Robert Whittaker battles Reinier de Ridder to headline UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder in Yas West United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The main card begins at 3 p.m. ET from Etihad Arena at Yas Island with the event highlighted by the middleweight bout between fifth-ranked Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder. Whittaker is coming off a loss by submission to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308, while de Ridder knocked out Bo Nickal in the second round at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo this past May. Whittaker (26-8) is the -162 favorite (risk $162 to win $100) in the latest UFC odds, while de Ridder (20-2) is the +136 underdog (risk $100 to win $136).

Also on the UFC Fight Night main card is a bantamweight bout between third-ranked Peter Yan (18-5) and 13th-ranked Marcus McGhee (10-1). Yan has won his last two fights, while McGhee has won six consecutive bouts. Yan is a -360 favorite, with McGhee coming in at +285. 

Before locking in your UFC Fight Night picks, you NEED to see the latest MMA predictions from SportsLine MMA analyst Kyle Marley.

Over the past three-plus years, $100 bettors who have followed Marley’s picks are up nearly $10,000, and since May 2018, he has returned nearly $21,000!

The accomplished MMA analyst has provided consistent winners for SportsLine members for the past five years. His accomplishments include hitting five consecutive main-event underdog winners in 2020 following the UFC’s brief pause in action because of the pandemic. He also went 8-6 on his picks at last week’s UFC card. Anyone who has followed Marley could be way up.

This week at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder, Marley is backing Martin Buday (+250) to upset Marcus Buchecha (-310) in a heavyweight matchup on the preliminary card.

Marley also has strong picks for Whittaker vs. de Ridder and other bouts on the UFC Fight Night card. He’s also backing a fighter who “is almost 40 years old but looks to be in his prime.” You MUST see his UFC picks before making any of your own.