In a bantamweight bout in the main event, Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen meet at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The fights are on ESPN/ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The main card, also on ESPN/ESPN+, begin at 7 p.m. ET.
Vera takes the walk with 4 consecutive victories under his belt, including a 4th-round KO/TKO of Dominick Cruz last time out in the main event Aug. 13. He has won 2 of his past 3 fights via KO/TKO, also dropping Frankie Edgar at UFC 268.
The Ecuadoran fighter hasn’t had a submission win since July 2019 against Nohelin Hernandez at UFC 239. He is still decent in takedown accuracy at 42.31%, while posting a 1.05 submission average, but lately that hasn’t been his game.