The next UFC Fight Night sees the UFC Apex in Las Vegas plays host to a Middleweight Main Event between two top ranked opponents who have faced each other once before.
Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze went three rounds in London back in 2023 and they do battle again as the main event this Sunday.
We’ve offered our thoughts and UFC Fight Night betting plays on the top three UFC fights below.
Roman Dolidze vs Marvin Vettori
The resume of Roman Dolidze is more and more impressive the longer you look at his stats throughout his pro MMA career.
He won his first six fights which included three KO victories and three submissions as well as winning the WWFC Light Heavyweight title and defending it once.
The now 36 year old won his first two fights in the UFC before losing his first fight when fighting at Middleweight in 2021.
A four fight winning streak, which included knockout wins over Kyke Daukaus and Jack Hermansson, was ended by Vetorri in 2023 via unanimous decision and he then lost back to back fights for the first time in his career via majority decision after losing a point for an illegal soccer kick.
Since then he has beaten Anthony Smith at Light Heavyweight and Kevin Holland via TKO.
Marvin Vettori put together five wins in a row including wins also over Kevin Holland and Jack Hermansson but lost his title fight against Israel Adesanya in 2021.
The Italian has had two wins and two losses since his shot at UFC gold including a decision loss against Jared Cannonier in June of 2023 which is the last time we saw him enter the octagon.
Both of these guys are well rounded especially when it comes to both offensive and defensive wrestling which is why they are so evenly matched.
I’m excited that this fight is taking place over three rounds which will give Dolidze time to set up his striking which is where I see him having the advantage.
2 Units Roman Dolidze To Win @ $2.15
Chidi Njokuani vs Elizeu Zalenski dos Santos
Chidi Njokuani made his pro MMA debut way back in 2007, his Bellator debut in 2015 and finally made his way to the biggest promotion in the sport in 2022.
The now 36 year old has gone 4-3 in the UFC with two decision wins and two via KO/TKO.
Dos Santos is two years older than his opponent and made his pro MMA debut in 2009 but has been in the UFC since 2015.
He has wins over Sean Strickland, Benoit Saint Denis and Max Griffin and three of his eight pro losses have been via a split decision.
This will be an epic battle between two stalwarts of the sport but one in which I am siding with Brazilian.
4 Units Dos Santos @ $1.55
Choi Seung-Woo vs Kevin Vallejos
South Korean Muay Thai fighter Choi Seung-Woo went 7-1 to start his pro MMA career before making his UFC debut in 2019.
He has four wins from 10 fights in that time and four of those six losses have been via KO or submission.
There is a fair amount of hype around Argentinian prospect Kevin Vallejos who makes his UFC debut after winning a contract through Dana White’s Contender Series.
His only pro MMA loss came against the rising Jean Silva when he first fought in DWCS in 2023 and he will be eager to make the most of his second opportunity in the sport.
He’s a very well rounded fighter with an excellent ground game as well as vicious ground and pound and he’ll likely be hunting a finish to make a statement that he belongs.
2 Units Kevin Vallejos By KO/TKO or Submission