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The UFC returns to action on Saturday, May 9th with UFC 249. The event takes place in Jacksonville, Florida at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The early preliminary fights get started at 6:30 p.m. ET, the general preliminary fights start at 8 p.m., and the main card gets going at 10 p.m. ESPN+ will air the entire event, with the preliminary fights on regular ESPN.
The card is topped by a pair of title fights. Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo faces Dominick Cruz for the title, and the main event of the evening features Tony Ferguson against Justin Gaethje for the lightweight interim title. The 12-fight card is now an 11-fight card after Ronaldo Souza tested positive for Covid-19. His fight against Uriah Hill was removed from the card after the diagnosis.
There is plenty to bet on for the evening’s festivities and we’ll be tracking the betting results throughout the evening.
UFC 249 fight card
Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje, lightweight interim title
Justin Gaethje wins by technical knockout at 3:39 of the fifth round.
- Money line: Ferguson -210, Gaethje +178
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over -215, Under +155
- Total rounds, 2.5: Over +115, Under -155
- Total rounds, 3.5: Over +170, Under -235
- Total rounds, 4.5: Over +275, Under -400
- Gaethje by KO, TKO, or DQ: +180
- Ferguson by KO, TKO, or DQ: +260
- Ferguson by Submission: +240
- Gaethje by Submission: +2500
- Ferguson by Decision: +500
- Gaethje by Decision: +1200
- Tie: +7000
Henry Cejudo (c) vs. Dominick Cruz, bantamweight title
Henry Cejudo wins by knockout at 4:58 of the second round.
- Money line: Cejudo -230, Cruz +185
- Total rounds, 2.5: Over -400, Under +275
- Total rounds, 3.5: Over -286, Under +205
- Total rounds, 4.5: Over -215, Under +155
- Cejudo by KO, TKO, or DQ: +240
- Cruz by KO, TKO, or DQ: +1100
- Cejudo by Submission: +900
- Cruz by Submission: +1400
- Cejudo by Decision: +138
- Cruz by Decision: +275
- Tie: +5000
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, heavyweight
Francis Ngannou wins by knockout 20 seconds into the first round.
- Money line: Ngannou -278, Rozenstruik +225
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over +101, Under -134
- Ngannou by KO, TKO, or DQ: -134
- Rozenstruik by KO, TKO, or DQ: +370
- Ngannou by Submission: +750
- Rozenstruik by Submission: +2800
- Ngannou by Decision: +385
- Rozenstruik by Decision: +550
- Tie: +8000
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar, featherweight
Calvin Kattar wins by knockout in the second round.
- Money line: Stephens +220, Kattar -265
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over , Under
- Kattar by KO, TKO, or DQ: +290
- Stephens by KO, TKO, or DQ: +435
- Kattar by Submission: +1000
- Stephens by Submission: +2300
- Kattar by Decision: +110
- Stephens by Decision: +290
- Tie: +5000
Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan De Castro, heavyweight
Greg Hardy wins by unanimous decision.
- Money line: Hardy -200, De Castro +165
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over -155, Under +115
- Hardy by KO, TKO, or DQ: +140
- De Castro by KO, TKO, or DQ: +210
- Hardy by Submission: +2600
- De Castro by Submission: +2600
- Hardy by Decision: +250
- De Castro by Decision: +900
- Tie: +8000
Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone, welterweight
Anthony Pettis wins by unanimous decision.
- Money line: Cerrone +123, Pettis -150
- Total rounds, 2.5: Over +125, Under -167
- Pettis by KO, TKO, or DQ: +210
- Cerrone by KO, TKO, or DQ: +450
- Cerrone by Submission: +650
- Pettis by Submission: +750
- Pettis by Decision: +300
- Cerrone by Decision: +333
- Tie: +6600
Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum, heavyweight
Aleksei Oleinik wins by split decision.
- Money line: Oleinik +250, Werdum -335
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over -125, Under -106
- Werdum by KO, TKO, or DQ: +120
- Oleinik by KO, TKO, or DQ: +670
- Werdum by Submission: +420
- Oleinik by Submission: +650
- Werdum by Decision: +300
- Oleinik by Decision: +900
- Tie: +7000
Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson, women’s strawweight
Carla Esparza wins by split decision.
- Money line: Esparza -150, Waterson +125
- Total rounds, 2.5: Over -590, Under +365
- Esparza by KO, TKO, or DQ: +1000
- Waterson by KO, TKO, or DQ: +1100
- Esparza by Submission: +1200
- Waterson by Submission: +1200
- Esparza by Decision: -106
- Waterson by Decision: +165
- Tie: +4500
Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price, welterweight
Vicente Luque wins by TKO in the third round.
- Money line: Luque -265, Price +216
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over -106, Under -124
- Luque by KO, TKO, or DQ: +150
- Price by KO, TKO, or DQ: +365
- Luque by Submission: +250
- Price by Submission: +1150
- Luque by Decision: +460
- Price by Decision: +1000
- Tie: +8000
Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa, featherweight
Bryce Mitchell wins by unanimous decision.
- Money line: Mitchell -175, Rosa +140
- Total rounds, 2.5: Over -240, Under +175
- Mitchell by KO, TKO, or DQ: +1000
- Rosa by KO, TKO, or DQ: +1300
- Mitchell by Submission: +250
- Rosa by Submission: +600
- Mitchell by Decision: +150
- Rosa by Decision: +295
- Tie: +5000
Ryan Spann vs. Sam Alvey, light heavyweight
Ryan Spann wins by split decision.
- Money line: Spann -420, Alvey +325
- Total rounds, 1.5: Over -155, Under +116
- Spann by KO, TKO, or DQ: +140
- Alvey by KO, TKO, or DQ: +600
- Spann by Submission: +320
- Alvey by Submission: +1500
- Spann by Decision: +260
- Alvey by Decision: +850
- Tie: +5000
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