Fight fans have been salivating for Saturday’s upcoming UFC 226. The Heavyweight title will be on the line. But that’s not all. The Featherweight title belt will also be at stake. Five main card bouts are listed on the UFC betting odds board. Current Heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic will face a challenger stepping up in class. Daniel Cormier is the current Light Heavyweight champion. Featherweight champ Max Holloway will face challenger Brian Ortega. For fans of top tier championship fighting this night is for them. Handicappers wanting a distinct challenge are thrilled as well!
UFC 226 Miocic vs. Cormier
Date and Time: Saturday, July 7, 2018, 10 p.m. ET
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
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UFC 226 Miocic vs. Cormier TV Coverage: Pay Per View
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier is aiming for history. He can become only the second fighter to hold two championships at the same time. This is just the third time in UFC history champs will fight for a title. Cormier is a live UFC Betting Odds dog as a champion in his own right. The 39 year old first won the Light Heavyweight title May 23, 2015. He defeated Anthony Johnson in a third round submission. Since then has successfully defended his title three times. Cormier also won back a loss that was overturned.
Stipe Miocic
Cormier has a career record of 20-1. In fact, he has represented the United States in men’s freestyle wrestling. San Jose, California is his home town. The team is American Kickboxing Academy. Also, his opponent is among the very best. Stipe Miocic is 35 years old. Miocic fights out of Independence, Ohio for Strong Style Fight Team. 13 of his 18 career wins have come by knockout. Actually, just twice has this heavyweight champion been defeated. Miocic won the UFC Heavyweight title on May 14, 2016. It was a knockout over Fabricio Werdum. Meanwhile, both title defense bouts were dominant wins.
Max Holloway
Max Holloway is 26 years of age and fights out of his native Hawaii. Holloway has a career record of 19-3. The last loss was all the way back in 2013. On December 10, 2016 Holloway won the UFC Featherweight title. The team is Gracie Technics. Anthony Pettis suffered the technical knockout loss. Holloway has successfully defended his title twice. Jose Aldo was the champ’s last opponent on December 2, 2017. Aldo lost by TKO at 4:51 of the third round.
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega is 27 years old and fights out of Torrance, California. There are three team associations in fact. Black Belt Surfing, Black House MMA, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Ortega has a career record of 14-0. Saturday marks Ortega’s first title bout. On the other hand, his last bout was a Sportsbook online knockout win over Frankie Edgar.
Matchup to Watch
Holloway has the championship experience and record advantage over Ortega indeed. While Cormier is confronting the ultimate challenge. He is stepping up in class. And against a proven champion with the UFC Betting Odds.
UFC Betting Odds: UFC 226 Betting Odds Picks
Expect Max Holloway and Stipe Miocic to successfully defend their titles.
UFC 226 Betting Online Pick: Max Holloway and Stipe Miocic
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