
The UFC heads to Abu Dhabi for a stacked fight night event that will have the fight fans on the edge of their seats. In the main event, we have a fantastic fight between two surging bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov who are hoping that a win this weekend it set them up for the next shot at the title.
With a great fight night on tap that means there's a ton of action to place our money, so let's take a look at the best prop bets for UFC Abu Dhabi.
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - AUGUST 02: Azamat Murzakanov of Russia poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island on August 02, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Best Prop Odds: Azamat Murzakanov by KO/TKO (+140) FanDuel Sportsbook
Amazat Murzakanov comes into this fight winning all 13 of his professional bouts most recently dominating Dustin Jacoby for a unanimous decision victory. After some fight cancelations, Murzakanov is finally back inside the Octagon this time to take on Alonzo Menifield.
Alonzo Menifield took the worst loss of his career in his last fight where he was brutally knocked out in just 12 seconds against Carlos Ulberg. Now, less than three months later Menifield is looking to get back on track against another dangerous striker.
It's never a good thing when a fighter comes back from being concussed so soon which is the case here with Menifield. He would have benefited from some time off but now he gets thrown right back into the fire against another dangerous knockout artist.
Murzakanov is a fighter that is going to throw with bad intentions with every exchange and he is not going to take a step back at all. If Murakanov can keep his foot on the gas and doesn't get caught by Menifield early expect Murzakanov to land something flush and put him out to get his 14th win in a row.
Best Prop Odds: Umar Nurmagomedov by Submission (+300) FanDuel Sportsbook
Umar Nurmagomedov steps into his first main event of his UFC career taking on his stiffest competition to date Cory Sandhagen in hopes of getting a UFC bantamweight title shot with a win this weekend. This will certainly be a tough ask for Nurmagomedov but one that he can overcome if he fights a smart fight.
If there was one area of weakness that Sandhagen possesses it's his takedown defense and his grappling game. While he certainly has gotten better over the years he still will not contend with someone like Umar Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov will need to do what he can to get past the range of Sandhagen on the feet and cut off the Octagon to take him down. From there it will be in his world and that's when Nurmagomedov will eventually get the back on Sandhagen and sink in the choke to remain unbeaten and get his shot at the bantamweight title.
Best Prop Odds: Sedriques Dumas by Submission (+300) FanDuel Sportsbook
Sedriques Dumas has had some mixed success during his time in the UFC with a 2-2 record and is coming off a tough loss to Nursulton Ruziboev in his last fight. Now, he gets to take on someone more on his level Denis Tiuliulin who's also struggling at this time losing three straight fights all by finish.
During his time in the UFC, Dumas has at least shown some promise where he was able to at least rattle off consecutive wins in his career thus far winning against decent competition like Cody Brundage and Abu Azaitar.
It's no secret that the way to beat Tiuliulin is to take him down and submit him as 4 of his 9 losses have come by submission and this weekend will be no different. Expect Dumas to fight smart in this fight, land his takedowns, and use some ground and pound until the opportunity presents itself for him to snatch up the submission and get the win this weekend.
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