UFN 129 Odds – The UFC is in Chile this Saturday with the Fight Night 129 card headlined by Damian Maia’s welterweight duel with Kamaru Usman.
The fast rising Usman (12-1, 7-0 in the UFC) was originally scheduled to face Santiago Ponzinibbio, so the veteran Maia (25-8) is stepping into the bout on short notice.The late replacement puts a totally different spin on the fight. In Ponzinibbio, Usman was facing a similarly surging fighter who had put together a solid six fight winning streak. Now in Maia, he faces off against a battle-tested veteran who is 40 years old and on a two fight losing streak.
Ponzinibbio, from nearby Argentina, was being asked to main event. Maia is from Brazil, so the fight has the feel of being held on neutral grounds.
Maia is making his first appearance of 2018 after an active 2017 that saw him go 1-2. Last year started off well as Maia defeated the tough Jorge Masvidal to win his seventh fight in a row. That earned him a shot against UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, but Maia fell short in losing a five round unanimous decision. In October, he dropped another UD, this time to Colby Covington.
So the Maia that enters this fight on Saturday needs a win badly. A three fight losing streak at 40 years old is a pink slip waiting to happen with the UFC, so Maia has pressure to do the unexpected on Saturday. Though he has won from the underdog spot in his career, it is hard to see Maia pulling this win off at 40. Usman has the athleticism to stay up and avoid the ground game, where Maia is a wizard. On the feet we already know Maia is limited and that is not going to change.
The first Chilean fight card features three women’s bouts on the card, including the co-feature of Alexa Grasso vs Tatiana Suarez. Grasso (10-1) is looking to win her second fight in a row after her first setback and she is facing a fighter who is where she once was in Suarez, who is 5-0. Suarez comes from the UFC’s Reality TV series “The Ultimate Fighter” and she has a powerful wrestling background that give her the edge over Grasso.
The featured fights are set to air on Fox Sports 1 in the United States, with the undercard available on Fox Sports 2 and on the UFC’s Fight Pass. Check your local listings for start times. Below are the odds and the over/under numbers for the entire card.
UFN 129 Odds
Sat 5/19 – UFC Fight Night 129 – Movistar Arena – Santiago, Chile – FS1
Welterweight 5 rounds –
Demian Maia +500 o2½ -130
Kamaru Usman -700 u2½ +110
Strawweight 3 rounds –
Alexa Grasso +510 o2½ -270
Tatiana Suarez -720 u2½ +230
Light Heavyweight 3 rounds –
Jared Cannonier +190 o2½ -115
Dominick Reyes -230 u2½ -105
Bantamweight 3 rounds –
Guido Cannetti +145 o2½ -125
Diego Rivas -165 u2½ +105
Flyweight 3 rounds –
Veronica Macedo +250 o2½ -160
Andrea Lee -300 u2½ +140
Welterweight 3 rounds –
Chad Laprise +170 o2½ +120
Vicente Luque -200 u2½ -140
Welterweight 3 rounds – FS2
Zak Cummings -175 o2½ -190
Michel Prazeres +155 u2½ +165
Flyweight 3 rounds –
Alexandre Pantoja -120 o2½ -235
Brandon Moreno +100 u2½ +195
Strawweight 3 rounds –
Syuri Kondo +155 o2½ -260
Poliana Botelho -175 u2½ +220
Featherweight 3 rounds –
Gabriel Benitez -175 o2½ +105
Humberto Bandenay +155 u2½ -125
Featherweight 3 rounds – UFC Fight Pass
Brandon Davis +180 o2½ -310
Enrique Barzola -220 u2½ +255
Bantamweight 3 rounds –
Enrique Briones +285 o2½ -340
Frankie Saenz -345 u2½ +280
Lightweight 3 rounds –
Claudio Puelles +255 o1½ -120
Felipe Silva -310 u1½ +100
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