UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum odds, predictions: MMA insider reveals surprising fight card picks

Jared Cannonier misplaced greater than a battle when he dropped a unanimous resolution to Robert Whittaker at UFC 254 final October. The third-ranked middleweight suffered a damaged arm within the bout, holding his hopes of battling champion Israel Adesanya for the title on maintain. Cannonier lastly resumes his quest on Saturday when he takes on ninth-ranked Kelvin Gastelum in the principle occasion of UFC Battle Night time: Cannonier vs. Gastelum. The primary UFC battle card from the Apex facility in Las Vegas is about for 10 p.m. ET.  

Cannonier is a -155 favourite (danger $155 to win $100), whereas Gastelum is a +130 underdog within the newest Cannonier vs. Gastelum odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Within the co-main occasion, Mark Madsen (-170) takes on Clay Guida (+145) in a battle of lightweights. Earlier than making any UFC Battle Night time: Cannonier vs. Gastelum picks, ensure you see the expert MMA predictions from SportsLine analyst Ian Parker.

A former fighter who’s been within the trade for 15 years, Parker has managed among the world’s finest, together with UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, Costas Philippou and Gian Villante. Parker educated alongside UFC Corridor-of-Famer Matt Serra. Now, Parker breaks down fights and makes betting picks for the Voice of the UFC, Jon Anik.

Parker is coming off a mind-boggling 2020 season. On the Anik & Florian Podcast, Parker went an astounding 58-14, returning $9,465 to $100 bettors who adopted him. He hit 11 of his 17 underdog picks and 19 of 30 major occasions. Total, Parker nailed an astonishing 81 % of his performs.

The revered MMA analyst continues to construct on a massively worthwhile 2021 marketing campaign for SportsLine members. He managed a 10-1 mark at UFC 264 that netted his followers a revenue of almost $900. He is additionally posted a report of 22-8 on 2021 Bellator fights to carry his followers one other $600 in revenue. Anybody who has adopted him has seen large returns.

Now, with UFC Battle Night time: Cannonier vs. Gastelum in sight, Parker has rigorously studied the MMA odds and matchups from each angle and launched his professional picks and predictions. A profitable parlay of those picks would end in a payout of nicely over 8-1. You can only see these expert UFC picks at SportsLine.

UFC Battle Night time: Cannonier vs. Gastelum preview

Parker is aware of Cannonier is combating in his third completely different weight class since becoming a member of the UFC in October 2014. He made his debut as a heavyweight and cut up a pair of bouts earlier than shifting right down to the sunshine heavyweight division, the place he went 2-3 earlier than making the swap to middleweight.

Cannonier scored technical-knockout victories over David Department, Anderson Silva and Jack Hermansson earlier than shedding to Whittaker. The 37-year-old from Dallas earned Efficiency of the Night time honors in his triumphs over Department and Hermansson whereas delivering a first-round leg kick to Silva that rendered the previous UFC middleweight champion unable to proceed.

Gastelum additionally has switched weight courses a number of instances throughout his UFC profession, debuting as a middleweight in 2013 and rapidly shifting to welterweight earlier than returning to his unique division in 2016. The 29-year-old’s first look within the promotion got here in April 2013, when he received The Final Fighter season 17 middleweight match with a split-decision victory over Uriah Corridor.

A local of San Jose, Gastelum is trying to flip issues round as he takes on Cannonier as a alternative for Paulo Costa, who withdrew from the bout on June 4. Gastelum has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights, a stretch that started when he dropped a unanimous resolution towards Israel Adesanya for the interim middleweight title in April 2019. You can only see who to back here.

UFC Battle Night time: Cannonier vs. Gastelum predictions

We’ll reveal one in every of Parker’s UFC Battle Night time picks right here: He’s backing Alexandre Pantoja (-175) to beat Brandon Royval (+150) in a flyweight bout.

Ranked third within the division, Pantoja (23-5) is itching to obtain a shot at titleholder Brandon Moreno after scoring a unanimous-decision victory over Manel Kape in February. The 31-year-old Brazilian, who’s 7-3 since becoming a member of the UFC in 2017, already has recorded a pair of wins towards Moreno in his profession, together with a submission triumph in The Final Fighter: Match of Champions again in 2016.

The sixth-ranked Royval (12-5) was not as profitable in his lone assembly with Moreno, as he misplaced by way of technical knockout within the first spherical of their tussle at UFC 255 in November. A former Legacy Preventing Alliance flyweight champion who started his skilled profession as a bantamweight, Royval suffered a shoulder damage in that loss, which ended his four-fight successful streak and dropped him to 2-1 within the UFC.

“The 29-year-old Royval is a gifted fighter, however within the areas the place he’s good, Pantoja is healthier,” Parker instructed SportsLine. “It is a very robust matchup for Royval, contemplating he’s getting back from an prolonged layoff on account of damage.”

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Parker additionally has sturdy picks for Cannonier vs. Gastelum and different fights on the UFC Battle Night time card. He is additionally backing one fighter who “would be the extra technical striker” to attain a convincing win. Those selections are only available at SportsLine.

Who wins Cannonier vs. Gastelum? And what different picks do you want for a payout of nicely over 8-1? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed top picks on UFC Fight Night, all from the ultimate insider who’s up nearly $9,200 on MMA picks in the past year, and discover out.

UFC Battle Night time odds, battle card

Jared Cannonier (-155) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (+130)
Mark Madsen (-170) vs. Clay Guida (+145)
Chase Sherman (-190) vs. Parker Porter (+160)
Vinc Pichel (-115) vs. Austin Hubbard (-105)
Alexandre Pantoja (-175) vs. Brandon Royval (+150)
Luis Saldana (-120) vs. Austin Lingo (+100)
Brian Kelleher (-175) vs. Domingo Pilarte (+150)
Bea Malecki (-150) vs. Josiane Nunes (+125)
William Knight (-180) vs. Fabio Cherant (+155)
Roosevelt Roberts (-150) vs. Ignacio Bahamones (+125)
Ramiz Brahimaj (-140) vs. Sasha Palatnikov (+120)