UFC 199 will take place this Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California and will see two title fights on the main card; for the UFC Middleweight and Bantamweight Championships. The main event has Middleweight title holder Luke Rockhold taking on Michael Bisping for the second time in their careers. Bisping is currently listed as a +310 underdog. For the Bantamweight belt fight, +245 underdog Urijah Faber will try and take the title from Dominick Cruz, in their third UFC fight. The Main Event between Rockhold and Bisping will start at 10 p.m. ET.
Check out our betting odds on the UFC 198 fights right here.
Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping
Current odds: Rockhold -455 Bisping +310
Records: Michael Bisping (28-7), Luke Rockhold (15-2)
Luke Rockhold is heavily favored to win this fight at -455. He took the title from Chris Weidman last year at UFC 194 in Las Vegas and has won 14 of his last 15 fights. Originally this fight was going to be a rematch between Rockhold and Weidman, but an injury forced Weidman from the fight. Bisping has also been on a winning streak lately, but his last loss was to Luke Rockhold in 2014, when he was knocked out in the second-round by a guillotine choke. Bisping is coming off one of the biggest wins of his career so his confidence is off-the-charts, but that doesn’t erase the fact that he’s smaller, slower and not as powerful a hitter as Rockhold.
Prediction: Rockhold by TKO
Dominik Cruz vs.Urijah Faber
Current odds: Urijah Faber +245 Dominick Cruz -340
Records: Dominick Cruz (21-1) Urijah Faber (33-8)
The co-headline fight of UFC 199 will take place between veteran fighter Urijah Faber and bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. It’s the third fight between them; the first one won by Faber in 2007, the second Cruz won by decision. Faber has twice fought for, and failed to win the bantamweight title twice since then. As a +245 underdog, Faber isn’t as extreme an underdog as Michael Bisping at UFC 199, but his advanced age (he’s almost 40) might not serve him well against the methodical and speedy Cruz.
Prediction: Cruz by Decision
Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas
Current odds: Ricardo Lamas +255 Max Holloway -360
Max Holloway has won his last 8 fights, and Ricardo Lamas is 3-2 in his last 5, including losses to both Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes. Max Holloway is the -360 favorite in this fight, and its hard to imagine him not taking this one.
Records: Max Holloway (15-3) Ricardo Lamas (15-4)
Prediction: Holloway be Decision
Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard
Current odds: Dan Henderson +285 Hector Lombard -410
Hector Lombard really doesn’t like Dan Henderson. This isn’t the only thing Henderson should be worried about. He’s also 45 years old and has been knocked out twice in his last three fights. Don’t be shocked to see him get knocked out again.
Records:Dan Henderson (31-14) Hector Lombard (34-5-1, 2 NC)
Prediction: Lombard by KO
Dustin Poirier vs. Bobby Green
Current odds: Bobby Green +175 Dustin Poirier -235
Records: Dustin Poirier (19-4) Bobby Green (23-6)
This under-promoted battle between two fast-talking strikers should be an entertaining matchup. Dustin Poirier is coming off of three straight wins and Bobby Green won 7 of his last 8. Because this fight is one of the more well-matched bouts on the card, expect a tight, close matchup.
Prediction: Poirier by Decision
UFC 199 Full Fight Card
Main Card Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping (Middleweight Championship fight) Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber (Bantamweight Championship fight) Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas (Featherweight) Dan Henderson vs Hector Lombard (Middleweight) Dustin Poirier vs Bobby Green (Lightweight)
Preliminary Card Brian Ortega vs Clay Guida (Featherweight) Beneil Dariush vs James Vick (Lightweight) Jessica Penne vs Jessica Andrade (Women’s Strawweight) Cole Miller vs Alex Caceres (Featherweight)
Preliminary Card Sean Strickland vs Tom Breese (Welterweight) Jonathan Wilson vs Luis Henrique da Silva (Light Heavyweight) Kevin Casey vs Elvis Mutapcic (Middleweight) Polo Reyes vs Dong Hyun Kim (Lightweight)
