Islam Makhachev puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against Renato Moicano in the main event at UFC 311. ESPN analysts provide insights and predictions for the main and co-main events, including Makhachev vs. Moicano and Dvalishvili vs. Nurmagomedov.
Islam Makhachev , left, puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against Renato Moicano in the main event at UFC 311 on Saturday night. , with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS/FX/Disney+/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m on FX/Disney+/ESPN+). Moicano stepped up on late notice when original opponent
Makhachev, who has held the title since October 2022, is going for his fourth consecutive title defense. Most recently, he beat Andreas Hale spoke to ESPN analyst Din Thomas to get his perspective on the main event and to MMA analyst and former UFC welterweightto get his thoughts on the co-main event. ESPN betting expert Ian Parker adds insight and analysis on the title fights and other intriguing bets he likes on the card.Rinse and repeat. Fight smart. Makhachev doesn't take a lot of chances but he will stay in your face and force mistakes.
De Ridder earned a win in his UFC debut, but his showing was less than impressive. His striking looked sloppy, and against Holland, that isn't going to fly. As long as Holland doesn't get held down for three rounds, he should knock out de Ridder. Holland has much better standup and he's no slouch in the jiu-jitsu department either. At these odds, I'm rolling with Holland.
Rosa might be one of the most underrated fighters in the division. She has fought higher-level competition than Perez and she's the more well-rounded fighter in this matchup, especially if the fight stays on the feet or in the clinch. The only way I see Perez upsetting Rosa is if she can take Rosa down and hold her there for three rounds. However, I don't see that happening as Rosa has solid takedown defense. Take her moneyline in your parlay or take her to win by decision.
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