Tips on how to watch Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov, lineup, odds

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Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Cory Sandhagen (purple gloves) fights Rob Font (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Bridgestone Enviornment. Obligatory Credit score: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports activities

Report: (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Opponent: Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Rob Font, Marlon Vera, Yadong Music, Frankie Edgar, Raphael Assuncao
Misc.: Sandhagen will go after his fourth straight win in opposition to his hardest take a look at but within the unbeaten Nurmagomedov. They had been purported to combat in August 2023, however Nurmagomedov pulled out. Sandhagen beat alternative Rob Font, as an alternative.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 25: (R-L) Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia kicks Nate Maness in a bantamweight combat in the course of the UFC Battle Night time occasion at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Report: (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Opponent: Cory Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Raoni Barcelos, Nate Maness
Misc.: Nurmagomedov has the title worth, to make certain, however he hasn’t crushed names of the identical caliber as those on Sandhagen’s resume. He returned from a 14-month layoff in March for a call win over Bekzat Almakhan.

Shara Magomedov

Report: (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Opponent: Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Antonio Trocoli, Bruno Silva
Misc.: After a call win in his UFC debut this previous October, Shara “Bullet” lived as much as his promise with a third-round knockout of Antonio Trocoli for a $50,000 bonus. Towards Oleksiejczuk, he’ll face a determined step up in competitors from a UFC expertise standpoint.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 29: (R-L) Michal Oleksiejczuk of Poland punches Caio Borralho of Brazil in a middleweight combat in the course of the UFC Battle Night time occasion at UFC APEX on April 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photos)

Report: (19-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC)
Opponent: Shara Magomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Chidi Njokuani, Cody Brundage, Shamil Gamzatov, Modestas Bukauskas
Misc.: Oleksiejczuk is preventing for the third time in simply 5 months. Why? His losses to Michel Pereira and Kevin Holland had been 61 and 94 seconds, respectively, and each submissions. Little injury means an opportunity for a reversal of fortunes – however he’s a large underdog.

Jordan Vucenic

Report: 13-2
Opponent: Guram Kutateladze (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Division: Light-weight
Key wins: Paul Hughes, Morgan Charriere
Misc.: Vucenic received the Cage Warriors featherweight title in 2021. Simply 9 days in the past, he submitted Adrian Kepa in 82 seconds at Cage Warriors 174 in a light-weight bout, and now he’ll make a fast turnaround for a short-notice UFC debut.

Present champion USA’s Sean O’Malley (L) fights Ecuador’s Marlon Vera throughout their UFC Bantamweight Championship bout on the Kaseya Heart in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2024. between (Photograph by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photograph by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP through Getty Photos)

Former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) continues his push at bantamweight, the place he’s 2-2. He’ll tackle current title challenger Marlon Vera (23-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) within the featured bout on the primary card.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 20: (L-R) Michael Chiesa punches Neil Magny in a welterweight combat in the course of the UFC Battle Night time occasion at Etihad Enviornment on UFC Battle Island on January 20, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Michael Chiesa (16-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) will attempt to get again on observe after a three-fight skid when he meets former interim light-weight champion Tony Ferguson (25-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC), who actually is aware of a factor or two about skids at this level. He’s dropped seven straight fights. Definitely an eighth straight loss would spell the tip of his UFC profession, proper?

Feb 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Mackenzie Dern fights in opposition to Amanda Lemos throughout UFC 298 at Honda Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports activities

Mackenzie Dern (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has back-to-back losses for the primary time in her profession. Crazy Godinez (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) must get again on observe, herself, after Virna Jandiroba snapped her four-fight streak in March. One in all them will get again into the pack at ladies’s strawweight.

Crazy Godinez

MAIN CARD (ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

• Cory Sandhagen +225 vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
• Shara Magomedov -265 vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk +215
• Deiveson Figueiredo -175 vs. Marlon Vera +145
• Michael Chiesa -520 vs. Tony Ferguson +390
• Mackenzie Dern -125 vs. Crazy Godinez +105
• Joel Alvarez -140 vs. Elves Brener +120

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PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, midday ET)

• Alonzo Menifield +170 vs. Azamat Murzakanov
• Kaue Fernandes -340 vs. Mohammad Yahya +270
• Shamil Gaziev -250 vs. Don’Story Mayes +205
• Guram Kutateladze -240 vs. Jordan Vucenic +190
• Viktoriia Dudakova -180 vs. Sam Hughes +150
• Rolando Bedoya +140 vs. Jai Herbert -165
• Sedriques Dumas -220 vs. Denis Tiuliulin +180