Ranked featherweights clash when 11th-ranked Josh Emmett battles 14th-ranked Kevin Vallejos in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on Saturday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The preliminaries are set to begin at around 5 p.m. ET, with the main card at approximately 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. Emmett is coming off a submission loss to Youssef Zalal at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, 2025. Vallejos, meanwhile, is coming off a knockout win over Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 13, 2025.
Vallejos is a -600 favorite (risk $600 to win $100), while Emmett comes back at +440 in the latest UFC Fight Night odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. The co-main event features a women's strawweight bout between fifth-ranked Amanda Lemos (+215) vs. eighth-ranked Gillian Robertson (-265).
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One of of Marley's UFC Fight Night picks: He is backing Vitor Petrino (-225) to beat Steven Asplund via TKO in a heavyweight bout on the preliminary card.
"Asplund is coming off a great second-round TKO win where he landed 170 strikes up until that point," Marley Told SportsLine. "That is very impressive for his size, but he is a much tougher matchup. Petrino has big power, and he is going to be the more dangerous striker in this one. I also like Petrino to have the wrestling edge. He doesn't want to go strike-for-strike for 15 minutes here, but I'll take Petrino by TKO."
Marley also has strong picks for Emmett vs. Vallejos and other bouts on the UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos card. He's also backing a fighter with "power and wrestling," to emerge with a big victory. You MUST see his UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos picks before making any of your own.
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