In a heavyweight bout in the main card, Augusto Sakai takes on Don’Tale Mayes Saturday at UFC Fight Night 220 — also known as UFC Vegas 70 — at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 220: Sakai vs. Mayes odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims are on ESPN+ starting at 4:30 p.m. ET with the main card on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET.
Sakai heads into this fight with 4 consecutive KO/TKO losses, and he might be fighting to keep his roster spot in the UFC as he might be done with the company with another loss. He was knocked out in the 2nd round last time out against Serghei Spivac in August.
Eight of the Brazilian’s last 10 fights have been stoppages, with 4 wins and 4 losses. His last time going the distance was also his most recent win, a split-decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov in late May of 2020.