UFC Fight Night Walker vs. Mingyang Main Card Betting Odds & Picks (08/23/2024)

First, gamblers must keep in mind that Saturday’s Fight Night from China will take place early Saturday morning. The UFC Betting card is outstanding, loaded with three ranked matchups. There are a total of five bouts on the main card. Specifically, the main event is the light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang. Also headlining Saturday’s Fight Night is the featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling. Also, there is an outstanding heavyweight matchup between Sergei Pavlovich and Waldo Cortes Acosta. Certainly, Saturday’s Fight Night is worth getting up early for on Saturday morning.

UFC Fight Night Walker vs. Mingyang Main Card

Light Heavyweight Bout

Overall, Johnny Walker has a career online betting record of 21-9. Zhang Mingyang stands at 19-6 for his career.

Late on, Johnny Walker has gone winless in his most recent three bouts. Walker is coming off a 1st-round knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir on June 22, 2024, in Riyadh. Previously, on January 13, 2024, Walker lost a 2nd-round knockout to Magomed Ankalaev in Las Vegas. On October 21, 2023, Walker had a no contest against Magomed Ankalaev in Abu Dhabi.

Before those three bouts, Walker won three consecutive bouts. But before that, Walker lost four of his previous five bouts. Thus, Walker has not provided gamblers with a reliable, consistent pattern to count on.

Namely, Zhang Mingyang is a native of China. Thus, Mingyang gets the main event in front of his countrymen. Saturday will mark his fifth career UFC bout. Mingyang is undefeated in his UFC career. Last time out, Mingyang won a 1st-round technical knockout on April 26, 2025, in Kansas City against Anthony Smith.

Featherweight Bout

Brian Ortega has a career record of 16-4. In comparison, Aljamain Sterling is 24-5 for his career.

Of great concern is that Brian Ortega lost four of his most recent six bouts. Ortega is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Diego Lopes on September 14, 20-24, in Las Vegas. Previously, Ortega won a 3rd-round submission against Yhair Rodriguez on February 24, 2024. That win snapped a 2-bout losing streak.

Of course, Aljamain Sterling is best known as the former UFC bantamweight champion. However, Sterling lost two of his most recent three bouts. His problems began on August 19, 2023, with a 2nd-round TKO loss to Sean O’Malley. That bout took place in Boston, MA, and cost Sterling his UFC bantamweight title belt. Next came a unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar on April 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. Last time out, Sterling lost a unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev on December 7, 2204.

Heavyweight Bout

Sergie Pavlovich has a career record of 19-3. By contrast, Waldo Cortes Acosta stands at 14-1 in his career.

Flyweight Bout

In sum, Sumudaerji has a career record of 17-7 with the UFC Betting odds. Kevin Borjas stands at 10-3 for his career.

Welterweight Bout

Taiyilake Nueraji has a career record of 1-0. Meanwhile, Kiefer Crosbie has a career record of 10-5.

UFC Fight Night SBG Free Picks

On this occasion, Zhang Mingyang will be fighting for his home country on his home soil against a wildly inconsistent opponent.

UFC Fight Night SBG Best Bets: Zhang Mingyang.