Top-10 fighters meet when fifth-ranked Kamaru Usman battles seventh-ranked Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight bout in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on Saturday. The main UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley fight card is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Usman will be fighting for the first time since Oct. 21, 2023, when he lost a majority decision to Khamzat Chimaev in his middleweight debut. Buckley is coming off a third-round TKO win over Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley on Dec. 14, 2024.
Buckley enters as the favorite at -265 (risk $265 to win $100), while Usman is the underdog at +215 in the latest UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. In the co-main event, seventh-ranked Rose Namajunas is the -260 favorite against 11th-ranked Miranda Maverick (+210) in a women’s flyweight bout. Before locking in any UFC Fight Night picks, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Daniel Vithlani.
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