UFC Fight Night: Allen-Silva live stream, start time, odds, betting splits

UFC Fight Night is set to get going this weekend from VyStar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, June 24 at 3 p.m. ET. There is a five-bout main card highlighted by a featherweight fight between #5 Josh Emmett and #9 Ilia Topuria. Also notable on the main card is a middleweight fight between #13 Brendan Allen and Bruno Silva.

Allen (21-5) enters this bout winning his last four fights, including three wins by submission during the stretch of victories. In February he defeated Andre Muniz by way of third-round submission. A crafty grappler, Allen is successful on 47% of his takedown attempts along with a 75″ reach and 53% striking accuracy. He's been on fire and now aims to add yet another win to his streak.

Silva (23-8) is a knockout machine who recently defeated Brad Tavares in April by way of first round-KO with a vicious knee and punch combination. The victory ended a stretch of back-to-back losses for Silva, dropping bouts to Alex Pereira and Gerald Meerschaert. Silva has a 74″ reach and 47% striking accuracy, 20 of his 23 wins have also come by knockout.

How to watch Brendan Allen vs. Bruno Silva

Date: Saturday, June 24
Fight time: Main card starts at 3 p.m. ET
Live stream: ESPN+ PPV

DraftKings Sportsbook Odds/Predictions

Allen: -190
Silva: +160

Splits: 95% of handle, 67% of bets on Allen

The betting splits have indicated that this one will be a lot closer than most think. It's always tough when a fighter has been streaking, but Allen has won in a number of ways and has strong grappling skills. 6 of Silva's 8 losses have come by submission, hence Allen to win by submission (+175) is a good play.

  
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