{"id":941707,"date":"2026-10-22T05:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941707\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:48:42","slug":"ufc-333s-best-betting-props-parlays-and-picks-volkanovski-vs-evloev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/941707\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 333\u2019s best betting props, parlays and picks | Volkanovski vs. Evloev"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 333<\/a> is live this weekend (Sat., Oct. 24, 2026) from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE and streaming exclusively on Paramount+<\/a> (watch here<\/a>). This marquee PLE has two title fights up top with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev for the Featherweight title and Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3 for the Bantamweight title.<\/p>\n

The main card also has Lone\u2019er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev and Aaron Pico vs. Losene Keita. Those should all be fun.<\/p>\n

The featured \u2018Prelim\u2019 is Dominick Reyes vs. Azamat Murzakanov. There\u2019s also Nikita Krylov against hot prospect Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev and Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston.<\/p>\n

As always, there\u2019s lots to bet on this card and we\u2019ve got odds for all the fights below:<\/p>\n

UFC 333 Main Card Money Line Odds<\/p>\n

\"Alexander<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander Volkanovski defends his belt at UFC 333. Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Alexander Volkanovski (-110) vs. Movsar Evloev (-110)<\/p>\n

Volkanovski comes into this one on the heels of his 38th birthday. His last bit of action was his pretty dominant decision victory over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 in January. That was an immediate rematch for Lopes (for some reason). Those two Lopes wins saw Volkanovski rebound from his KO losses to Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n

Evloev finally gets his title shot here after going 10-0 in UFC and 20-0 overall. His last fight was a majority decision over Lerone Murphy. He was more striker than wrestler against Murphy, perhaps sensing he needed to up the entertainment value to confirm his shot at gold. Before out-boxing Murphy he out-wrestled Aljamain Sterling and Arnold Allen.<\/p>\n

I think we might hear \u201cAnd new!\u201d after this one, folks. And I think we might get there after a bit of a slog.<\/p>\n

I think Evloev, now he\u2019s secured his title shot, is going to lean back towards his wrestling to secure the belt. He looked great on the feet against Murphy and people were crazy to call that boring fight. But now he\u2019s done that, I think he\u2019s going to simply try to get Volkanovski down and lay on him for five rounds.<\/p>\n

Easier said than done, right?<\/p>\n

Well, Volkanovski is one of our Featherweight GOATs, but the man is almost forty. And the late thirties have, historically, not been kind to fighters in these lighter weight classes. Volkanovski\u2019s wrestling has been sensational throughout his career, but he\u2019s not faced that many wrestlers \u2014 especially during his championship reigns.<\/p>\n

His most recent wrestler opponent was Islam Makhachev (though, our number one pound-for-pound fighter has shown he\u2019s far more than a wrestler). Makhachev didn\u2019t need to wrestle in their rematch, but he went 4-9 on takedowns in their first fight and sucked up 7:37 of control time. Makhachev did have plenty of size over Volkanovski, though.<\/p>\n

Evloev is just a little bigger than Volkanovski, but his wrestling acumen is up there with Makhachev and he\u2019s far more dedicated to winning on the ground than Makhachev is (since Makhachev is confident he can win elsewhere).<\/p>\n

I think Evloev\u2019s focused and prolonged wrestling attacks are going to wear Volkanovski down. I think he might stop a lot of this early on, but over five rounds, I can see Evloev being the one who is able to peak in the third and dominate those last two periods.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to be wrong here and see Volkanovski execute another perfect gameplan, where he hurts Evloev on the feet and takes the steam out of those future takedown attempts. But I think Evloev is just too good at wrestling and 38 is too old to hold off another young challenger.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Movsar Evloev moneyline (-110)<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA\"Petr<\/a><\/p>\n

Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili complete their trilogy at UFC 333. Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Petr Yan (-162) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (+136)<\/p>\n

This is an immediate rematch from December\u2019s UFC 323 where Yan beat Dvalishvili by unanimous decisions with scores of 49-46, 48-47, 49-46. I scored it 49-46 Yan on the night<\/a>. Here\u2019s what I wrote to sum up the bout:<\/p>\n

