Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro has three best bets — all underdogs — for UFC 255 on Saturday night at the Apex facility, and one of them is Tim Means (+105) over Mike Perry.
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The UFC returns to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for UFC 253. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a -165 favorite over Paulo Costa.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is backing former Tennessee football player Ovince Saint Preux over Alonzo Menifield in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) is banking on Anthony Smith to bounce back from a brutal beating against Aleksandar Rakic and likes the fight to go over 1½ rounds.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is backing Ovince Saint Preux (Even) over Alonzo Menifield on the co-main event as one of his best bets on the card.
UFC heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik is known as “The Boa Constrictor,” but handicapper Lou Finocchiaro expects Derrick Lewis to knock the head off the snake in Saturday’s main event.
Even without NFL preseason games, the month still shapes up as the biggest August ever with the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball back on the betting board.
MMA handicapper Lou Finocchiaro expects former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker to get back on track in Saturday night’s main event against Darren Till.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro likes Deiveson Figueiredo (-215) over Joseph Benavidez in the main event of the UFC card Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The gambler won the first two bets Saturday on UFC 251 for a profit of about $93,000 and lost the final four wagers for a total of $400,000.
A William Hill bettor in Nevada lost a $100,000 wager Saturday on Dan Hooker (+200) over Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12 in Las Vegas.
To produce a plus price, MMA handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is playing a two-team parlay of Dustin Poirier (-210) and Tanner Boser (-105) that pays +188.
A William Hill bettor won a $50,000 straight bet on Gillian Robertson that paid $43,478.25 when she submitted Cortney Casey in the third round Saturday at UFC on ESPN 11.
UFC led the way in weekend betting handle at the Westgate and William Hill sportsbooks. But the PGA Tour was tops at DraftKings, which took a record golf handle.
Friday’s weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 172 card at the UFC Apex facility made handicapper Lou Finocchiaro change his mind on his two best bets.