UFC Fight Night Ribas vs. Namajunas Main Card Betting Odds & Picks (03/23/2024)

UFC Fight Night Ribas vs. Namajunas Main Card Betting Odds & Picks (03-23-2024)

Specifically, Saturday’s fight night features a loaded UFC Betting card on ESPN and ESPN+. The main event is a women’s flyweight bout between #8 Amanda Ribas and Rose Namajunas. Ribas is fighting to get a title bout shot. Thus, victory is mandatory for her. Despite not being ranked, Rose Namajunas is the betting favorite. From the heavyweight class, Karl Williams faces Justin Tafa. In middleweight action, Edmen Shahbazyan takes on AJ Dobson. Meanwhile, Payton Talbott faces Cameron Saaiman in the bantamweight division. And then Billy Quarantillo takes on Youssef Zalal in the featherweight class.

UFC Fight Night – Ribas vs. Namajunas Main Card

Date and Time:Saturday, March 23, 2024, 10 p.m. ET
Location:UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV
TV Coverage:ESPN and ESPN+

Women’s Flyweight Bout

FighterOdds
Amanda Ribas+145
Rose Namajunas-175

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Amanda Ribas has a career sportsbook of 13-4. By contrast, Rose Namajunas is 12-6 for her career.

Of great concern is that Amanda Ribas has taken gamblers on a roller coaster ride. Ribas has three wins and three losses in her most recent six bouts. Last time out, Ribas won a 3rd round technical knockout against Luana Pinheiro on November 18, 2023. On June 24, 2023, Ribas lost a 2nd round technical knockout against Maycee Barber. And then, on March 4, 2023, Ribas won a unanimous decision against Viviane Araujo.

Of course, Rose Namajunas is best known as a former two-time women’s strawweight champion. Namajunas has lost her two most recent bouts. On September 2, 2023, Namajunas lost a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot. Previously, on May 7, 2022, Namajunas lost a split decision to Carla Esparza. Namajunas won the three bouts before those two losses.

Heavyweight Bout

FighterOdds
Karl Williams-198
Justin Tafa+164

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Overall, Karl Williams is 9-1 in his career. Justin Tafa has a career record of 7-3.

Last time out for Justin Tafa was a 1st round knockout win over Austen Lane on September 10, 2023. Previously, Tafa and Lane had a no contest on June 24, 2023. Tafa defeated Parker Porter and Harry Hunsucker.

Middleweight Bout

FighterOdds
Edmen Shahbazyan-185
AJ Dobson+154

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Edmen Shahbazyan has a career record of 12-4 with the UFC Betting odds. By contrast, AJ Dobson is 7-2 for his career.

Of major concern is that Edmen Shahbazyan has dropped four of his five recent bouts. He is coming off a 3rd round technical knockout loss to Anthony Hernandez on May 20, 2023.

Bantamweight Bout

FighterOdds
Payton Talbott-115
Cameron Saaiman-105

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Overall, Payton Talbott has a career record of 7-0. Cameron Saaiman is 9-1 in his career.

Last time out, Cameron Saaiman lost a unanimous decision to Christian Rodriguez on October 14, 2023. It was the first loss of his career.

Featherweight Bout

FighterOdds
Billy Quarantillo-218
Youssef Zalal+180

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Billy Quarantillo has a career record of 18-5. In turn, Youssef Zalal stands at 13-5-1 in his career.

To summarize, Billy Quarantillo has dropped four of his last seven fights. But Quarantillo is coming off a unanimous decision win over Damon Jackson on August 5, 2023.

Featherweight Bout

FighterOdds
Fernando Padilla-170
Luis Pajuelo+140

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To summarize, Fernando Padilla has a career record of 15-5. Luis Pajuelo is 8-1 on his career.

UFC Fight Night SBG Free Picks

On this occasion, Amanda Ribas offers potentially strong value as the ranked underdog.

UFC Fight Night SBG Best Bets: Amanda Ribas.