Petr Yan fought a perfect fight to win the UFC Bantamweight title for a second time. He showed early that he wouldn\u2019t be forced to play Merab Dvalishvili\u2019s game, stuffing all takedowns in the first two rounds. With all the time spent on the feet he was able to hurt and bloody up Dvalishvili. That didn\u2019t take much steam out of Dvalishvili\u2019s famous motor, but it helped Yan swell with confidence. He got taken down a few times after that, but that wasn\u2019t enough to change the course of the fight. Yan had a bit of an energy dip in the middle of the fight, but after landing a huge body kick he got his second wind and was able to kick it into high gear to dominate much of the championship rounds.<\/p>\n

My big question mark for this fight is which Dvalishvili shows up. Because I think the Dvalishvili who fought Yan in December was the worst version we\u2019ve seen of him. And that\u2019s because he was fighting his fourth title fight of the year. That was unheard of then and still feels crazy, especially when you\u2019re talking about a fighter who largely wins five round decisions. He went five rounds in three of those bouts last year, with the fourth being his third round submission over Sean O\u2019Malley (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Dvalishvili was trying to do something special last year and I think it caught up to him. It\u2019s like what we saw with Alex Pereira, with too much activity (and plenty of side quests) leading to an off night.<\/p>\n

If anyone could pull off four title defenses in a year, you\u2019d think it would be Dvalishvili \u2014 given his amazing motor. But I think that experiment showed that even the best gas tank in the game is going to struggle with four five rounders and the fight camps between them in a given year.<\/p>\n

All that being said, Yan deserves a lot of credit. He was amazing in that fight and he really hurt Dvalishvili on the feet. I still think about Dvalishvili yelping from that body kick. It might be impossible to tire Dvalishvili out in a fight, but it is possible to hurt him. And both those things have the same effect, in slowing down Dvalishvili\u2019s takedown spamming and making each shot less and less potent.<\/p>\n

Personally, I\u2019m putting a lot of stock into Dvalishvili\u2019s schedule getting the better of him last year. I think with almost a year to re-assess and prepare for a single fight, we should see him back to his best, like he was in 2023 when he blanked Yan with three 50-45 scorecards.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Merab Dvalishvili moneyline (+136)<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA\"Ramazan<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramazan Temirov gets a big spotlight at UFC 333. Fadel SENNA \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Lone\u2019er Kavanagh (-112) vs. Ramazan Temirov (-108)<\/p>\n

Kavanagh\u2019s UFC career has been a roller coaster. He looked like a future champion when he beat Brandon Moreno in Mexico City in February. But that win is bookended by stoppage losses to Brandon Royval and Charles Johnson (see it here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Temirov has looked like a Jon Lineker clone in his UFC career so far. Last time out he got a first round KO over former title challenger Steve Erceg (see it here<\/a>). Before that he overpowered Charles Johnson and he debuted with a stoppage win over CJ Vergara.<\/p>\n

I really want to believe in Temirov, but it feels like \u2014 at some point \u2014 someone is going to expose him as a one-dimensional fighter with one punch (right overhand) and one kick (spinning back kick). I hope that doesn\u2019t happen for a while, though. Temirov looks like he\u2019s being controlled by a button-basher and it\u2019s very fun to watch.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I don\u2019t think Kavanagh is going to be the one to control and tire out Temirov and then test what he\u2019s really got. Kavanagh loves a brawl, too. I think he\u2019s going to be willing to stand toe-to-toe with Temirov and test his more crisp boxing against Temirov\u2019s haymakers, thrown from his heels.<\/p>\n

Erceg was hoping to do the same thing, but as soon as he got glanced by one of those swings, it was all over for him. I don\u2019t know how much of that is down to Temirov\u2019s striking and how much is down to Erceg just being on a downward spiral.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to lean into the fun, though, and say Temirov will Tasmanian Devil his way to another win.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Ramazan Temirov moneyline (-108)<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA\"Alexander<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander Volkov will try to earn a title shot at UFC 333. Ishika Samant\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Alexander Volkov (-120) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (+100)<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old Volkov was too technical for Waldo Cortes-Acosta in May. He outpointed him for a unanimous decision. Before that he took a split decision over Jailton Almeida, benefiting from some spite scorecards aimed at the painfully negative fighting style of Almeida. That win came after his horrible scorecard robbery loss against Ciryl Gane in 2024.<\/p>\n

