UFC Fight Night 177 Main Card Betting Preview

Unlike the main event which has a clear cut favorite with the UFC betting sites, the rest of the UFC on ESPN 11 card is loaded with competitive matchups that should be interesting to handicap. Here’s a look at the rest of the main card for UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Many fight fans have this one pegged as the potential fight of the night. Shane Burgos (13-1) has climbed to No. 10 in the featherweight rankings, shaking off his first career loss against Calvin Kattar back at UFC 220 to pick up three straight wins. Josh Emmitt (15-2) is the No. 8 contender in the division, and each of his last four fights have been decided by knockout; with three wins and one loss over that stretch.

Both of these fighters should be happy keeping this fight off of the mat and trading blows. Burgos has the technical edge, but Emmitt has the edge in power. This one could go either way, but we like Burgos’s chin to hold up and for him to earn enough points to score the victory.

Burgos vs Emmett UFC Betting Prediction

Raquel Pennington (10-8) and Marion Reneau (9-5-1) are both in desperate need of a win. Pennington has lost three of her last four fights since winning each of her previous four, while Reneau has lost each of her last two fights since going 3-0-1 in her previous four.

Pennington’s recent losses have all come against top-level opponents in Amanda Nunes, Germaine de Randamie, and Holly Holm. Against a lower-level opponent like Reneau, Pennington should be able to get back in the win column.

Pennington vs Reneau UFC Betting Prediction

Belal Muhammad (16-3) will look to take this fight to the mat, where he can neutralize Lyman Good’s superior striking ability. Since joining the UFC, Good (21-5) has gone 3-2 with three knockout wins. He has yet to string two wins in a row together with the promotion, but look for him to do so in the smaller octagon with a knockout upset.

Muhammad vs Lyman UFC Betting Prediction

Roosevelt Roberts (10-1) is back in action just three weeks after stopping Brock Weaver with a second-round submission win at UFC on ESPN 9. This time he will face Jim Miller (31-14), who has lost six of his last nine fights. The veteran Miller perhaps won’t be as big of a pushover as the online sportsbooks betting odds suggest, but it’s hard to pick against the surging young Roberts in this one.

Roberts vs Miller UFC Betting Prediction

UFC Fight Night 177 Preliminary Card Betting

• Lightweight: Bobby Green -250 versus Clay Guida +280
• Women’s Straweight: Brianna Van Buren -255 versus Tecia Torres +185
• Middleweight: Marc-Andre Barriault -110 versus Oskar Piechota -110
• Women’s Flyweight: Gillian Robertson -120 versus Cortney Casey +100
• Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi -115 versus Lauren Murphy -105
• Lightweight: Max Rohskopf -185 versus Austin Hubbard +160