As of Friday, eight days ahead of UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Diego Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was listed as a -135 to -150 favorite vs. Brian ‘T-City’ Ortega in the show’s co-main event. Ortega was a +125 underdog at BetMGM. Lopes, the UFC’s 14th-ranked featherweight, has ripped off three straight … Edwards likes Ortega in UFC 303 co-main event
Conor McGregor has officially been removed from the UFC 303 lineup due to an injury. Dana White announced the news on Thursday night. McGregor was scheduled to face Michael Chandler in a welterweight showdown. According to reporting from Ariel Helwani, McGregor sustained an undisclosed injury 24 hours before the cancellation of a June 3 press … With McGregor out, UFC 303 gets 3 new fights
Ilia Toporia is the new featherweight champion after scoring a second-round knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski in this past Saturday’s UFC 298 main event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The 27-year-old Spaniard knocked Volk out cold with a violent right hand to hook up his betting supporters as a +115 to +128 (BetRivers) underdog. … Toporia ends Volk’s featherweight reign with R2 KO