In a featherweight bout on the main card, Dooho Choi and Kyle Nelson meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 218 — also known as UFC Vegas 68 — at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 218: Choi vs. Nelson odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims on ESPN+ start at 7 p.m. PT, and the main card on ESPN+ begins at 10 p.m PT.
Choi heads into this fight on a 3-bout losing skid, including a 2nd round KO/TKO loss against Charles Jourdain in his most recent fight in Dec. 2019. Choi was expected to fight Danny Chavez at UFC on ESPN 28 in July 2021 but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury.
Nelson is also on a skid, losing each of his past 2 fights in the 3rd round. He had a unanimous-decision loss to Jai Herbert in July and was knocked out by Billy Quarantillo 2 years prior. His only win in 5 fights at the UFC level was a round 1 KO/TKO against Polo Reyes in Sept. 2019.