UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Betting Preview

The third time is the charm as Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira will finally enter the Octagon this Saturday. This fight was originally scheduled for mid-September, but it had to be postponed after Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19. Santos tested positive a short time later, forcing another reschedule, but both fighters are now healthy and ready to go.

This week’s promotion will be held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The prelims for UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira will kick off at 7 p.m. ET, and the main event is slated to start at 10 p.m. ET. All the action will be available exclusively through ESPN Plus, and ESPN2 will also broadcast the main card.

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Betting Odds

Thiago Santos -240

Glover Teixeira +205

This will be Santos’ first fight in 16 months after he suffered a set of devastating injuries in his split decision loss to Jon Jones last July. Santos suffered torn LCL, PCL, MCL, and meniscus ligaments along with a cracked tibia in his left leg and a partially torn right ACL in the defeat. That kept him on the mend for a substantial amount of time.

However, he is the favorite per the MMA betting odds as he won eight of nine fights before that loss to Jones. Jones is considered one of the best in the history of the UFC, and Santos became the first fighter to win on a judges’ scorecard against the champion.

Teixeira was unable to beat Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title back in April 2014, as he suffered his first loss in the promotion in that fight. He has yet to make it back to that height and fight for another title, as he continues to lose to up and comers just when it looks like he might be ready to challenge once more.

At 41 years old, time is running out on his career. Teixeira has won four straight fights coming into Saturday night though, and he registered Performance of the Night performances in submitting Ion Cutelaba and knocking out Anthony Smith.

Tanner Boser -305

Andrei Arlovski +255

Speaking of 41-year-old fighters, Arlovski continues to hang around. The long-time veteran won the UFC heavyweight belt back in October 2005, but he hasn’t contended for a title in over 14 years. Arlovski is 4-9-1 in his last 14 fights, so that has led to him being a prohibitive underdog per the UFC betting odds.

Boser has youth on his size and can stand and trade with Arlovski. He is 7-2-1 in his last 10 fights, and he has shown knockout power over that stretch. Boser knocked out Philipe Lins and Raphael Pessoa in less than a month over the summer.

Xiaonan Yan -161

Claudia Gadelha +141

Gadelha has been somewhat fortunate over the last two years. She is 3-1 in that stretch, but two of those victories were controversial split decision wins over Angela Hill and Carla Esparza. Each of her last five fights have gone the distance, so that is something to watch when betting this fight.

Yan is unbeaten since joining the UFC three years ago. She has accumulated a 5-0 record with all five of her wins coming by unanimous decision. She won a unanimous decision victory over Hill last June and did the same thing against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in February, so Yan is a great bet at this price.

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