UFC 320 will feature a main-event rematch between light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. This title fight is scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the same venue as their first matchup, on Saturday, October 4.
Ankalaev enters the ring with a record of 21 wins, one loss, and one draw. He is currently unbeaten in his last 13 fights, including a victory over Pereira for the title in March. In their first fight, where Pereira lost the UFC title by unanimous decision after five rounds, he mentioned that he was at "less than half-strength" during the bout against Ankalaev as he gears up to face him again.
Here are the predictions, odds and all the essential details you need to know before the action-packed UFC 320.
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira predictions
BetMGM: Ankalaev will win again
Anatoly Pimentel writes: "I predict that Ankalaev will win again by unanimous decision against Pereira in this championship rematch because he will impose his grappling more urgently and earlier compared to the first fight. I never expected both of them to thrive in each other’s game in their first meeting, with Ankalev landing more significant strikes and Pereira successfully defending all the takedown attempts by the Russian."
Doc Sports: Magomed Ankalaev
Guy Bruhn writes: "In his last fight, Magomed Ankalaev squared up with Alex Pereira and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 5. Pereira ended up landing 97 of 159 total strikes attempted in that fight. Ankalaev walked away from this fight having landed 127 of 224 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Pereira ended up landing 76 of 137, which gave him a rate of 55%. He finished the fight landing 11 of 57 significant strikes to the head. On the other side of the cage, Ankalaev ended up landing 52% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 94 of 180. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he was 36 of 112 to the head. 90% of the significant strikes connected on by Pereira and 79% of them connected on by Ankalaev were done at a distance."
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 odds
Odds according to BetMGM as of September 30:
- Magomed Ankalaev: -265
- Alex Pereira: +210
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 date
Magomed Ankalaev will face Alex Pereira on Saturday, October 4, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Date: Saturday, October 4
- Time: 6 p.m. ET (early prelims)
- Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 main event cage walks: 12:25 a.m. ET
- TV: ESPN (Prelims)
- Stream: ESPN+, Disney+ (Early Prelims and Prelims), PPV (Main Card)
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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2: TV and streaming information
The early prelims for the Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira fight will be available for streaming on ESPN+ and Disney+. The prelims will be broadcast on ESPN and can also be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+. The main card will be available on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV).
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 fight card and odds
Fight card according to ESPN: Odds via BetMGM.
Main Card:
- Magomed Ankalaev (-265) vs. Alex Pereira (+210): Light Heavyweight title
- Merab Dvalishvili (-400) vs. Cory Sandhagen (+300): Bantamweight title
- Jiří Procházka (-175) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (+145): Light heavyweight
- Josh Emmett (+350) vs. Youssef Zalal (-500): Featherweight
- Abus Magomedov (+195) vs. Joe Pyfer (-240): Middleweight
Prelims:
- Ateba Gautier (1200) vs. Ozzy Diaz (+700): Middleweight
- Edmen Shahbazyan (-300) vs. Andre Muniz (+240): Middleweight
- Chris Gutierrez (+310) vs. Farid Basharat (-425): Bantamweight
- Daniel Zantos (-140) vs. JooSang Yoo (+120): Featherweight
Early Prelims:
- Macy Chiasson (-180) vs. Yana Santos (+150): Women's bantamweight
- Patchy Mix (-265) vs. Jakub Wiklacz (+215): Bantamweight
- Punahele Soriano (-250) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (+200): Welterweight
- Ramiz Brahimaj (+230) vs. Austin Vanderford (-280): Welterweight
- Veronica Hardy (-700) vs. Brogan Walker (+450): Women's Flyweight
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: UFC 320 predictions, odds: Who is favored in Ankalaev vs Pereira rematch?
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