UFC Vegas 20 main card betting tips & odds – Saturday 27/2/2021

UFC Vegas 20 main card preview

The final card before UFC 259 has plenty of intrigue leading up to the main event between Ciryl Gane and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. A chance to see knockout artist Magomed Ankalaev in action and a highly anticipated rematch between Jimmie Rivera and Pedro Munhoz highlight this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 20 main card.

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Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (-342) vs Nikita Krylov (+282)

Magomed Ankalaev (14-1-0) lost his UFC debut to Paul Craig via submission with just one second left to go in the match. That one second is the only thing keeping the 28-year-old from a perfect record; he is 5-0 since with four of those wins coming by way of knockout. Nikita Krylov (27-7-0) has alternated wins and losses since his return to the UFC in 2018 with losses to Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira and wins over Ovince St Preux and Johnny Walker. Krylov is no slouch, but Ankalaev’s elite striking and power should lead to a win.

Women’s Flyweight: Mayra Bueno Silva (-135) vs Montana De La Rosa (+115)

Mayra Bueno Silva (7-1-0) has scored each of her last three wins by submission, including both of her wins in the UFC. Montana De La Rosa (11-6-0) has cooled off since starting her UFC career with three straight wins, losing two of her last three bouts. It makes sense that bettors are siding with Bueno Silva given her excellent jiu-jitsu skills, but she is still quite unpolished elsewhere. De La Rosa may end up being submitted, but if she can avoid any big mistakes, this is definitely a fight she can win on points.

Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera (-153) vs Pedro Munhoz (+133)

Jimmie Rivera (23-4-0) was once the owner of a 20-fight win streak that included a 5-0 start to his UFC career, but he has since slowed down with a 2-3 record over his last five fights. Pedro Munhoz (18-5-0) is looking to bounce back from consecutive losses to Frankie Edgar and Aljamain Sterling; he was 7-1 over his previous eight UFC bouts before those two. These two fighters last met in 2015 and fought to a thrilling split decision in which Rivera narrowly edged out a win. This will be an all-out war again. Munhoz looks nice at this price, but Rivera is just a bit more polished and feels like the right side in this spot.

Women’s Strawweight: Angela Hill (-375) vs Ashley Yoder (+300)

Angela Hill (12-9-0) put together the first winning streak of her career with three straight victories over a six-month span last year before losing each of her last two fights by somewhat controversial split decisions. She hasn’t lost cleanly in any of her last five fights, and she beat Ashley Yoder (8-6-0) when these two last met in 2017. Considering that result and that she’s in the best form of her career now, Hill is clearly the pick.

Featherweight: Alex Caceres (-205) vs Kevin Croom (+175)

Alex Caceres (17-12-0) has won each of his last three fights since going 4-7 in his previous 11 UFC bouts. Kevin Croom (21-12-0) is officially on a three-fight winning streak after his last win was overturned due to a positive marijuana test. That win in Croom’s UFC debut was an impressive standing-guillotine submission win as a massive favorite in just 31 seconds over Roosevelt Roberts. Another upset isn’t out of the question, but Caceres is more likely to be the one on the delivering end of an early submission on Saturday.