UFC Fight Night 254: Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze picks, predictions and best bets: Vettori and Dolidze Need the Judges

UFC Fight Night 254 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This card features a UFC Middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze as the Main Event.

Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC Fight Night 253 Main Card fights.

UFC Fight Night 254 Main Card Best Bets

Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (-200)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 254 will see Marvin Vettori take on Roman Dolidze. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Vettori enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-7-1 and 9-5-1 in the UFC. As for Dolidze, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-3 and he is 8-3 in the UFC.

While Vettori is the clear favorite in this fight, we will be looking to back this fight to go the distance. Vettori has seen 9 of his last 10 fights go the distance, while Dolidze has seen 3 of his last 4 fights do the same. The first fight between Vettori and Dolidze ended in a decision win for Vettori so backing this fight to also go the distance will be our play.

Read our full Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze prediction

Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (+120)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing

The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 254 will see Chidi Njokuani take on Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. This will be a fight in the UFC Welterweight division. Njokuani enters this fight with an MMA record of 24-10 and 5-3 in the UFC. As for Dos Santos, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 25-8-1 and 11-4-1 in the UFC.

Dos Santos is the heavy favorite in this fight so instead we will be looking for the fight to go the distance. Njokuani has seen 3 of his last 4 fights go the distance, while Dos Santos has seen 6 of his last 7 fights go the distance. Because of this, also backing this fight to go the distance will be our best bet.

Read our full Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos prediction

Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson – Fight to go the Distance – No (+125)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 254 will see Da’Mon Blackshear take on Cody Gibson. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Blackshear enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-7-1 and 3-3-1 in the UFC. As for Gibson, he enters this fight with an MMA record of 22-10 and 3-5 in the UFC.

Blackshear is the overwhelming favorite in this fight so backing him to win looks to be too risky. Instead, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Blackshear has seen 4 of his last 5 fights end inside the distance, while Gibson has seen 3 of his last 7 fights do the same. Therefore, because Blackshear has seen the majority of his recent fights end inside the distance, backing this fight to do the same will be our best bet.

Read our full Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson prediction

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