Fashion that Saturday’s Fight Night will give gamblers all they can handle with the UFC betting board. The main card features six bouts for the ESPN+ telecast. Middleweights Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland are on the marquee as the main event. Both are aspiring middleweight contenders. The winner will be positioned for a shot at the UFC middleweight championship. While the loser may never recover from chasing his championship belt aspirations. Hermansson and Strickland are ranked and respected by the betting public. Thus, we get a good line for a highly anticipated bout.
UFC Fight Night Hermansson vs. Strickland Main Card
| Date and Time: | Saturday, February 5, 2022, 7 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| UFC Fight Night Main Card TV Coverage: | ESPN+ |
Middleweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Jack Hermansson | +175 |
| Sean Strickland | -210 |
Overall, Jack Hermansson has a career online betting record of 22-6. Sean Strickland brings a mark of 24-3-1 to the octagon.
Jack Hermansson is a former Cage Warriors middleweight champion. Late on, Hermansson has split his most recent four bouts. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over Edmen Shahbazyan on May 22, 2021. Previously Hermansson lost a unanimous decision to Marvin Vettori on December 5, 2020.
Of course, Sean Strickland is best known as the former King of the Cage Middleweight champion. Strickland has won five consecutive bouts. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over Uriah Hall on July 31, 2021. In turn, Strickland defeated Krzysztof Jotko in a unanimous decision on May 1, 2021.
Middleweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Sam Alvey | +280 |
| Phil Hawes | -365 |
To summarize, Sam Alvey has a career record of 33-16-1 with one no contest. Phil Hawes stands at 11-2 for his career.
Of major concern is that Sam Alvey has failed to win seven consecutive bouts. Alvey is coming off a split decision loss to Wellington Turman on August 28, 2021. On April 10, 2021, Alvey suffered a technical submission loss to Julian Marquez.
The last time out for Phil Hawes was a knockout loss to Chris Curtis on November 6, 2021. That defeat snapped a 7-bout winning streak. Previously Hawes scored a unanimous decision win over Kyle Daukaus on May 8, 2021.
Featherweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Julian Erosa | -300 |
| Steven Peterson | +235 |
Overall, Julian Erosa is 26-10 for his career. And then Steven Peterson is 19-9 for his career.
Late on, Julian Erosa has won four of his last five fights. He is coming off a submission win over Charles Jourdain on September 4, 2021.
Steven Peterson has won two consecutive fights after two straight losses. Accordingly, Peterson is coming off a unanimous decision win over Chase Hooper on June 12, 2021.
Middleweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Punahele Soriano | -190 |
| Nick Maximov | +160 |
Punahele Soriano has a career record of 8-1. In comparison, Nick Maximov stands at 7-0 for his career.
Welterweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Shavkat Rakhmonov | -250 |
| Carlston Harris | +200 |
To begin with, Shavkat Rakhmonov brings a career record of 14-0 with the UFC Betting odds. Carlston Harris has gone 17-4 for his career.
Middleweight Bout
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tresean Gore | -160 |
| Bryan Battle | +140 |
Starting with this bout is Tresean Gore’s UFC debut. Bryan Battle stands at 7-1.
UFC Fight Night Free Picks
On this occasion, Sean Strickland is better than Jack Hermansson for the main event.
UFC Fight Night SBG Best Bets: Sean Strickland.