A pari of ranked UFC middleweights battle when fourth-ranked Israel Adesanya faces 14th-ranked Joe Pyfer in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The preliminaries are set to begin at around 5 p.m. ET, with the main card at approximately 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. Adesanya is coming off a loss by TKO to Nassourdine Imavov on Feb. 1, 2025. Pyfer, meanwhile, earned a submission win at 1:46 of the second round over Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, 2025.
Adesanya is a -135 favorite (risk $135 to win $100), while Pyfer comes back at +114 in the latest UFC Fight Night odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. The co-main event features a women's flyweight bout between third-ranked Alexa Grasso (+160) and fifth-ranked Maycee Barber (-192).
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One of of Marley's UFC Fight Night picks: He is backing Chase Hooper to beat Lance Gibson Jr. via submission in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card.
"Gibson is the more well-rounded striker and wrestler, and he will be the stronger guy/better athlete," Marley said. "He isn't great anywhere, but he needs to keep this fight standing. Hooper is a dangerous submission grappler, and he knows he isn't a good striker. He should sell out for takedowns, and I'll take him to get a submission."
Marley also has strong picks for Adesanya vs. Pyfer and other bouts on the UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer card. He's also backing a fighter who "will be much more active and dangerous," to emerge with a big victory. You MUST see his UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer picks before making any of your own.
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