Kuniev is 34 and three fights into his UFC career. He stopped Tyrell Fortune in July and also has a decision win over Jailton Almeida. He also suffered a scorecard robbery, too, when he lost to Curtis Blaydes in his debut.<\/p>\n

Kuniev is posing the same kind of risks to Volkov that Sergei Pavlovich did. In that fight, Volkov showed tremendous intelligence and discipline to punish Pavlovich with his jab every time he even thought about throwing a looping punch.<\/p>\n

I think Volkov\u2019s straight punches are going to cause big problems for Kuniav. And, unlike with Pavlovich, Volkov has a significant reach advantage here (four inches). Kuniev will want to get inside and make this ugly, but Volkov has shown he\u2019s pretty good at navigating a clinch.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll take Drago to win this all-Russian affair.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Alexander Volkov moneyline (-120)<\/p>\n

\"Losene<\/a><\/p>\n

Losene Keita will try and live up to the hype at UFC 333. LOU BENOIST \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Aaron Pico (-115) vs. Losene Keita (-105)<\/p>\n

Pico\u2019s UFC debut ended with a spinning back elbow KO from Lerone Murphy (see it here<\/a>). He regrouped after that and took a decision over fellow Bellator veteran Patricio Pitbull. The once super prospect is now 30 years old and a 14-5 pro.<\/p>\n

Keita obliterated Muhammad Naimov in September and then hit perhaps one of the best UFC celebrations we\u2019ve ever seen. That was his first win in UFC after his debut was spoiled by a split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood. Keita is a former two division champion in OKTAGON (a promotion that deserves to be taken seriously).<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a fan of Keita for a while and I\u2019m glad he\u2019s now settled into the UFC roster, after that weigh-in miss that cost him a debut against Pitbull.<\/p>\n

Keita has probably never seen wrestling like what Pico can do. But I think his size and athleticism might help him combat that. He\u2019s very explosive and I can see him bursting up from the ground while Pico tries to keep him still.<\/p>\n

On the feet, Keita is very dangerous and I have some concerns over Pico\u2019s chin. Four of his nine pro losses are KO\/TKO. One of those was a shoulder injury, so throw that out. But he was starched by Henry Corrales and Adam Borics.<\/p>\n

Both those losses came with Pico being a little lax on defense. Those happened a while ago, but I think he\u2019s still going to be open for the kind of offense Keita will be throwing at him.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Losene Keita moneyline (-105)<\/p>\n

UFC 333 \u2018Prelims\u2019 Under Card Odds<\/p>\n

\"At<\/a><\/p>\n

At UFC 333, Dominick Reyes will try and work himself back into the title picture. Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Azamat Murzakanov (-205) vs. Dominick Reyes (+170)<\/p>\n

Murzakanov is coming off an aura draining head kick loss over Paulo Costa (see it here<\/a>). Before that happened he stopped Aleksandar Rakic, with a jab (see it here<\/a>). He\u2019s 6-1 in UFC with all but one fight being finishes.<\/p>\n

Reyes \u2018beat\u2019 Johnny Walker in April, by split decision, in what might have been the worst fight of the year. Before that he was blown away by Carlos Ulberg, in what was essentially a title eliminator. He earned that shot with a three fight KO streak over Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith and Dustin Jacoby.<\/p>\n

I have been skeptical of Reyes for a while now. He saved his career by beating Jacoby. He was on a four fight winning streak before that. But his win over Smith was a gimme (remember Smith was weeping on his way to the cage) and Krylov was coming off a two year absence. And the less said about that Walker \u2018win\u2019 the better.<\/p>\n

