UFC Vegas 122 predictions: Picks, best bets for the entire card on Saturday
The UFC returns to APEX this weekend for just the second time in eight cards.With it having been a while since we’ve been in the warehouse that’s located in the middle of the desert, and we’ll have another 12 fights to enjoy and bet on. Of the 12 fights, a whopping eight of them are projected to end inside distance.Last week’s card saw 11 of 14 fights end via knockout or submission, so you’re seeing plenty of violence early in his fights these days.Below we break down the best bets for UFC Vegas 122 as we bet on the entire card.A very interesting middleweight bout between these two top 10 fighters in the division.Christian Leroy Duncan has won five straight, having defeated a lower level of competition compared to his opponent Brendan Allen.Allen has fought the peak level at the division and has proved a lot of people wrong in his career.
You’ll remember Allen was a massive underdog to Reiner De Ridder before thoroughly dominating him and winning late in that fight.Leroy Duncan is a sick athlete and loves to show off his explosive movements where he should be able to land power shots.Though, he does waste some energy doing that, which concerns me in a five-round fight against Allen who has been there before.Having said all of that, I think Leroy Duncan’s decision line of +500 is too high, considering I think this fight will be extremely competitive on the feet.If Leroy Duncan doesn’t throw too many spinning kicks, which I consider just tactically foolish against higher-level opponents.I think he’s the side to target. As a sort of hedge for his potential stupidity in that sense, I’ll target the fight to go the distance, and a smaller bet on Leroy Duncan to win by decision.PREDICTION: Fight goes the distance (+138, FanDuel) | Leroy Duncan wins by decision (+500, BetMGM)In the lightweight division, Matheus Camilo faces off with Jai Herbert. Herbert, 38, has done a good job in his career as a volume striker with some power, but also has poor dur...