Deiveson Figueiredo found an interesting way to manage the pandemic.
He didn’t go home.
After submitting Alex Perez inside of two minutes in UFC 255 on Nov. 21, the flyweight champion from Brazil remained in the United States. He parlays the America trip with a comeback performance Saturday was against top-rated Brandon Moreno in Las Vegas at UFC 256.
That’s one way to work extra around the holidays and aveoid travel-related pandemic complications.
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Main Card – DraftKings UFC 256 Odds
- Deiveson Figueiredo -335 vs Brandon Moreno +250
- Tony Ferguson – 175 vs Charles Oliveira +140
- Rafael Fiziev -159 vs Renato Moicano +130
- Kevin Holland -106 vs Ronaldo Souza -118
- Cyril Gane -455 vs Junior Dos Santos +333
Prelims – FanDuel UFC 256 Odds
- Daniel Pineda -168 vs Cub Swanson +136
- Mackenzie Dern -200 vs Virna Jandiroba +160
- Billy Quarantillo -168 vs Gavin Tucker +136
- Tecia Torres -500 vs Sam Hughes +360
FanDuel Sportsbook has the main event at -355 for Figueiredo, +270 for Moreno
FanDuel methods of victory – Main Event
1. Figueiredo
- K0/TKO +135
- Points +340
- Submission +420
2. Moreno
- K0/TKO +950
- Points +750
- Submission +850
Fan Duel also posted an odds boost for a Ferguson KO/TK0 from +260 to +320.
UFC 256 Main Event Betting Tips
Sports betting tips for first-time MMA bettors, particularly those familiar with boxing:
Fights ending inside the distance have a betting distinction. A submission is the equivalent of a boxer or a boxer’s corner stopping the fight but is treated differently.
In a boxing prop, that’s a TKO. In the MMA prop, a submission is its own category. A tapout makes the KO/TKO bet a losing one.
This forces the MMA bettor to make a tough decision regarding the method of victory, but also why it pays well.
As for the card, Figueiredo has been an active fighter. This is his fourth fight of the year.
He recorded a pair of 2020 triumphs over Joseph Benavidez to cement the flyweight title. The first, in February, did not count because he did not make weight.
In the July rematch, Figueiredo took care of business with a first-round submission triumph via rear-naked choke. He repeated the method, via guillotine, in halting Alex Perez in less than two minutes just three weeks ago.
And now…he’s back.
Fugueiredo has won five straight since losing to Jussier Formiga in 2019.
Moreno has a victory over Formiga, thus has an edge in recent common opponents.
He appeared in the prelim section of 255, stopping Brandon Royval with punches with just one second left in the opening round.
Co-Main Event UFC 256
In the co-main, Ferguson has had time to sort out his feelings and regroup after losing to Justin Gaethje in UFC’s comeback event in May. The setback derailed a Ferguson-Khabib Nurmagomedov fight for the sixth time. And it was Gaethje who got that assignment, albeit a losing one, when he faced the UFC’s top pound-for-pound fighter in October.
- Betting opportunities abound throughout the card.
- The best moneyline matchup is Holland versus Souza, a near pick-em.
In the prelims, Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba give an example of betting flexibility.
Dern on the moneyline is a little pricey, but she would return +170 for a submission triumph. Dern has captured five of her last seven by submission. Take either fighter to win by submission and it’s +120, still a profit.
On the other side, Jandiroba is a respectable longshot at +160. She comes off a one-round submission triumph over Felice Herrig and has captured her last two via submission, which was her prime victory vehicle prior to joining UFC.