In my mind, his last few years have been far worse than they look on paper. And that all gives me far more reasons to fade him than Murzakanov\u2019s loss to Costa.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Azamat Murzakanov moneyline (-205)<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev break a sweat at UFC 333? Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Nikita Krylov (+360) vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (-470)<\/p>\n

Krylov had his jaw re-arranged by Robert Whittaker in July (see it here<\/a>). He\u2019s lost three of his last four. The bright spot was a third round finish over Modestas Bukauskas. The losses were both stoppages, to Bogdan Guskov and Dominick Reyes.<\/p>\n

Yakhyaev has steamrolled his first three opponents in UFC. He submitted Raffael Cerqueira in 33 seconds for his debut (see it here<\/a>). Then he took his foot off the gas and went a whole three minutes before stopping Brendson Ribeiro. He sped things up in his last fight, though, KOing Julius Walker in just eight seconds (see it here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This is great match-making. Yakhyaev is getting a name here, but not someone who feels like too much of a jump for him. Krylov can surprise anyone. But his durability issues are going to be a problem for him in this match-up.<\/p>\n

Yakhyaev hits like a truck and he\u2019s fast, too. Krylov\u2019s 48 percent sig. striking defense means he\u2019s probably going to get hit early and often.<\/p>\n

Krylov is crafty with his wrestling and submission fighting. But Yakhyaev has shown us he\u2019s no one trick pony and that he\u2019s a big threat on the ground, too.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen a ton of upsets this year, which might be why Yakhyaev\u2019s line is not something like -1000 for this fight, but I would be very surprised if Krylov is the guy to fraud check him.<\/p>\n

If, like me, you believe Yakhyaev is going to stop this fight early there\u2019s zero value to be found anywhere. I\u2019m going to have to go with a prop, but even that\u2019s not giving me great odds.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Yakhyaev to win in round 1 (-160)<\/p>\n

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UFC 333 Early \u2018Prelims\u2019 Under Card Odds<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battle Giraffe makes an appearance at UFC 333. Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Abus Magomedov (-122) vs. Cam Rowston (+102)<\/p>\n

Magomedov is coming off a big win over Michael Oleksiejczuk, who he submitted with a guillotine in the first round (see it here<\/a>). That saw him rebound from a submission loss to Joe Pyfer last year. He\u2019s 5-3 in UFC with his other losses being to champ Sean Strickland and contender Caio Borralho.<\/p>\n

Rowston is 3-0 to start his UFC career. He\u2019s not had much trouble so far, starting things off with finishes over Andre Petroski and Cody Brundage. In May he won a decision over Robert Bryczek.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve really enjoyed watching Rowston over these past two years. He\u2019s an exciting fighter and his post fight interviews are genuinely, and intentionally, hilarious.<\/p>\n

This is a huge step up for the Aussie, though. Magomedov\u2019s record might not be much to write home about, but his strength of schedule is among the highest in the division. Magomedov is more technical than Rowston. And Rowston is more athletic and powerful than Magomedov.<\/p>\n

Rowston has also benefited from having a size advantage over past opponents. He won\u2019t have that here. Magomedov\u2019s length is pretty sneaky. He\u2019ll match Rowston\u2019s 78 inch reach.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to see Rowston win and this Golden Generation of Australian talent be a force across multiple divisions. But I think Magomedov is just too technical for him and that his wrestling and submissin game will really help him out over the still quite raw Rowston.<\/p>\n

Should be a great fight either way.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Abus Magomedov moneyline (-122)<\/p>\n

\"Grant<\/a><\/p>\n

Grant Dawson will look for another controlling win at UFC 333. Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Grant Dawson (-122) vs. Nurullo Aliev (+102)<\/p>\n

Dawson got back on the horse with a dominating win over Mateusz Rebecki in May. That came after he was flat-lined by Manuel Torres in December (see it here<\/a>). the Torres loss broke his three fight win streak, which started after he was starched by King Green in 2023 (see it here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Aliev is 12-0 and coming off a dominating win over Mike Davis. He\u2019s won four times in UFC and gotten wins over Shem Rock, Joe Solecki and Rafael Alves.<\/p>\n

