Curtis Blaydes has never had a heavyweight championship fight opportunity. By contrast, Derrick Lewis got his chance in November of 2018. Lewis proved to be outclassed in a knockout loss to Daniel Cormier. Since that loss, The Black Beast has been on a quest for another championship opportunity. Lewis finds himself a substantial UFC betting underdog to Blaydes for Saturday night. Blaydes is rolling and realizes a loss to Lewis would be catastrophic. Certainly, the gambling public has faith in Razor for this main event on Saturday Night. Six bouts are on the Fight Night main card.
UFC Fight Night Blaydes vs. Lewis Main Card
| Date and Time: | Saturday, February 20, 2021, 8 p.m. ET |
|---|---|
| Location: | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| UFC Fight Night Main Card TV Coverage: | ESPN+ |
Heavyweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Curtis “Razor” Blaydes | -400 |
| Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis | +300 |
Derrick Lewis has an online betting record of 24-7. Lewis has won three fights in a row. Following a two-bout losing streak. Lewis is coming off a second-round TKO win over Aleksei Oleinik on August 8, 2020.
Late on, Curtis Blaydes has won four fights in a row. His career record is 14-2. Blaydes is coming off a unanimous decision to win over Alexander Volkov on June 20, 2020.
Women’s Bantamweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Ketlen “Fenomeno” Vieira | -278 |
| Yana Kunitskaya | +215 |
On the whole, Ketlen Vieira has a career record of 11-1. She is coming off a win that came after her only career loss. On September 27, 2020, Vieira beat Sijara Eubanks in a three-round unanimous decision.
Yana Kunitskaya brings a career mark of 13-5. He has been in an erratic stage with five wins, four losses, and a no-contest in her last ten bouts. Kunitskaya is coming off a unanimous decision to win over Julija Stoliarenko on August 8, 2020.
Featherweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa | -190 |
| Darrick Minner | +150 |
Darrick Minner has a career record of 24-11 with the UFC Betting odds. By contrast, Charles Rosa has a tally of 13-4 for his career.
Rosa has been struggling to gain traction recently. To illustrate, he is 4-4 in his last eight bouts. Rosa is coming off a split decision win over Kevin Aguilar on June 13, 2020.
Heavyweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Aleksei “The Boa Constrictor” Oleinik | +140 |
| Chris Daukaus | -177 |
Chris Daukaus brings a career mark of 10-3. Counter to that is Aleksei Oleinik, with a career record of 59-13-1.
In view of recent results, is Oleinik a challenging read? He has dropped three of his last five fights heading into Saturday. Oleinik is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Derrick Lewis on August 8, 2020.
Middleweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Phillip “Megatron” Hawes | -120 |
| Nassourdine Imavov PK | PK |
Accordingly, Nassourdine Imavov is 9-2 in his MMA career. Phillip Hawes owns a ledger of 9-2.
Heavyweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski | +200 |
| Tom Aspinall | -265 |
To show, Tom Aspinall has a career mark of 9-2. Andrei Arlovski is 30-19 for his career.
UFC Fight Night SBG Free Picks
On this occasion, Curtis Blaydes faces a do-or-die situation. Blaydes can’t afford a loss to Derrick Lewis if he wants a heavyweight title fight. Razor is in top form and has the motivation to prevail.
UFC Fight Night SBG Best Bets: Curtis Blaydes.