The next match in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ios UFC 259, which will take place on March 6, 2021. This fight not only has a big headliner event between Jan Błachowicz and current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, but will also have two other matches where the reigning champion will be defending their titles.
The three matches with a title on the line are:
Check out the odds at top UFC betting sites so you can make sure you are getting the best deal.
| 1st Fighter |  | | 2nd Fighter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Blachowicz | +205 | -265 | Israel Adesanya |
| Petr Yan | -145 | +115 | Aljamain Sterling |
| Amanda Nunes | -1200 | +700 | Megan Anderson |
| 1st Fighter |  | | 2nd Fighter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Blachowicz | +235 | -275 | Israel Adesanya |
| Petr Yan | -132 | +112 | Aljamain Sterling |
| Amanda Nunes | -1050 | +750 | Megan Anderson |
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Jan Blachowicz is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and he will be defending his title for the first time. Adesanya seeks to become the first UFC fighter to hold titles simultaneously in the middle and heavyweight divisions.
Adesanya was born in Nigeria and currently lives in New Zealand. He is the current Middleweight champion and has a perfect record of 20 wins and zero losses. His perfect record and his very high, number 3, ranking in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound ranking makes him a favorite for this fight.
In fact, you can be fairly certain about that. The team at SBS recommends betting with confidence on Adesanya, as he is likely to handily beat the Polish champion Blachowicz.
Amanda Nunes is one tough fighter. She is the current reigning women’s Featherweight Champion, as well as UFC women’s Bantamweight Champion. This Brazilian fighter is the first woman to become a two-division UFC Champion. She is a trailblazer, and we do not see her slowing down any time soon.
She is the first and only UFC fighter of any gender to defend both titles whole holding them simultaneously. She is number in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
The Australian fighter, Anderson, is nothing to sneeze at either. She is coming off a hot streak. Her previous win against Norma Dumont Vian won her the “performance of the night.”
However, the clear favorite here is Nunes. This is not a time to try out the underdog approach. The team at SBS does not see an upset happening here. Bet on Nunes for a quick win.
Sterling is challenging Yan for the UFC Bantamweight championship. This is likely to be the most intensely fought and contested match of the evening. While Yan is the currency Champion, Sterling is likely to knock him off his pedestal as he is number one in the UFC Bantamweight rankings.
While the odds favor Yan, this is a great time to go for the underdog approach. The SBS team recommends betting on Sterling here, as he has great odds value for being such a close match or even a likely win.
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