This is an interesting and unusual match-up from UFC in 2026. We\u2019ve got two smothering wrestlers here. This means we\u2019re probably going to see a lot of grappling and not the first round KOs that UFC seems to be engineering to happen a lot more frequently.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really not sure who is going to come out on top of this wrestling battle and I think we\u2019re destined for some very tough rounds to score. Dawson\u2019s strength of schedule is leagues ahead of what Aliev has dealt with. Though, the eye test on Aliev is pretty convincing.<\/p>\n

Dawson is great at piling on ground and pound and wearing guys down. All that activity on top gives the bottom guy more opportunities to escape, though. So if he\u2019s getting on top of Aliev, his tendencies might mean that he doesn\u2019t get to stay on top very long. Aliev is more of a concrete blanket on top (just 13 sig. strikes in 12:25 minutes of control time against Davis), so he might end up racking up more control time.<\/p>\n

With this scenario in mind, I\u2019ll take Aliev.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Nurullo Aliev moneyline (+102)<\/p>\n

\"Colby<\/a><\/p>\n

Colby Thicknesse is part of the Australian contingent in Abu Dhabi for UFC 333. Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Colby Thicknesse (+410) vs. Asaf Chopurov (-550)<\/p>\n

Thicknesse, who trains under Alexander Volkanovski, has won decisions over Vince Morales and Josias Musasa in the Octagon. He made his debut in February, 2025 and dropped a spirited decision to Aleksandre Topuria. He\u2019s a former champ in the HEX promotion in Australia.<\/p>\n

Chopurov is making his promotional debut here. He\u2019s 10-0 and has vacated the UAE Warriors Bantamweight title to be here. He trains with ONE and K-1 champion\/tournament winner Chingiz Allazov.<\/p>\n

I watched Chopurov\u2019s last win, where a guy basically ran chin up into his overhand right. He won with a smothering wrestling display before that. He won his previous fight with a bodylock takedown and took the back for a rear naked choke. His double underhooks were his biggest weapon in that fight, not something you can easily get on someone who knows what they are doing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little wary of Chopurov\u2019s odds here, since he\u2019s looked far better than the competition in UAE Warriors, but is untested at this level. I think Thicknesse knows enough not to walk into a punch or concede double underhooks.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll go the over here, thinking Chopurov is not going to come in and smoke a young UFC veteran.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Over 2.5 rounds (+124)<\/p>\n

\"Abubakar<\/a><\/p>\n

Abubakar Vagaev gets his second UFC appearance at UFC 333. Josh Hedges\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Abubakar Vagaev (-170) vs. Jacob Malkoun (+142)<\/p>\n

Vagaev won his debut over Saygid Izagakhmaev in July, at the last Abu Dhabi card. That was a Chechnya vs. Dagestan fight. Vagaev had his fellow Chechen Khamzat Chimaev in his corner. He\u2019s a former champion in ACA (Ramazan Kadyrov\u2019s pet MMA promotion). The 33 year old Vagaev has fought almost all his 29 fight career in ACA and promotions that would eventually become ACA.<\/p>\n

Malkoun has won his last three. Those are decisions over Gerald Meerschaert and Torrez Finney and a TKO over Andre Petroski. There was a two year hiatus mixed into that run. He\u2019s now 6-3 in UFC.<\/p>\n

Vagaev looked somewhat like Chimaev in his debut, wrestling down Izagakhmaev and making the fight both one-sided and boring. I think it\u2019s very likely he does that to Malkoun here.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s got some size on Malkoun and Malkoun\u2019s takedown defense is a pretty mid 55 percent. Malkoun has been using the takedown as his point of offense a lot recently, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s good enough to win a wrestling match against Vagaev.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Abubakar Vagaev moneyline (-170)<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel Santos is looking to rebound at UFC 333. Mike Roach\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Daniel Santos (-125) vs. Bolaji Oki (+105)<\/p>\n

Santos is coming off a TKO loss to Doo Ho Choi. That spoiled a four fight winning streak for the Brazilian. That streak included a TKO over Joo Sang Yoo (see it here<\/a>) and a decision over Jeong Yeong Lee.<\/p>\n

