Rose Namajunas will have the home-crowd advantage Saturday when the former two-time champion meets rising prospect Tracy Cortez in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez. Their five-round flyweight battle will anchor the main UFC fight card (10 p.m. ET) from Ball Arena in Denver. Namajunas has spent a decade in the promotion and is one of the most accomplished female fighters in the promotion’s history. But the former two-time champion, who is a Milwaukee native, will be fighting for the first time in her adopted hometown of Denver. The card also features numerous other Denver-based fighters. Cortez is undefeated in the UFC with a 5-0 record and the rising prospect will look to spoil Namajunas’ homecoming with an upset victory.
Namajunas is a -235 favorite (risk $235 to win $100), while Cortez is priced at +195 (risk $100 to win $195) in the latest UFC Fight Night odds. In the co-main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio (-190) takes on Muslim Salikhov (+160) in a matchup of welterweight sluggers. Before locking in any UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez picks, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Daniel Vithlani.
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