In a 3-round heavyweight bout on the main card, Sergei Pavlovich and Waldo Cortes-Acosta meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 257 -- also known as UFC on ESPN+ 115 -- at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China (ESPN+). The prelims begin at 3 a.m. ET, followed by the main card at 6 a.m. ET. Their bout is expected to start around 7:15 a.m. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's UFC odds around the UFC Fight Night 257: Pavlovich vs. Cortes-Acosta odds , and make our expert UFC picks and predictions .

Records : Pavlovich (19-3-0) | Cortes-Acosta (14-1-0)

Pavlovich picked up a unanimous-decision victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik Feb. 1 to halt a 2-bout skid. That included a Round 1 KO/TKO title fight loss to Tom Aspinall at UFC 295n in November, 2023. His first 8 fights at the UFC lev

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