The UFC will travel to Brooklyn, New York this Saturday night. It will be the inaugural show on ESPN for the world's top MMA promotion. The action will air exclusively on ESPN+ and is expected to start at approximately 6:00pm EST at the Barclays Center.
You can view betting breakdowns for the event's featured fights in the below links.
- UFC Fight Night 143 Betting Preview: Cerrone vs. Hernandez, Plus Undercard Bets
- UFC Fight Night 143 Betting Guide: Can TJ Dillashaw Become the Latest ‘Champ-Champ’?
Bantemweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will attempt to become the UFC's latest 'champ champ' by facing off against flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. The rest of the card also appears to be flush with potential for stylistically-pleasing matchups.
There's already been a bit of reshuffling to the card. Bantamweight John Lineker is injured, so newcomer Mario Bautista will fill in and take on Cory Sanhagen during the prelims.
One of the fights on the early prelims show has been re-booked as well. Welterweight Chance Rencountre needed a new opponent after Randy Bown dropped out, so Kyle Stewart will now face off against Rencountre.
Barring any additional unfortunate mid-week changes, Saturday's action will feature three fights on the early prelims, four fights on the prelims (starting at 8:00pm) and six fights on the main card (starting at 10:00pm).
You can view personal attributes and metrics for each fighter in the below table. All statistics are courtesy of UFC.com along with FightMetric.com.
Each fighter's official weight is noted in parenthesis next to their name below in pounds.
UFC Fight Night 143 Odds
Flyweight Championship: T.J. Dillashaw (124.6) vs. Henry Cejudo (124.4)
- Monday lines: Dillashaw (-200); Cejudo (+160)
- Tuesday: Dillashaw (-205); Cejudo (+165)
- Wednesday: Dillashaw (-210); Cejudo (+170)
- Thursday: Dillashaw (-210); Cejudo (+170)
- Friday: Dillashaw (-230); Cejudo (+180)
Heavyweight Fight: Greg Hardy (246) vs. Allen Crowder (252.6)
- Monday lines: Hardy (-550); Crowder (+375)
- Tuesday: Hardy (-550); Crowder (+375)
- Wednesday: Hardy (-550); Crowder (+375)
- Thursday: Hardy (-600); Crowder (+400)
- Friday: Hardy (-550); Crowder (+375)
Lightweight Fight: Gregor Gillespie (155.2) vs. Yancy Medeiros (155.4)
- Monday lines: Gillespie (-550); Medeiros (+375)
- Tuesday: Gillespie (-550); Medeiros (+375)
- Wednesday: Gillespie (-550); Medeiros (+375)
- Thursday: Gillespie (-550); Medeiros (+375)
- Friday: Gillespie (-550); Medeiros (+375)
Flyweight Fight: Joseph Benavidez (124.4) vs. Dustin Ortiz (123.8)
- Monday lines: Benavidez (-240); Ortiz (+190)
- Tuesday: Benavidez (-235); Ortiz (+185)
- Wednesday: Benavidez (-235); Ortiz (+185)
- Thursday: Benavidez (-235); Ortiz (+185)
- Friday: Benavidez (-240); Ortiz (+190)
Women's Flyweight Fight: Paige VanZant (125.8) vs. Rachael Ostovich (125.6)
- Monday lines: VanZant (-160); Ostovich (+130)
- Tuesday: VanZant (-160); Ostovich (+130)
- Wednesday: VanZant (-160); Ostovich (+130)
- Thursday: VanZant (-160); Ostovich (+130)
- Friday: VanZant (-160); Ostovich (+130)
Light Heavyweight Fight: Glover Teixeira (205.6) vs. Karl Roberson (203.8)
- Monday lines: Teixeira (-130); Roberson (EVEN)
- Tuesday: Teixeira (-130); Roberson (EVEN)
- Wednesday: Teixeira (-130); Roberson (EVEN)
- Thursday: Teixeira (-130); Roberson (EVEN)
- Friday: Teixeira (-120); Roberson (-110)
Prelims
Lightweight Fight: Alexander Hernandez (155.4) vs. Donald Cerrone (155.8)
- Monday lines: Hernandez (-200); Cerrone (+160)
- Tuesday: Hernandez (-200); Cerrone (+160)
- Wednesday: Hernandez (-200); Cerrone (+160)
- Thursday: Hernandez (-200); Cerrone (+160)
- Friday: Hernandez (-190); Cerrone (+155)
Women's Flyweight Fight: Joanne Calderwood (125.8) vs. Ariane Lipski (125.2)
- Monday lines: Calderwood (+175); Lipski (-225)
- Tuesday: Calderwood (+175); Lipski (-225)
- Wednesday: Calderwood (+175); Lipski (-225)
- Thursday: Calderwood (+155); Lipski (-190)
- Friday: Calderwood (+160); Lipski (-200)
Light Heavyweight Fight: Alonzo Menifield (204.6) vs. Vinicius Moreira (205.6)
- Monday lines: Menifield (-270); Moreira (+210)
- Tuesday: Menifield (-270); Moreira (+210)
- Wednesday: Menifield (-270); Moreira (+210)
- Thursday: Menifield (-280); Moreira (+220)
- Friday: Menifield (-285); Moreira (+225)
Bantamweight Fight: Mario Bautista (135.2) vs. Cory Sandhagen (135.6)
- Monday lines: Bautista (+325); Sandhagen (-450)
- Tuesday: Bautista (+350); Sandhagen (-500)
- Wednesday: Bautista (+350); Sandhagen (-500)
- Thursday: Bautista (+375); Sandhagen (-550)
- Friday: Bautista (+375); Sandhagen (-550)
Early Prelims
Lightweight Fight: Dennis Bermudez (155.8) vs. Te Edwards (155)
- Monday lines: Bermudez (+110); Edwards (-140)
- Tuesday: Bermudez (+110); Edwards (-140)
- Wednesday: Bermudez (+110); Edwards (-140)
- Thursday: Bermudez (+105); Edwards (-135)
- Friday: Bermudez (+110); Edwards (-140)
Welterweight Fight: Belal Muhammad (170.2) vs. Geoff Neal (170.4)
- Monday lines: Muhammad (+145); Neal (-175)
- Tuesday: Muhammad (+150); Neal (-185)
- Wednesday: Muhammad (+150); Neal (-185)
- Thursday: Muhammad (+150); Neal (-185)
- Friday: Muhammad (+150); Neal (-185)
Welterweight Fight: Kyle Stewart (170.4) vs. Chance Rencountre (170.4)
- Tuesday lines: Kyle Stewart (-210); Chance Rencountre (+170)
- Wednesday: Kyle Stewart (-160); Chance Rencountre (+130)
- Thursday: Kyle Stewart (-170); Chance Rencountre (+140)
- Friday: Kyle Stewart (-175); Chance Rencountre (+145)
