Following the historic UFC 300 pay-per-view card, the UFC took a short, but deserved break. That break comes to an end on Saturday when the promotion moves from T-Mobile Arena to the UFC Apex for the UFC Vegas 91 fight card, which takes place on April 27.
The main event of the Fight Night card is a noteworthy flyweight matchup between Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez. Nicolau enters Saturday’s scrap as the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Perez checks in as the No. 8 fighter in the UFC’s 125-pound division.
Nicolau (19-3-1) saw his six-fight winning streak end in his most recent outing. That loss came in April 2023 when former UFC lightweight title challenger Brandon Royval scored a KO win over him at 2:09 of Round 1.
Perez (24-8) also heads into UFC Vegas 91 with a loss in his most recent scrap. Unlike his opponent, Perez comes into his matchup opposite Nicolau on a losing skid. Perez has losses in his past three outings, most recently losing to Muhammad Mokaev in March of this year. Perez fought for the UFC flyweight title in November 2020, losing by submission to Deiveson Figueiredo. The ex-title challenger replaced Manel Kape on this card in early April.
In the evening’s co-main event, Ryann Spann faces Bogdan Guskov in a light heavyweight matchup.
UFC Vegas 91 takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card is on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN2 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
UFC Vegas 91 Main Event: Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez at flyweight
Nicolau opened as a -175 betting favorite over the +145 underdog Perez. Those odds have remained fairly steady. As fight night approaches, Nicolau is the -185 favorite to Perez’s +150.
Most of the bets (58 percent) have come in on Perez, and the majority of the money is on the betting underdog as well (61 percent).
UFC Vegas 91 C0-Main Event: Ryann Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov at light heavyweight
The odds in the co-main event fall right in line with the headliner. Spann opened as the -175 favorite, and he is now listed at -185. Meanwhile, Guskov was the +145 betting underdog at open, and is now +150. As for who the bettors are favoring, Guskov has had 58 percent of the bets placed on him and 52 percent of the money.
UFC Vegas 91: Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva at flyweight
There has been some movement in the women’s flyweight matchup between Ariane Lipski and Karine Silva. Lipski opened as the -145 favorite, but she is now the +135 underdog. As for Silva, her opening odds were +120, but she is now listed at -160.
Sixty-six percent of the bets on this fight have been on Silva, and 70 percent of the money has come in on her.
UFC Vegas 91: Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz at heavyweight
Jhonata Diniz opened as the betting favorite in his heavyweight matchup against Austen Lane, and has remained the favorite. Diniz saw his opening odds of -250 improve to -300. Meanwhile, Lane opened at +200 and is now +230. Fifty-eight percent of the bets in this fight have been on Diniz, who also received 72 percent of the handle.
UFC Vegas 91: Jonathan Pearce vs. David Onama at featherweight
Jonathan Pearce was the betting favorite over David Onama when odds opened for this featherweight fight at -175 to +145. That is still the case, with Pearce going off at -160 and Onama listed at +135.
Seventy-five percent of the bets on this fight came in on Onama, with the money being split 50-50 between the two 145-pounders.
Onama came in heavy for this contest, checking in at 148.5.
UFC Vegas 91: Tim Means vs. Uros Medic at welterweight
The opening fight on the UFC Vegas 91 main card is a welterweight scrap between Tim Means and Uros Medic. Medic was the early betting favorite at -210. His odds are now -300. As for Means, he opened at +170, and is currently listed at +250.
The majority of the bets, 75 percent, have been on Means, while 51 percent of the money has come in on Medic.
UFC Vegas 91 Prop Bets
Below are the most popular prop bets for Saturday’s UFC card:
Karine Silva by Submission (+225)
David Onama by TK/TKO or DQ (+300)
Ryan Spann in Round 2 (+750)
David Onama by KO/TKO, DQ or Submission (+175)
David Onama in round 3 (+1100)
* All information via BetMGM. Information on individual fight bets are for straight bets only.
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