those coming in the last three years. While she may have won her past three fights, her record of 24-9-0 and 15-7-0 at the UFC shows she’s far from invincible at this level.
Blanchfield, on the other hand, has a strong record of 10-1-0 having only been with the UFC a little over a year and already winning four fights. She was recently impressive with a first round submission over Molly McCann and has won seven fights in a row now. The 23-year-old has never fought an opponent of Andrade’s caliber, but she’ll know what the opportunity entails. Back Blanchfield to win outright,or take her by submission for a higher return of 5.50.
Other great bets to take over the weekend would be on the Pauga vs. Wright and Parisian vs. Pogues bouts. Jordan Wright could be good for an upset over Zac Pauga at 3.30 with both men faring poorly so far in the UFC and eager to get some wins under their belts. Jamal Pogues, on the other hand, is a strong bet to defeat Josh Parisian in the third to last clash of the night at 1.40.
