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UFC 259 Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz takes place this Saturday and is one of the biggest cards of the year. The fight card includes a scintillating three title fights on the main card and a slew of undercard fights. Everyone wants the best bets for UFC 259 and look no further than here. Each fight includes analysis for the best bets on the card.

The full betting preview includes the best value to the UFC bettor. I do not recommend betting on big favorites. Instead, I find the value in their method of victories or even round props. Lastly, all stats are provided by UFCStats.

UFC 259 Odds & Best Bets

Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic (-160)

The first fight on the main card is at the light heavyweight division. Rakic is coming off of a dominating victory over Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. Rakic is 5-1 in the UFC with his one loss coming in a split decision loss to Oezdemir – I think Rakic won this fight.

Thiago Santos has seen his career stall for a bit. He fought Jon Jones for the title in a split decision loss and was submitted by Glover Teixeira. Teixeira dominated Santos in this fight and makes me seriously worried about his ability to beat a rising star in Rakic.

Rakic rarely gets hit – just 1.99 significant strikes absorbed per minute good for third-best in the division. Also, Rakic is second in the division in top position percentage – when he lands a takedown he stays on top and does not give it up. Santos absorbed four takedowns in November against Teixeira.

Santos will have a very difficult time knocking Rakic out so I will favor Rakic here. I would expect Rakic to land takedowns in bunches – he does not have a submission victory on his resume.

UFC 259 Best Bets: Rakic via Decision +240 BetRivers Sportsbook

Islam Makhachev (-375) vs. Drew Dober

Heralded as the ‘next Khabib” by training partners Daniel Cormier and Khabib himself – Makhachev is a scary opponent. Furthermore, Islam has some of the nastiest submissions in the division. He has landed 3 or more takedowns in four of his eight fights.

In Dober’s last fight, he knocked out Alexander Hernandez. His stand-up is very solid so everyone has a ‘puncher’s chance’. However, Dober does get takedown a lot which is scary against a guy like Makachev. Even Alexander Hernandez took him down three times, who has nowhere near the grappling skills of Makhachev.

In the UFC, I never bet massive favorites straight up. I would rather bet smaller amounts at the best value for that fighter.

UFC 259 Best Bets: Islam Makhachev via submission +420 FanDuel Sportsbook

Petr Yan (-115) vs. Aljamain Sterling

15-1 Russian-born Petr Yan faces off against Aljmain Sterling in the first title fight of the card. This is a tough one – no sportsbook has had a clear read on it. This is the extremely rare championship fight pick ’em’.

Yan is undefeated in the UFC and has dominated most of his opponents. The issue is that the opponents have not been at the caliber Sterling’s opponents. Sterling is 19-3 with multiple submissions to his resume.

This fight is just that, a 50/50 can go either way fight. My lean here would be Petr Yan. Yan lands 6.32 significant strikes per minute compared to just 4.82 for Sterling. Sterling relies heavily on his takedowns to win fights – Yan defends takedowns at an 88% clip which is phenomenal.

UFC 259 Best Bets: Petr Yan -115 William Hill Sportsbook

Amanda Nunes (-1250) vs. Megan Anderson

The biggest favorite on the card is Amanda Nunes and it is as big as we have seen. Nunes is one of the strongest women fighters that we have seen and there is little reason to believe that she will not win again.

Megan Anderson has a chance in this fight – I have always thought that she is underrated. I believe that this matchup is too much too soon for Anderson. She is 3-2 in the UFC with no signature victories over contenders.

Nunes is the play here and the only opportunity is on her method of victory. I don’t see much value in her winning inside the distance props. I grabbed Nunes by a decision on PointsBet sportsbook +1050 which was moved down to +580. This is still too high – but there is little value in this fight overall. Instead, I will bet on an early feeling out process between the much bigger Anderson and Nunes.

UFC 259 Best Bets: Over 1.5 rounds -136 PointsBet Sportsbook

Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz

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Finally, we get to the main event. Israel Adesanya is an alien with his striking and is incredibly skilled. He has the heart of a lion, has unbelievable movement. “Izzy” is 20-0 and unbelievable to watch. This will be his first test at light heavyweight (205 lbs).

Jan Blachowicz is the light heavyweight champion and looks to provide a rude awakening for Izzy. Blachowicz has multiple finishes in the octagon. Four of his last five wins are inside the distance. The most important piece of this fight is Blachowicz is much bigger than Adesanya.

Adesanya weighed in at 200.5 pounds (205lb limit) which is roughly where he will weigh in this fight. Blachowicz weighed in at the limit and will surely gain his weight back over the next 24 hours. Expect Blachowicz to weigh closer to 220-225 when walks in there.

The underdog’s value is fantastic here. Israel Adesanya is undefeated and might be the best welterweight of all time. However, I will take the underdog here. Blachowicz is going to weigh 30 pounds more than Izzy in this fight.

UFC 259 Best Bets: Jan Blachowicz +187 & via KO +420 DraftKings Sportsbook

2016 is coming to an end and it has been an interesting year in MMA. Lots of new champions, lots of good fights and there is another big one to end the year. Ronda Rousey returns to try and get the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title back. Not an easy task because Amanda Nunes stands in her way. A top fight for the belt in the women’s top division and it will be good to see what Ronda looks like after her break. UFC 207 airs Friday December 30th live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In a second title fight for this new years card Dominik Cruz takes on another one of Alfa Male’s prodigies in undefeated Cody Garbrandt. An exciting fight that should bring out the best in both fighters. Probably the start of another long running rivalry for Cruz vs Alfa Males. Cain Velasquez returns to action against the last fighter that beat him, Fabricio Werdum. There are many more good match-ups to look forward to, Neil Magny vs Johnny Hendricks, Garcia vs Pyle and Tim Means vs Alex Oliveira. 2016 has been a good year and UFC 207 is looking like a great card to end it.

Enjoy the holidays folks and happy Christmas & New Year to all of you. See you in 2017 for more of the same.

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UFC 207 Main Card (PPV 10pm ET / BT Sports 3am BST)
Amanda Nunes(c) vs. Ronda Rousey (UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title)
Dominick Cruz(c) vs. Cody Garbrandt (UFC Bantamweight Title)
Fabrício Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez
T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker
Louis Smolka vs. Ray Borg

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Preliminary Fight Card (FOX Sports 1 8pm ET / BT Sports 1am BST)
Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Marvin Vettori vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle

Early Prelim Fights (UFC Fight Pass 7pm ET / 12am BST)
Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira
Brandon Thatch vs. Niko Price

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