UFC 276 takes place tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a middleweight title fight as the Main Event and a featherweight title fight as the Co-Main Event.
We are sharing our UFC 276 best bets here, but head over to our main UFC 276 predictions page'for picks for each fight on the main and preliminary card. Let's get into our best bets for Saturday's card.
Main Card Best Bets
Israel Adesanya comes into this fight with an MMA record of 22-1. He is 11-1 in the UFC, most recently beating Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision back in February of this year. Adesanya is averaging 3.84 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49% percent. He is absorbing 2.56 strikes and has a striking defense of 61% percent. His grappling is not a huge part of his fighting style, but he does defend takedowns 77% percent of the time.
Adesanya is a huge favorite in this title fight, which is warranted given how dominant he has been in the Middleweight division. Of his 23 career wins, 15 have been by KO/TKO, but in the UFC, he has won 8 times by decision in 12 fights. Jared Cannonier has lost 2 times by KO/TKO in his career, but not since 2018. Therefore, Adesanya should be able to control this fight, while Cannonier has the chin to last the full 5 rounds. For that reason, backing Adesanya to win by decision will be the play.