The Ultimate Fighting Championship is live from Las Vegas, Nevada for The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. The UFC will crown its first women’s flyweight champion tonight when Roxanne Modafferi takes on Nicco Montano. Sijara Eubanks was originally set to face Montano, but due to weight issues she was replaced by Modafferi.
The co-main event features Sean O’Malley from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series fame. He takes on Terrion Ware who is 0-1 under the UFC banner. The main card also features an intriguing match-up between TUF 26 housemates, Lauren Murphy and Barb Honchak.
Rounding out the main card is Eric Spicely vs. Gerald Meerschaert, TUF 26 alums DeAnna Bennett vs. Melinda Fabian and Joe Soto takes on Brett Johns.
The early prelims will air on Fight Pass starting at 6:30 PM CT, with Fox Sports 1 taking over at 7 PM CT for the prelims. Keep it on FS1 for the main card starting at 9 PM CT.
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Here are the current odds and my predictions of each fight.
Note: The predictions in this column do not necessarily mean that I will be betting them. I have changed my mind in the past and gone the other way after conducting more research. For all of my official bets follow me on Twitter @FightChampBlog. You can also find all of my official MMA bets at betmmatips.com. For more information on my MMA bets go to thefightingchampion.com.
Main Card
Nicco Montano (4-2) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (21-14) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: Modaferri by Submission
Sean O’Malley (8-0) vs. Terrion Ware (17-6) – Bantamweight 135 lbs.
Current Odds: O’Malley -255; Ware +205
Pick: Ware by Decision
Lauren Murphy (9-3) vs. Barb Honchak (10-3) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: Honchak by Decision
Eric Spicely (10-3) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (26-9) – Middleweight 185 lbs.
Current Odds: Meerschaert -200; Spicely +160
Pick: Meerschaert by Decision
DeAnna Bennett (8-3) vs. Melinda Fabian (4-3-1) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: Bennett by TKO
Joe Soto (18-5) vs. Brett Johns (14-0) – Bantamweight 135 lbs.
Current Odds: Johns -170; Soto +140
Pick: Johns by Decision
Prelims
Christina Marks (8-8) vs. Montana De La Rosa (7-4) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: De La Rosa by Submission
Andrew Sanchez (10-3) vs. Ryan Janes (9-2) – Middleweight 185 lbs.
Current Odds: Sanchez -535; Janes +395
Pick: Sanchez by TKO
Karine Gevorgyan (3-2) vs. Rachael Ostovich (3-3) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: Ostovich by Decision
Ariel Beck (4-4) vs. Shana Dobson (2-1) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Pick: Beck by Decision
Early Prelims
Gillian Robertson (3-2) vs. Emily Whitmire (2-1) – Flyweight 125 lbs.
Current Odds: N/A
Whitmire by decision
Enjoy the fights!
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