The UFC is back in the Apex this week as Featherweights Steve Garcia and David Onama collide in the main event. I went over the card to give my predictions and best bets, including the Underdog Best Bet of the Week, so let’s get into it.<\/p>\n
Odds provided by Duelbits accurate as of 10\/31\/2025<\/p>\n
Featherweights who know how to put on a show face off here in our main event. Steve Garcia is a hard-hitting brawler with fast hands and sharp boxing, though he takes shots without much concern for defence, which has led to him being knocked out in the past. David Onama is a powerful striker who has shown he can dig deep in tough fights and come out on top, using his grappling as well.<\/p>\n
I’m going with Onama to get a knockout win in this one, as he is the more powerful and durable fighter, available at an underdog price in a very volatile matchup.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Onama by 2nd Round KO Bet: Onama by TKO\/KO<\/p>\n
Dangerous Heavyweights looking to push into the title picture collide here. Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a durable boxer with swings big with his right hand, although his technique and volume are lacking. Ante Delija is a former PFL champion who burst into the UFC with a first-round knockout of Marcin Tybura, showing his fast hands and serious power.<\/p>\n
I like Delija in this one, as I see him as the much more aggressive fighter with faster hands and cleaner punching mechanics.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Deija by Decision<\/p>\n
Veteran Welterweights square off, looking to get back into the win column. Jeremiah Wells is an explosive athlete with solid power and wrestling, although he leaves himself open to getting hit and struggles to find consistent offence. Themba Gorimbo is a long fighter with a solid clinch game, although he has struggled against tougher competition.<\/p>\n
I’ll pick Wells as he is the much more dangerous fighter and is explosive enough to give Gorimbo trouble holding him in the clinch.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Wells by 1st Round KO<\/p>\n
Very intriguing matchup here between upcoming prospects at Featherweight. Isaac Dulgarian is a dominant wrestler with strong submission skills and damaging ground-and-pound, though cardio is a slight concern. Yadier del Valle is an undefeated fighter with a well-rounded game that features sharp kickboxing and dangerous ground skills, though he has yet to face tough competition.<\/p>\n
I took Dulgarian to get a finish, as he has shown his skills on the ground can give anyone trouble early, and he is only going to continue to get better with more fights in the UFC.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Dulgarian by 1st Round TKO<\/p>\n
Good matchup of strikers in this one at Welterweight. Charles Radtke is a brawler with decent boxing, though his defence and durability have given him issues, resulting in two knockout losses in the UFC. Daniel Frunza is a dangerous finisher who is looking to bounce back after losing his UFC debut in a blood bath against Rhys McKee.<\/p>\n
I lean towards Radtke here as he has shown he can win at this level, although he has been inconsistent and is coming off a knockout loss.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Radtke by 3rd Round TKO<\/p>\n
Grapplers square off to open the main card here at Flyweight. Allan Nascimento is a slick submission grappler who does well to control his opponents when he is in a good position, as he did to Jafel Filho his last time out. Cody Durden is a high-paced wrestler who is also active with his striking, though durability has been an issue at times.<\/p>\n
I’ll go with Nascimento to get a submission in this one, as we have seen Durden get caught in submissions several times by less dangerous grapplers.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Nascimento by 2nd Round Submission<\/p>\n
Light Heavyweights are set to collide here in the featured prelim. Kevin Christian makes his UFC debut here after over a year away following his impressive submission win on Dana White’s Contender Series. Billy Elekana is a well-rounded fighter who showed some wrestling in his debut against Bogdan Guskov, then earned his first UFC win in a striking bout against Ibo Aslan.<\/p>\n
I’m picking Elekana here, as he has the experience and a style that can match Christian anywhere and defend his submissions.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Elekana by 1st Round TKO<\/p>\n
Bantamweights, each coming off a knockout victory, face off in this one. Timmy Cuamba is a technically sound striker with decent wrestling who comes down in weight for the second time in his UFC run, although he can be low-output at times. Chang Ho Lee is a strong wrestler with a high-paced style coming off his first UFC win, where he used his ground and pound to get the stoppage over Cortavious Romious.<\/p>\n
I like Cumaba in this one as he is the cleaner striker with a game-rounded enough to compete anywhere the fight goes.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Cuamba by Decision<\/p>\n
Finishers square off in this good matchup at Middleweight. Donte Johnson makes his UFC debut here, two weight classes down from where he fought on Dana White’s Contender Series and earned his sixth career first-round knockout in his sixth fight. Sedriques Dumas is a long kickboxer who has rounded out his game during his time in the UFC, earning wins over Cody Brundage and Denis Tiuliulin through wrestling.<\/p>\n
I’m taking Dumas at these odds as he has much more MMA experience, having fought more UFC fights than Johnson has overall, with many of them extending past the first round, which Johnson has never done as a professional. With that, Sedriques Dumas is this week’s Underdog Best Bet of the Week.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Dumas by Decision Bet: Dumas Moneyline<\/p>\n
Veteran Bantamweights look to push closer to the top of the division here. Ketlen Viera is a solid kickboxer who has competed with many of the best in the division, including champion Kayla Harrison. Norma Dumont is a boxer with decent power who comes in having won five straight, most recently against former title challenger Irene Aldana.<\/p>\n
I lean towards Viera as the slight underdog here, as she has faced tougher competition throughout her career.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Viera by Decision<\/p>\n
Intriguing matchup here at Strawweight. Montserrat Ruiz is a tough and tricky grappler who is small even for this division and has now lost three straight fights by TKO. Alice Ardelean is a solid wrestler who comes in off her first UFC win earlier this year, a decision over Rayanne dos Santos.<\/p>\n
I’ll go with Ardelean here, as she has shown improvement in her grappling, while Ruiz has not had much success at this level of competition.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Ardelean by Decision<\/p>\n
Fun matchup between Welterweights here on the prelims. Phil Rowe is a tall and long striker who has finished all four of his UFC wins by knockout. Seok Hyeon Ko is a well-rounded fighter coming off an impressive debut win over Oban Elliott, during which he showcased his wrestling by controlling the fight on the ground.<\/p>\n
I’m picking Ko to get a decision here, as we have seen Rowe controlled on the ground, and Ko has shown the ability to mix up his game to get the win.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Ko by Decision<\/p>\n
Strawweights looking to build some momentum open the card up here. Talita Alencar is a dangerous grappler with good takedowns and top control, although her cardio has let her down in past fights. Ariane Carnelossi is a strong and powerful striker with questionable grappling skills.<\/p>\n
I lean toward Alencar, as I feel she will be able to get the fight to the ground and control Carnelossi without much resistance, or submit her.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Alencar by Decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UFC is back in the Apex this week as Featherweights Steve Garcia and David Onama collide in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253544,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-253543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}