Defending champion Islam Makhachev battles No. 1 ranked contender Ian Machado Garry for the UFC welterweight championship in the main event at UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. The five-bout main card is scheduled to start at approximately 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+. Makhachev made his welterweight debut at UFC 322 this past November and earned the UFC welterweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Jack Della Maddalena. Machado Garry, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win over Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker on Nov. 22, 2025.
In the main event, Makhachev is a -340 favorite (risk $340 to win $100) in the UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry odds at DraftKings Sportsbook, while Machado Garry is at +270.
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One of of Marley's UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry picks: He is backing Myktybek Orolbai (-675) to defeat Jeremiah Wells (+490) in a welterweight bout on the early preliminary card.
"Wells is a decent wrestler with KO power, but I don't give him any stylistic advantages here other than maybe one-punch power," Marley said. "I think Orolbai is the better wrestler and I like him to be the cleaner striker with better cardio. Give me Orolbai to win all three rounds."
Marley also has strong picks for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry and other bouts on the UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry card. He's also backing an underdog who is "the better and more dangerous grappler" to emerge with a big victory!
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