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How to bet UFC Fight Night: Velasquez vs. Ngannou

Francis Ngannou, one of the hardest punchers in the UFC, will look to ruin Cain Velasquez's comeback bid. Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports

In a long-awaited moment, this weekend's UFC main card (and even preliminaries) will air live on ESPN. Trendy restaurants and lounges around the country who normally refuse to put "combat sports" on their bar TVs, will suddenly be forced to rethink their position. You can't turn off ESPN at a bar!

And so, a very large television audience, perhaps the largest ever, will witness a heavyweight showdown between a former champion and a former championship contender to help solidify the division's title picture. And it wouldn't be an intriguing MMA matchup without a significant stylistic contrast.

Let's look at the stats and decide where the betting value might be.


Heavyweight matchup: Cain Velasquez (-165) vs No. 3 Francis Ngannou (+145)