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Best bets for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai

Alistair Overeem has taken plenty of punishment, but he can dish it out too. Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports

The heavyweight division continues to search for new blood to enter the title picture now that the Stipe Miocic-Daniel Cormier trilogy is history. Augusto Sakai is now 4-0 in the UFC and would immediately catapult himself into the upper ranks with a win over one of the best-known former UFC contenders, Alistair Overeem.

Both men are strikers, but there is a wide experience (and age) gap between them. Either Overeem maintains his gatekeeper status in the division, or Sakai positions himself to take on a top-five contender in a title eliminator bout.

Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+, and the main card starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.

Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill.


Heavyweight main event: No. 6 Alistair Overeem (-145) vs. No. 9 Augusto Sakai (+125)