At the Fight Night 112 UFC betting event, if Michael Chiesa is the Church, does that make Kevin Lee the Steeple? The answer to this and other questions fans who bet on UFC may or may not be asking themselves will come on Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Lee
Weight class: Light
Sportsbook odds:
Michael Chiesa 2½ (-110) +115
Kevin Lee 2½ (-110) -135
Chiesa has won his last three straight fights, including the last two by submission – a fight of the night and performance of the night respectively. And like Mr. T, he loves his momma. So much so that he will go Norman Bates on someone if they so much as utter the word ‘mom’ like Lee did at the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference. Though Chiesa started the fight it was Lee that landed a punch. “If that cheap shot he landed on me is any indication of anything he’s in deep s***,” Chiesa later said in a statement.
Lee is also streaking (no, not like that), having won nine of his lat 10 fights including the last four in a row. It is worth noting that the Motown Phenom did not diss Chiesa’s mother; in fact, he said something about Chiesa’s mom supporting her son at the event. According to Chiesa, though, “there is an unspoken rule that it’s okay to promote a fight, but you just don’t bring families into it.” Even if it’s in a positive light, apparently.
Tim Boetsch vs. Johny Hendricks UFC betting preview
Weight class: Middle
Odds for fans who bet on UFC:
Tim Boetsch 2½ (-150) +175
Johny Hendricks 2½ (+130) -210
Boetsch seemed to be getting a second win when he beat Josh Samman and Rafael Natal back-to-back, but couldn’t make it three in a row against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 208 on February 11th in Brooklyn.
Hendricks was floundering in the welterweight division, losing the title to Robbie Lawler and missing weight in his last two fights in that class. Hence the Bigg Rigg switched to middleweight and won his divisional debut against Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne on February 19th.
Felice Herrig vs. Justine Kish UFC betting preview
Weight class: Straw
Odds for fans who bet on UFC:
Justine Kish – 2½ (-280) -115
Felice Herrig – 2½ (+200) -115
Lil’ Bulldog Herrig rebounded from her loss to Paige VanZant with two consecutive wins, against Kailin Curran by submission at UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko on July 23, 2016 in Chicago, and Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie on February 4th in Houston.
Kish is undefeated at 6-0, including his two first UFC fights; against Nina Ansaroff at UFC 195 on January 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, and Ashley Yoder at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov on December 9, 2016 in New York (both by unanimous decision) – the latter of which was contested as catchweight due to Kish missing weight.