This article is part of our RotoWire Staff Picks series. No title fights, no problem. There's plenty of buzz whenever Conor McGregor makes the walk to the Octagon, and all eyes will be on him when he takes on the company's all-time wins leader in Donald Cerrone. But it's Oleinik who has a whopping 12-2 lead in the picks. And to open the main card, former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (22-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) is a sizable underdog against Diego Ferreira (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who has won six straight fights. But it's Pettis with a 9-5 lead in the picks. UFC 246 results live: Anthony Pettis vs. Diego Ferreira full fight recap of Lightweight pay-per-view (PPV) main card opener tonight (Sat., Jan. 18, 2020) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Beneil Dariush vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM EST
Carlos Diego Ferreira -125 / Beneil Dariush +105Click to Get Latest Betting Odds
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Carlos Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush are opening the main card at UFC Vegas 18 on Saturday, February 6, 2021 on ESPN+.
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In this lightweight (155lb) bout, we have Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush. Ferreira is fighting out of Amazonas, Brazil. He is entering this bout as a -125 favorite. He is currently on a six-fight win streak. He has notable wins against Anthony Pettis, Mairbek Taisumov and Olivier Aubin-Mercer. He has a professional MMA record of 17-2-0 and has 3 wins by KO/TKO (18%), 7 submissions (41%), and 4 decisions (71%).
Dariush is fighting out of Yorna Lina, California. He is entering this fight as a +105 underdog. Biggest horse races in usa today. Dariush is currently on a five fight winning streak. He has notable wins against Scott Holtzman, Drakkar Klose, Frank Camcho and Drew Dober. He has a professional MMA record of 19-4-0 and has 5 wins via KO/TKO (26%), 8 submissions (42%), and 6 decisions (32%).
This bout has fight of the night written all over it. I can assure you that this fight won't disappoint. In Dariush's last bout, he had a spectacular knockout against Holtzman. In 2020, Dariush finished both of his fights via KO. To say the least, Dariush had an impressive year. On the other hand, Ferreira is dangerous, but he hasn't fought the same level of competition as Dariush. I think Vegas has these odds completely wrong. Before the odds were released, I expected Dariush to be a slight favorite, however, he is the underdog. There is too much value in Dariush. For these reasons, my pick is…
Payne's PickDariush ML +105
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No title fights, no problem. There's plenty of buzz whenever Conor McGregor makes the walk to the Octagon, and all eyes will be on him when he takes on the company's all-time wins leader in Donald Cerrone. Win, and McGregor has a clear path back to the belt. Lose, and he'll once again be fighting off retirement rumors. The stakes couldn't be higher in the controversial star's long-awaited UFC return.
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