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Fight Fans will have more than they can want for Saturday’s Fight Night Main Card in Las Vegas. Specifically, ESPN+ will offer an outstanding lineup of five main-card UFC betting matchups. The main event is between two aspiring featherweight contenders. Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen seek a shot at the UFC featherweight championship. Thus, a win on Saturday is mandatory is reaching that goal. By contrast, a loss could permanently end a career dream. Allen has impressed gamblers with his reliability on the board. In comparison, Kattar has taken gamblers on a roller coaster ride.
UFC Fight Night Kattar vs. Allen – Main Card
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022, 7 p.m. ET
Location: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC TV Coverage: ESPN+
UFC Fight Night Odds: #5 Calvin Kattar -130 vs. #6 Arnold Allen +110, Tim Means +160 vs. Max Griffin -190, Waldo Cortes Acosta -120 vs. Jaren Vanderaa +180, Josh Fremd -190 vs. Tresean Gore +160, #13 Dustin Jacoby -165 vs. Khalil Rountree Jr +140
Allen Brings Momentum Against Inconsistent Kattar
Arnold Allen has a career Bitcoin sportsbook record of 18 wins and one loss. Late on, Allen has won 11 consecutive bouts.
Last time out, Allen scored a 1st-round online sportsbook technical knockout win over Arnold Allen. UFC Fight Night was the event on March 19, 2022, in London, England. On April 10, 2021, Allen won a 3rd-round unanimous decision against Sodiq Yusuff. UFC on ABC from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the venue. And then, on January 25, 2020, Allen won a unanimous decision against Nik Lentz. UFC Fight Night on January 25, 2020, was the venue.
Calvin Kattar has a UFC bets record of 23 wins and six losses. Of great concern is that Kattar has dropped two of his most recent three bouts.
Kattar is coming off a split decision MMA betting loss to Josh Emmert on June 18, 2022. UFC on ESPN from Austin, Texas, was the event. Previously on January 15, 2022, Kattar won a unanimous decision against Giga Chikadze. UFC on ESPN from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the event. However, on January 16, 2021, Kattar lost a unanimous decision to Max Holloway. UFC on ABC from Abu Dhabi was the venue.
Griffin and Means Seek a Bounceback After Disappointing Losses
Overall, Tim Means has a career record of 32 wins and 13 losses. Means is coming off a loss that snapped a 3-bout winning streak.
Last time out, Means lost a 2nd-round submission to Kevin Holland on June 18, 2022. UFC on ESPN from Austin, Texas, was the event. Previously, Means won a unanimous decision against Nicolas Dalby on June 26, 2021. UFC Fight Night from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the venue. And on November 21, 2020, Means won a unanimous decision against Mike Perry. UFC 255 from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the event.
Max Griffin has a career record of 18 wins and nine losses. Of major concern is that Griffin has lost five of his last nine bouts. Including his previous matchup.
On March 26, 2022, Griffin won a split decision against Neil Magny. UFC on ESPN from Columbus, Ohio, was the event. Previously on July 10, 2021, Griffin won a unanimous decision against Carlos Condit. UFC 264 from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the event. And then, on March 20, 2021, Griffin won a 1st-round knockout against Song Kenan. UFC on ESPN from Las Vegas, Nevada, was the event.
Before those fights, Griffin had lost four of his previous five matchups. Gamblers have not gotten over that stretch. And Griffin’s latest result feeds into public doubts about his viability.
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As was previously noted, Max Griffin has not been consistent enough to rate a recommendation. Tim Means has shown more reliability and value in recent bouts. In a similar way, Calvin Kattar has not been a reliable value in recent fights. Arnold Allen offers good momentum.
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