UFC Fight Night DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel picks, fighter pool for July 18 from a daily Fantasy pro

Professional DFS player Mike McClure shares his top DraftKings and FanDuel picks for UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez at Fight Island on Saturday.

Mike McClure

Before setting your MMA DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez on Saturday, you NEED to see what Mike McClure has to say.

McClure is a predictive data engineer and a DFS pro with almost $2 million in career winnings. He's crushed his DFS selections lately, producing tournament rosters that have cashed huge in multiple sports over the past few years. 

At UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige on Wednesday, McClure was all over Calvin Kattar as his top pick. The result: Kattar landed 105 significant strikes and defeated Dan Ige via decision, and anybody who followed McClure's advice was well on their way to building a winning lineup. Now, McClure has set his sights on Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. 

For UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez, we can tell you McClure is high on Alexandre Pantoja at $8,800 on DraftKings and $18 on FanDuel. Part of McClure's optimal UFC DFS strategy also includes rostering Jack Hermansson ($8,000 on DraftKings, $16 on FanDuel), who is 20-5 in his MMA career and will take on Kelvin Gastelum in a middleweight bout. 

McClure is also targeting a value fighter who is a must-play because his fight is a HUGE mismatch! This pick could be the difference between cashing huge in MMA DFS or going home with nothing.

So what are the optimal picks for Saturday's Fight Night card? And which value fighter is a must-roster? ... Join SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete optimal tournament picks for DraftKings and FanDuel, and cash in big on MMA DFS!