The next event on the UFC schedule is the UFC St. Louis card, also known as UFC on ESPN 56, which will take place at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event features a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento, with a welterweight matchup between Joaquin Buckley and Nursulton Ruziboev serving as the co-main event. Lewis, ranked No. 12 in the heavyweight division, is coming off a decision loss to Jailton Almeida and has a record of 1-4 in his last five fights. Nascimento, ranked No. 15, is coming off a decision win over Don’Tale Mayes and has a record of 3-1-0-1 in his past five fights.
Buckley, riding a three-fight winning streak in the welterweight division, is coming off a knockout win over Vicente Luque and currently holds the No. 11 ranking in the division. Ruziboev, with a record of 34-8-2-2, has won his two fights under the UFC banner via first-round knockout and is moving from middleweight to welterweight for this contest. The odds for the main event favor Lewis to win via knockout, while the co-main event odds favor Ruziboev to win via knockout.
In another fight on the card, light heavyweights Alonzo Menifield and Carlos Ulberg, both on five-fight unbeaten streaks, will face off. Ulberg is the favorite, with odds of -275, while Menifield is the underdog at +220. The betting pick is for Ulberg to win via knockout. In the lightweight matchup between Diego Ferreira and Mateusz Rebecki, Rebecki is the overwhelming favorite, with odds of -500. The betting pick is for Rebecki to win via knockout.
In a lightweight bout between Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson, Woodson is favored to win via decision. The opening fight of the main card is a heavyweight bout between Robelis Despaigne and Waldo Cortes-Acosta, with Despaigne favored to win via knockout. The most popular prop bets for the event include Despaigne to win in 60 seconds or less, Lewis to win by KO/TKO or DQ, and Despaigne to win by KO/TKO or DQ in Round 1. Overall, the card promises exciting matchups and potential for thrilling finishes.