Oki last appeared in March, where he was stopped by Manoel Sousa in the third round (see it here<\/a>). Before that he was ground and pounded by Mason Jones (see it here<\/a>). He\u2019s 2-3 in UFC now.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of fight UFC wants to see. Both of these guys absorb and land over five sig. strikes a minute. So we should see both of them getting crack a lot here. For me, that means durability might be the difference-maker. Oki has been stopped in his last two fights, so that means I\u2019m leaning Santos here. This could really go either way, though.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Daniel Santos moneyline (-125)<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Kody Steele\u2019s grappling be a factor at UFC 333? Mike Roach\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Noah Gugnon (+130) vs. Kody Steele (-155)<\/p>\n

Gugnon debuted on the Serbia card in August and earned a first round submission over vaguely local talent Milos Janicic. That got him to 10-2 as a pro, with most of his notable fights coming in France\u2019s Ares FC.<\/p>\n

Steele used his slick submission game to tap Dom Mar Fan with a heel hook in May (see that here<\/a>). That came after he lost a decision against Rongzhu (someone he decided to stand and bang with). He\u2019s now 8-1 in his career.<\/p>\n

It took a few tries, but Steele might have learned that he needs to do what he\u2019s best at to get wins in UFC. If he commits to grappling Gugnon, he should win. However, coming off a win might feel like he\u2019s playing with house money and he might try his luck at standing and banging again.<\/p>\n

I think this is a close fight because of Steele\u2019s mindset and not his skill level. I do think he\u2019s more skilled than Gugnon, though, so I\u2019ll just go with him and hope he fights a smart fight.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Kody Steele moneyline (-155)<\/p>\n

\"Iasmin<\/a><\/p>\n

Iasmin Lucindo opens the show at UFC 333. Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

Iasmin Lucindo (-375) vs. Nicolle Caliari (+295)<\/p>\n

Lucindo had her run to a Strawweight title fight dented by the veteran Amanda Lemos, who broke her four fight winning streak with a unanimous decision in March, 2025. Since then Lucindo has taken a decision over Angela Hill. She also had a bout with recent title challenger Gillian Robertson fall through.<\/p>\n

Caliari is just 1-2 in UFC. Her win was a submission over Shauna Bannon in May. Her two losses are to strikers Carli Judice and Ernesta Kareckaite.<\/p>\n

Caliari doesn\u2019t have the firepower on the feet to hang with Lucindo. She also absorbs a pretty bad 5.59 sig. strikes a minute. Lucindo is going to have a four inch reach advantage on her, too. So I think this could be a painful night for Caliari.<\/p>\n

Lucindo has not been a finisher in UFC, but she has a lot working in her favor in this match-up. She also needs to make a statement after going from main card to curtain jerker. I\u2019ll take the under, which has lots of value.<\/p>\n

Best bet: Under 2.5 rounds (+210)<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

Will my dream come true at UFC 333? Cooper Neill\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a couple of long shots for Saturday night\u2019s action …<\/p>\n

Alexander Volkanovski by KO\/TKO\/DQ (+400)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve picked Movsar Evloev to win this, but I had a dream where Volkanovski won by head kick. I don\u2019t make a habit out of this, but that feels like a sign! I can see Evloev ducking for a takedown and putting his head right onto a knee or shin that\u2019s on the way up (just like Marlon Moraes caught Aljamain Sterling).<\/p>\n

Two bet parlay: Merab Dvalishvili and Losene Keita to win (+395)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very hard to beat someone in MMA twice in a row. I think a well rested Dvalishvili prevents Petr Yan from accomplishing that feat on Saturday. And I think Keita is the real deal and that his striking will be too punishing for Aaron Pico to handle.<\/p>\n

Kavanagh vs. Temirov to end in Split or Majority Decision (+1400)<\/p>\n

I think this fight could be nuts and, even though, I sense a finish coming, I think there\u2019s a chance we get a knock down brawl for the ages with these two. That would be fun.<\/p>\n

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