UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum predictions, odds, picks: Best bets on the fight card from MMA expert

Veteran MMA fighters look to show round their latest fortunes once they meet on Saturday. Middleweights Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum will battle on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with the primary UFC Combat Evening: Cannonier vs. Gastelum combat card set to start at 10 p.m. ET. Cannonier, 37, has misplaced three of his final six bouts, whereas Gastelum, 29, has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights. Each misplaced by unanimous choice of their final match to Robert Whittaker, with Gastelum dropping in April at UFC: Whittaker vs. Gastelum, whereas Cannonier was crushed in October at UFC 254.

Cannonier is a -155 favourite (danger $155 to win $100), whereas Gastelum is at +130 (danger $100 to win $130) within the newest Cannonier vs. Gastelum odds at Caesars Sportsbook. In a heavyweight bout on the primary card, Parker Porter (+160) meets Chase Sherman, who’s the -190 favourite within the UFC Combat Evening Cannonier vs. Gastelum odds. Earlier than locking in any Gastelum vs. Cannonier picks or any UFC Combat Evening predictions, you need to see what SportsLine MMA analyst Kyle Marley has to say. 

Marley gained the first-ever “ToutMaster” UFC betting contest sponsored by MMAOddsBreaker and seems commonly on a number of MMA betting and day by day Fantasy exhibits. He watches each single combat for each skilled MMA card and does intensive analysis earlier than every occasion. 

Over the previous 30 months, $100 bettors who’ve adopted Marley’s picks are up greater than $14,000. The achieved MMA analyst has now related on 34 of his final UFC main-event picks, a stretch that features a streak of 5 straight underdogs. 

Final month at UFC Combat Evening, Marley advised SportsLine members to count on a dominant efficiency from middleweight contender Sean Strickland (-210) in opposition to veteran Uriah Corridor (+190) in the primary occasion. Strickland managed the motion to win a runaway unanimous choice to offer Marley’s followers one other winner. He additionally precisely known as a breakthrough win for prospect Cheyanne Buys (-180) in opposition to Gloria De Paula (+160) within the strawweight co-main occasion. Anybody who has persistently adopted Marley is manner up. 

Now, with UFC Combat Evening: Cannonier vs. Gastelum quick approaching, Marley has studied the matchups from each angle and launched his MMA picks and predictions for the complete combat card. His expert UFC Fight Night picks are only available at SportsLine. 

Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum knowledgeable preview

Cannonier had been preventing nicely previous to the loss to Whittaker, having gained his three prior fights. He gained his middleweight debut by TKO over David Department in November 2018. In Might of 2019, he knocked out Anderson Silva at UFC 237. 4 months later he knocked out Jack Hermansson to earn Efficiency of the Evening at UFC Combat Evening: Hermansson vs. Cannonier.

Cannonier has gained a majority of his bouts by knockout since becoming a member of UFC in October 2014. He started his MMA profession in 2011 and went unbeaten his first 4 years. He suffered his first defeat in a knockout to Shawn Jordan at UFC 182 in January 2015. He has gained six of his final 10 bouts and has climbed to 3rd within the UFC middleweight rankings.

Since profitable his first professional combat in December 2011, Gastelum has compiled a 16-7-1 document, together with six wins by knockout and 6 by choice. Like Cannonier, he tasted a lot success early, profitable his first 10 bouts. He beat Uriah Corridor by cut up choice to win the Final Fighter 17 middleweight match in April 2013. In addition to middleweight, Gastelum has additionally fought at welterweight and catchweight.

Gastelum had the chance to combat for the interim UFC middleweight championship, however misplaced by unanimous choice to Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 in April 2019. He has dropped three of his final 4 fights since that point. His solely win was by unanimous choice over Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 in February 2021. You can see which Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum picks to make for UFC Fight Night at SportsLine.

UFC Combat Evening: Cannonier vs. Gastelum predictions

We’ll share one in all Marley’s UFC Combat Evening picks right here: He’s going with Josiane Nunes (+125) to win by TKO over Bea Malecki (-150) in a matchup of girls’s bantamweight prospects. Nunes has compiled a 7-1 MMA document, profitable her final six fights. She gained by knockout over Quezia Zbonik 2:31 into the second spherical at Forze FC 1 on Nov. 28, 2020. Her solely loss was in her second combat in November 2013, dropping to Taila Santos at Copa Striker’s Home.

Malecki (2-0) is off to a quick begin to her MMA profession, which started in June 2019. She gained all three of her beginner bouts earlier than dropping an exhibition bout to Leah Letson in July 2018. After turning professional, she stopped Duda Santana and Veronica Macedo. Her final two bouts, nevertheless, have been cancelled, so she has not seen motion in nicely over a 12 months. 

“Malecki goes to have a seven-inch top and attain benefit on this matchup,” Marley advised SportsLine. “She goes to be the extra technical striker and may rack up quantity as nicely. She could be very hittable and sloppy at occasions, although, and Nunes throws warmth. I do assume it is a KO or bust sort combat for Nunes, however I feel she will get it.”

How you can make UFC Combat Evening: Cannonier vs. Gastelum picks

Marley has further robust picks for Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum and each different combat on the UFC Combat Evening card. He is additionally backing one fighter to “dominate the early rounds” and pull off a submission victory. You can only get those UFC Fight Night picks at SportsLine.

Who wins Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum? And the way precisely does every combat finish? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed picks on every fight at UFC Fight Night, all from the expert who’s up more than $14,000 on MMA in the past 30 months, and discover out.

UFC Combat Evening odds, combat 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)