UFC 306 takes place this weekend on Saturday the 14th of September at the Sphere in Las Vegas and the main event is a title bout between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. The action takes place on Sunday morning South African time and we will look at this and 2 other fights on the card from a betting perspective.
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SEAN O’MALLEY vs MERAB DVALISHVILI
Bantamweight Title Fight:
Sean O’Malley is an American fighter who is known for his extremely clean striking and precision in terms of his punches thrown. He made his debut in the UFC in 2018, a few months after his KO at the Dana White Contender Series.
Sean has fought 11 times officially and he has won 9 of these, losing just 1 fight to Marlon Vera a few years back and with 1 fight ending in a no contest. He has been on solid form, winning his last 2 title fights with his latest fight being against Vera, where O’Malley won by decision in March this year.
Merab Dvalishvili is a fighter who is born in Georgia. He possesses great stamina and athletic ability, and he can also throw effective strikes. Merab didn’t start his UFC career in the best fashion, and he lost his first 2 fights, however, since then he has gone on a 10-fight win streak.
He has been on good form lately, beating some big names in the UFC and his last fight was against Henry Cejudo in February where the fight went the distance with Dvalishvili winning by decision. Despite his experience this will be his first title fight so far.
BETTING – click here to bet
O’Malley – 1.80
Draw – 26.00
Dvalishvili – 2.15
PREDICTION:
I believe that if this fight goes to decision, Dvalishvili will take it, however I predict O’Malley will throw some powerful shots throughout the fight, stunning Merab in round 4 and winning the fight by TKO.
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ALEXA GRASSO vs VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO 3
Women’s Flyweight Co-Main Title Fight:
Alexa Grasso is a Brazilian fighter who is known for her stamina and her insane grappling skills. She has been in the UFC for nearly 8 years and in this period, she has made a name for herself, winning 8, losing 3 and drawing 1 of her 12 fights.
She has not lost in her last 6 times stepping in the octagon and she has won 5 times, with her most recent fight against Shevchenko being called a draw in September last year, resulting in Grasso holding onto her belt.
Valentina Shevchenko, fighting out of Kyrgyzstan is a veteran in the UFC and she has been extremely successful since her debut in 2015. It took her just 4 fights to get her first shot at a title, where she lost, however, since then she has fought in 10 other title fights, winning 8 in a row, losing just 1 and drawing in her last bout against Grasso.
She will be looking to get the belt back from Grasso and this fight promises to be exciting with it being the 3rd time these ladies throw down in the octagon.
BETTING – click here to bet
Grasso – 1.85
Draw – 26.00
Shevchenko – 2.10
PREDICTION:
Although Grasso won their first encounter by submission, I believe this will just like the second one go to decision, where Grasso will retain her belt.
BRIAN ORTEGA vs DIEGO LOPES
Featherweight Fight:
Brian Ortega is an American fighter who is known for his grappling and striking. He hasn’t been on the best form lately, losing 3 of his last 5 fights however he has only fought once since 2022, and he met Yair Rodriguez this year in February and won by submission in round 3 so his form is on the up after a long break .
Diego Lopes is a Brazilian born fighter who has had a short but successful UFC career so far. He has fought 5 times, losing his debut fight but winning his last 4 in a row with his most recent fight ending in a decision win over Dan Ige in June.
BETTING – click here to bet
Ortega – 2.50
Draw – 26.00
Lopes – 1.57
PREDICTION:
I believe that Lopes will gain the upper hand as the fight progresses and I think this is another fight that will go the distance with Lopes beating Ortega by decision.
SUGGESTED BETS:
O’Malley vs Dvalishvili
O’Malley by KO at 2.65 ( for a bigger price Omalley in round 4 at 13.00)
Grasso vs Shevchenko
Grasso by decision at 2.90
Ortega vs Lopes
Lopes by decision at 3.10
Here are a couple of tasty looking Trebles and betting codes to save you time
O’Malley, Grasso and Lopes to win at 5.00 – use this code to populate your bet slip 15847804
O’Malley by KO, Grasso and Lopes by decision at 23.00 – use this code to populate your bet slip 15847979
Note: All prices correct at time of writing but subject to change.
