UFC 259 Picks: Adesanya To Successfully Step Up

UFC 259 Best Betting Picks

Adesanya, currently the UFC world middleweight champion, is the -270 favorite to defeat Jan Blachowicz and take the latter's world light-heavyweight title belt. If he's successful, Adesanya would be the fifth fighter to do so, joining Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Henry Cejudo as UFC fighters who've simultaneously held multiple world title belts.

• UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is the -270 favorite to take the promotion's world light-heavyweight title belt from champ Jan Blachowicz
• If he succeeds, Adesanya would be the fifth UFC fighter to simultaneously hold two world titles
• Amanda Nunes is the overwhelming -1200 chalk to defend her UFC women's featherweight title against Megan Anderson

In the UFC 259 picks, oddsmakers are very confident that Israel Adesanya will soon join the ranks of the promotion's two-timers. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, is stepping up in weight class, going from 180 to 205 pounds to face champion Jan Blachowicz for his UFC world light-heavyweight title.

Nonetheless, the betting line is listing Adesanya as the -270 favorite in the UFC 259 Vegas odds. Blachowicz captured the title in his last bout at UFC 253. He scored a second-round TKO of Dominick Reyes in their bout for the vacant title belt.

Favorite			Underdog
Israel Adesanya	-270	+210	Jan Blachowicz
Amanda Nunes	-1200	+700	Megan Anderson
Peter Yan	-145	+115	Aljamain Sterling

Adesanya, known as The Last Stylebender, will carry an unblemished 20-0 record into the octagon when the two clash in the main event of UFC 259 on March 6th at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Blachowicz, the +210 underdog, is 27-8 over his career. However, he's won four in a row and is 8-1 over his last nine bouts.

Trio Of Titles Up For Grabs

There are two other title fights highlighting the UFC 259 card. Nunes, one of those four double title holders, is the -1200 chalk in the UFC 259 odds as she defends her UFC women's featherweight title against Megan Anderson (+700). Petr Yan is the -145 betting choice over Aljamain Sterling (+115) in their UFC world bantamweight title fight.

Other bouts tentatively carded for UFC 259:

• Tim Elliott (-115) vs Jordan Espinosa (-115)
• Aleksander Rakic (-170) vs Thiago Santos (+140)
• Askar Askarov (-125) vs Joseph Benavidez (-105)
• Carlos Ulberg (-185) vs Kennedy Nzechukwu (+160)
• Dominick Cruz (-105) vs Casey Kenney (-125)
• Islam Makhachev (-340) vs Drew Dober (+260)
• Kai-Kara France (-150)vs Rogerio Bontorin (+120)
• Amanda Lemos (-175) vs Livinha Souza (+145)
• Randy Costa (-200)vs Trevin Jones (+160)
• Sean Brady (-250) vs Jake Matthews (+195)
• Uros Medic (+160) vs Aalon Cruz (+130)
• Yadong Song (-165) vs Kyler Phillips (+135)

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Israel Adesanya (20-0) vs Jan Blachowicz (27-8)

Polish veteran Blachowicz, 37, feels he's being overlooked in this scenario and is boldly predicting a second-round knockout win over Adesanya via a left high kick on his head. Adesanya's camp has admitted that their man isn't bulking up for the fight. He simply won't be cutting weight as he would for a middleweight bout.

It's the eighth time in nine bouts that Adesanya climbs into the cage as the betting choice in the UFC picks. Blachowicz was the favorite in just five of his 15 fights since joining UFC. He's a stand-up fighter with little in the way of a ground game. Blachowicz will go for the knockout. Four of his last five fights ended in that manner.

The problem he faces is that Adesanya is one of the most difficult fighters to hit. His all-around game inside the octagon is so much deeper than Blachowicz that it will more than overcome the latter's strength edge.

Israel Adesanya To defeat Jan Blachowicz

-270

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Amanda Nunes (20-4) vs Megan Anderson (11-4)

Nunes hasn't lost a fight since 2014. She was the UFC's female fighter of the year in 2020. There's a reason why she's such an overwhelming choice in the UFC 259 betting odds. She's just that much better than everyone else.

There's nothing inside the cage that Nunes doesn't do better than Anderson. This one's a mismatch. Your best bet is to play total rounds, which is set at 1.5. Nunes has gone the distance in her last two fights. Take the over

Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson To go over 1.5 rounds

-115

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Petr Yan (15-1) vs Aljamain Sterling (19-3)

Russian champion Yan has won 10 in a row, with signature victories over Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber and Jimmie Rivera. He's a puncher, whereas Sterling's strength is in submissions.

Sterling, 31, is a perennial contender who is finally getting his title shot. He's known for his stamina and his staying power. If he can avoid a Yan knockout punch, he'll wear down the champ.

Aljamain Sterling To defeat Peter Yan

+120

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