March 10, 2023 1: 55 pm ET
The UFC remains in Las Vegas this week with a heatedup bantamweight competition atop the card.
UFC Fight Night 221 takes location Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
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In the primary occasion, previous bantamweight champ Petr Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) takes on Merab Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC). Yan is a -260 preferred at Tipico Sportsbook; the return on Dvalishvili is +210. But it’s not a blowout. Our 11 editors, authors, radio hosts and videographers have Yan ahead by the tiniest possible margin at 6-5.
In the co-feature, Alexandr Romanov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) fulfills Alexander Volkov (35-10 MMA, 9-4 UFC) at heavyweight. Romanov is a minor preferred at -150, however he has a huge 8-3 lead in the choices.
Also on the primary card, Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on Ryan Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a battle rescheduled from 2 weeks ago when Krylov fell ill on battle day at UFC Fight Night220 Krylov and Spann were set to heading that card. Krylov is a -170 preferred in the light heavyweight restarted bout, however it’s Spann with a 7-4 selects lead.
Austin Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and R