Noche UFC: Expert picks and best bets for Lopes vs. Silva
The former featherweight title title, Diego Lopes, is trying to return to the column of victories against Jean Silva during the main event of Noche UFC on Saturday at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio (6 p.m. HE, Prelimings at 3 p.m. on ESPN +).
Lopes, featherweight n ° 3 of ESPN, lost against Alexander Volkanovski in a fight for the vacant championship during his last appearance in octagon. Before the defeat, Lopes made a sequence of five victories with five fights.
Silva is undefeated in the UFC and has finished each of its last five opponents (four knockouts, a submission).
ESPN MMA analysts and commentators provide their forecasts on the main event, and the expert in Paris ESPN Ian Parker adds an overview of the value bets available on the map.
Main featherweight event
Silva is clearly difficult to eliminate, because his defense of withdrawal has resisted. He submitted a dangerous black belt to Bryce Mitchell in his last fight. Diego is not a big grappling and he is struck. But Silva is someone you can’t take too many photos. Something that is lost in all Silva buffoonery is its technical capacity. He has his hands and he is fun, but he is a technician who carries a lot of power. Not only Silva wins this fight, but I think it will go very far in this division. – Anthony Smith
It is difficult to go against Silva. Lopes is a little too struck and Silva is too precise. I do not think he will eliminate the lopes because Lopes is difficult, and if there is, he will take the fight towards the carpet and draw a guard before being eliminated. – Din Thomas
Paris analysis
Precise ones from September 11. For the most up -to -date ratings, visit ESPN Bet
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Parker: more than 2.5 rounds (-150). Lopes vs Silva has everything you can hope for in a main event – two well -balanced fighters with great durability that are always looking for a finish. Although I expect this fight to have many moments of keeping in clothes, I see it entering the championship rounds.
Each of the last three fights of Lopes has taken the distance, but Silva had not had a fight for a decision since he competed on the “series of candidates of Dana White” in 2023. However, Silva did not fight anyone in the Top 5 of the UFC, and Lopes has not yet ended his UFC career. I think Lopes has a major advantage if it can put Silva on the back, but on the feet, the striking is almost uniform. Take the 2.5 laps here.
The best parker bets on the rest of the card
Lightweight: Rafa Garcia against Jared Gordon
Gordon to win by KO, TKO or decision. This is the perfect match for Gordon, who enters this fight after a KO in the first round of Thiago Moise. Gordon is a better fighter than Garcia, both on the feet and on the carpet, but Garcia is more durable. Gordon is a favorite of -255 by ESPN Bet, and I don’t mind putting the juice here because I don’t see how he could lose the fight. If Moneyline’s dimensions are too expensive for you, take Gordon to win by KO, TKO or decision.
Light: Claudio Puelles against Joaquim Silva
Silva to win (even). Although he entered this match for a sequence of two defeats, Puelles is a surprising favorite from Paris on Silva. The only way to puelle to victory is to secure a leg lock – and I don’t see it for him. Silva is the best athlete and the best attacker. I expect him to keep this position and take over on puelles throughout the fight. If Silva can push the pace as he did against Clay Guida last December, look for puelles to get tired and potentially finish.
Men’s fly weight: Alessandro Costa against Alden Coria
Costa to win (-400). Costa had ups and downs inside the octagon, but her two defeats were difficult competition at Steve Erceg and Amir Albazi. When he fought in the ranking, he eliminated Jimmy Flick and Kevin Borjas.
At chances of almost 3 to 1, seek to put Costa in your called. Coria is a good perspective with an equal balance of elimination with direct elimination and submission, but it is a big jump in competition, and I do not see it well for him. Costa will keep the fight on the feet, if he is successful, but if necessary, he can also present it on the ground. As long as he does not slip, expect Costa to get victory.
