Maycee Barber out; Tracy Cortez in versus Namajunas
Welterweights Ponzinibbio & Salikhov co-main event
Drew Dober looks for UFC Lightweight knockout record
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Fighter | Odds |
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Rose Namajunas | -235 BET HERE |
Tracy Cortez | +180 BET HERE |
Fighter | Odds |
Santiago Ponzinibbio | -215 BET HERE |
Muslim Salikhov | +164 BET HERE |
Fighter | Odds |
Drew Dober | -113 BET HERE |
Jean Silva | -113 BET HERE |
Fighter | Odds |
Gabriel Bonfim | -390 BET HERE |
Ange Loosa | +280 BET HERE |
Fighter | Odds |
Julian Erosa | +176 BET HERE |
Christian Rodriguez | -230 BET HERE |
Fighter | Odds |
Abdul Razak Alhassan | -174 BET HERE |
Cody Brundage | +136 BET HERE |
Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez - Women’s flyweight division
My pick: Tracy Cortez (+180) at FanDuel
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov - Welterweight division
Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva - Lightweight division
My pick: Drew Dober (-113) at FanDuel
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa - Welterweight division
My pick: Gabriel Bonfim (-390) at FanDuel
Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez - Featherweight division
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage - Middleweight division
My pick: Cody Brundage (+136) at FanDuel
Rose Namajunas | TALE OF THE TAPE | Tracy Cortez |
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32 | Age | 30 |
5 ft 5 in | Height | 5 ft 5 in |
65 in | Reach | 65 in |
12-6 | Record | 11-1 |
Originally scheduled to face Miranda Maverick next weekend, number-11 ranked women’s flyweight Tracy Cortez now finds herself in this Saturday’s main event as she steps in to replace Maycee Barber in her fight against former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.
Namajunas recently moved up to the flyweight division, where she is now 1-1 in her last two fights. She is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Amanda Ribas that took place back in March.
This will be Cortez’s first UFC main event. She is undefeated in the UFC and has won 11-in-a-row overall. She most recently defeated Jasmine Jasudavicius last September.
Both women stand at equal height and will have an even reach. Despite Cortez’s winning streak, oddsmakers are favoring the former champion - with Namajunas being listed as the (-235) favorite at FanDuel.
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Bet on Tracy Cortez (+180) at FanDuel
Santiago Ponzinibbio | TALE OF THE TAPE | Muslim Salikhov |
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37 | Age | 40 |
6 ft | Height | 5 ft 11 in |
73 in | Reach | 69.5 in |
29-7 | Record | 19-5 |
At one point holding a seven-fight winning streak, Santiago Ponzinibbio has struggled to string wins together since missing two-years of action due to injury and illness.
Since returning to action in 2021, the former top-five welterweight has gone just 2-4 and is coming off a third-round knockout loss to Kevin Holland that took place last April.
Ponzinibbio takes on Muslim Salikhov, who - despite being only 1-3 in his last four fights - is a very dangerous striker who holds a 185-13 kickboxing record as well as Master of Sports in sanda and complex martial arts.
Ponzinibbio is the younger, taller and longer fighter. With his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he will have the grappling advantage and is a (-215) favorite at FanDuel for this co-main event.
Bet on Santiago Ponzinibbio (-215) at FanDuel
Drew Dober | TALE OF THE TAPE | Jean Silva |
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35 | Age | 27 |
5 ft 8 in | Height | 5 ft 7 in |
70 in | Reach | 69 in |
27-13, 1 no-contest | Record | 13-2 |
Drew Dober was originally scheduled to face Mike Davis this weekend but the latter was forced to pull out due to a torn bicep injury. Stepping in to take on Dober is Jean Silva - a fighter who fought just weeks ago at UFC 303!
Silva, in just his second UFC bout, earned a second-round knockout over Charles Jourdain at UFC 303.
Dober is 4-2 in his last six fights but most recently lost a decision to Renato Moicano back in February.
The hard-hitting Dober (a black belt in taekwondo) is currently tied with Dustin Poirier for the most knockouts in the UFC lightweight division. If he is able to knockout Silva this Saturday, he will have earned a record-breaking 10th knockout in the division.
This is a pick ‘em matchup with both fighters listed at (-113) at FanDuel.
Bet on Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva (-113) at FanDuel
Gabriel Bonfim | TALE OF THE TAPE | Ange Loosa |
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26 | Age | 30 |
6 ft 1 in | Height | 5 ft 10 in |
72.5 in | Reach | 74 in |
15-1 | Record | 10-3, 1 no-contest |
After a win on the Contender Series and back-to-back wins in the UFC, Gabriel Bonfim just recently lost the first fight of his career at the hands of Nicolas Dalby last November.
Bonfim takes on Ange Loosa, a fighter who was riding a two-fight winning streak prior to his most recent bout against Bryan Battle back in March. That fight was declared a no-contest after Loosa could not continue due to an accidental eye poke.
With only one loss to his name, the Brazilian Gabriel Bonfim will enter the octagon this Saturday at (-390) at FanDuel, making him the largest betting favorite on the main card.
Bet on Gabriel Bonfim (-390) at FanDuel
Julian Erosa | TALE OF THE TAPE | Christian Rodriguez |
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34 | Age | 26 |
6 ft 1 in | Height | 5 ft 7 in |
74.5 in | Reach | 71 in |
29-11 | Record | 11-1 |
With his submission win over Ricardo Ramos back in March snapping a two-fight losing skid, Julian Erosa looks to win his second in a row this weekend when he takes on Christian Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lost his UFC debut back in 2022 but has since gone on to win his next four fights in a row - including becoming the first man to defeat top-prospect Raul Rosas Jr. However, it should be noted that Rodriguez struggled on the scale for two of those four wins.
Despite his weight struggles, the younger Rodriguez is listed as a (-230) favorite at FanDuel.
Bet on Christian Rodriguez (-230) at FanDuel
Abdul Razak Alhassan | TALE OF THE TAPE | Cody Brundage |
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38 | Age | 30 |
5 ft 10 in | Height | 6 ft 1 in |
73 in | Reach | 72 in |
12-6 | Record | 10-6 |
Looking to bounce back from his most recent loss against rising contender Bo Nickal, Cody Brundage looks to kick-off this weekend’s main card with a win over the older Abdul Razak Alhassan.
Alhassan is 2-5 in his last seven fights and is coming off of a loss at the hands of another rising contender, Joe Pyfer.
Alhassan will have a one-inch reach advantage but the younger Brundage will stand two-inches taller. Yet strangely, Brundage will enter this fight as a (+136) underdog at FanDuel.
Bet on Cody Brundage (-136) at FanDuel
Location: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
When: Saturday, July 13
Time: 10PM EST
How: ESPN, ESPN+, Sportsnet+
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