Sportsbooks for US players favor Tom Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett, and Nikita Krylov, among others, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall. Also known as UFC Fight Night 208, UFC on ESPN+ 66, and UFC Fight Night London.
This is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by UFC. It will take place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in London, England.
UFC Fight Night Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tom Aspinall | -130 |
| Curtis Blaydes | +100 |
Blaydes is the underdog at the best UFC sportsbooks. At UFC Fight Night 185 on February 20, 2021. Blaydes lost to Derrick Lewis by knockout in the second round. Blaydes fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Blaydes then faced Chris Daukaus on March 26, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 33. He would win the fight by TKO early in the second round. The victory also earned him Performance of the Night honors.
Aspinall is the favorite of sportsbooks for US players. He made a splash when he submitted Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on February 20, 2021. This earned him the Performance of the Night award.
Aspinall beat Sergey Spivak by technical knockout in round one. The win earned Aspinall his third Performance of the Night award. Aspinall defeated Alexander Volkov with a straight armbar sub-mission in round one at UFC Fight Night 204. With this win, he received yet another Performance of the Night award.
Pick: Aspinall.
Chris Curtis vs Jack Hermansson
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Curtis | -115 |
| Hermansson | -115 |
Hermansson fought Sean Strickland on February 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 200. He lost the bout by split decision. Hermansson was slated to face Darren Till on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. However, Till was forced to withdraw from the match because of an undisclosed injury.
Curtis replaced Roman Dolidze on short notice, and beat Brendan Allen on December 4, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo, winning the fight by technical knockout in the second round. He earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
Curtis was expected to face Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 273 on April 9, 2022 but pulled out of the bout with a wrist injury. Curtis defeated Rodolfo Vieira at UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on June 25, 2022. By unanimous decision.
Curtis will face Jack Hermansson on 23 July 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208 as a replacement for the injured Darren Till.
Pick: Curtis.
UFC Fight Night Jordan Leavitt vs. Paddy Pimblett
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Leavitt | +160 |
| Pimblet | -195 |
Pimblett has the edge at sportsbooks for US players. He made his UFC debut against Luigi Ven-dramini on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191. He won by knockout in the first round. This earned him Performance of the night honors.
Pimblett submitted Rodrigo Vargas on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204 in round one. He received his second straight Performance of the Night award.
Leavitt made his promotional debut in a win over Matt Wiman on December 5, 2020 by slam knockout in round one. This earned a the Performance of the Night bonus. Leavitt lost by UD to Claudio Puelles on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.
Leavitt submitted Matt Sayles on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus with an inverted triangle choke in the second round. Leavitt then went on to beat Trey Ogdenby split decision.
Pick: Pimblett.
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Nikita Krylov
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Gustafsson | +155 |
| Krylov | -190 |
Nikita Krylov lost to Jan Błachowicz on September 15, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 136 by submission in the second round. Krylov won a rematch against Ovince Saint Preux on April 13, 2019 at UFC 236 with a rear-naked choke in round two.
Krylov lost by split decision to Glover Teixeira on September 14, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 16. Nikita defeated Johnny Walker on March 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 170 by unanimous deci-sion. Krylov lost to Magomed Ankalaev on February 27, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 186 by unani-mous decision. Krylov submitted to Paul Craig on March 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.
Gustafsson returned from retirement against UFC heavyweight champion Fabrício Werdum on Ju-ly 26, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 14. He tapped out to an armbar submission in round one. Gustafsson withdraw from UFC Fight Night 191 with an injury.
Gustafsson and Ben Rothwell were scheduled to meet on May 21, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 210 but Rothwell was released from the UFC officials before the event.
Pick: Krylov.
