In a 5-round women’s flyweight bout in the main event, Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez'meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 59 at Ball Arena in Denver. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The prelims begin 7 p.m. ET, also on ESPN/ESPN+, while the main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, also on ESPN/ESPN+.
Records: Namajunas (13-6-0) | Cortez (11-1-0)
Namajunas fights in her 2nd consecutive fight night main event. She took care of Amanda Ribas last time out UFC on ESPN 53 back in late March. “Thug” has ended up going the distance in each of her past 4 fights, including a championship defense against Zhang Weili at UFC 268 on Nov. 6, 2021, while also losing via split-decision to Carla Esparza at UFC 271 to lose her strap.