UFC Vegas 108 occurs this weekend (Sat., August 1 2025) inside UFC’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ESPN+-streamed important occasion was alleged to function Tatsuro Taira vs. Amir Albazi. Nevertheless, Albazi fell out of this match-up this week and has been changed by the undefeated Hyun Sung Park (full particulars right here).
This card has additionally suffered the lack of two extremely popular prospects. Andre Lima, who seems to be like a possible Flyweight contender, needed to withdraw from his combat with Felipe Bunes. And Azamat Bekoev, who seems to be like a destroyer at Middleweight, had two opponents fail to return by way of for him. Francis Marshall vs. Austin Bashi was additionally an awesome combat we misplaced on this card.
Bunes and Bashi stay on the cardboard. Bunes has been given the undefeated Rafael Estevam and Bashi meets newcomer John Yannis.
Our co-main occasion for this card is Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki. Earlier than that’s Esteban Ribovics vs. Elves Brener. Each these fights may very well be wild. Rounding out the primary card is Karol Rosa vs. Nora Cornolle, Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski and Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos.
The “Prelims” undercard is headlined by Rinya Nakamura vs. Nathan Fletcher. The “Prelims” even have Rodolfo Vieira vs. Tresean Gore and Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev.
Let’s checkout the cash strains on “Taira vs. Park” and all the opposite bouts on the cardboard …
UFC Vegas 108 Foremost Card Cash Line Odds
Tatsuro Taira (-355) vs. Hyun Sung Park (+280)
Taira misplaced his O when he fought Brandon Royval in an APEX important occasion again in October. Royval was in a position to harm Taira on the ft after which survive some deep submission makes an attempt on the bottom. The loss took the 25 year-old’s report to 15-1. On reflection that report doesn’t look that spectacular now, because it’s affected by Flyweights both now not with the promotion or on the verge of being reduce. Even so, Taira continues to be an excellent younger prospect with a grappling recreation that can provide anybody complications.
Park is a really fascinating prospect. He got here to UFC by way of Street to UFC and introduced himself with a brutal liver shot on Shannon Ross. Sadly, he suffered a knee harm after that and was out for nearly two years. He returned in Might and appeared pretty much as good as ever, hurting Carlos Hernandez with heavy combos after which taking him down for a fast submission (see it right here).
At 29, and with all that point misplaced to harm and necessary army service, Park must speed-run by way of some contenders to get himself into the title image.
And I believe he’s a reputable title menace, already. His boxing may be very slick and he might have among the finest energy within the division. Add to that his wrestling and grappling and you’ve got most likely the most effective 3-0 fighter in UFC proper now.
All that being mentioned, it is a huge bounce up in competitors for Park. He might have the fingers to harm Taira, however I don’t know if he can face up to Taira’s tarantula like BJJ on the bottom.
I actually don’t know which manner that is going to go. I can see Park coming in and starching Taira along with his combos. And I can see Taira touchdown a single leg early and spending minutes in management time earlier than pulling off one thing like a mounted triangle.
Both manner, I believe there’s a end coming right here and I’m barely favoring it to return from Park.
The spherical complete for this combat is about at 3.5 with the over at -105 and the underneath at -125. I barely favor the underneath there, since one half of my equation is the putting energy of Park and if it’s his night time on Sunday, it’s not going to take him three rounds to complete this.
Battle to go the space is +150. Battle not going the space is -210. I like not going the space as a conservative wager, however I believe there’s one thing higher on the market than that.
Profitable spherical has some fascinating choices. Spherical 1 is +300, Spherical 2 is +400 and Spherical 3 is +700. I really feel like this combat ends someplace in that vary, since Park is such a fast starter and Taira can also be extremely harmful.
For my finest wager, I’m going to pin my hopes on this combat not going into the championship rounds. These are two finishers right here and I believe we’re going to see an awesome combat received by a second of brilliance — can’t wait.
Finest wager: Battle to Begin Spherical 4 – No (-120)
Mateusz Rebecki (-205) vs. Chris Duncan (+170)
Rebecki was cruising by way of the UFC till he bumped into artful vet Diego Ferreira. Ferreira beat him up and completed him with a late TKO (see it right here). After that Rebecki and Mytybek Orolbai placed on a combat of the 12 months contender for 2024. That forwards and backwards combat noticed Rebecki win by break up determination. He took a ton of harm in each these fights, although.
Chris Duncan has been comparatively unscathed by way of his previous two fights. He completed each Jordan Vucenic and Bolaji Oki by guillotine, which is turning into his signature transfer. Duncan was revealed to be the guillotine specialist over at ATT in a Dustin Poirier promo video these days. It’s not fairly like Valter Walker and his heel hooks, however Duncan’s guillotine is an X issue on this combat price contemplating.
Previous to tapping Vucenic, Duncan appeared actually good, beating up the so-called striker in that match-up.
I believe he’s a really reside canine on this match-up. He’s obtained quantity of measurement over Rebecki (three inches in peak and 4 inches of attain), I believe that’s going to assist him seize a maintain of the Polish fighter and horse him into that guillotine place.
I believe there’s additionally an opportunity he hurts Rebecki on the ft earlier than that occurs. Rebecki is extremely wild and leaves himself open for lots of pictures. Numerous pictures have landed on him over his previous two contests. He’s took them properly, however you possibly can’t try this without end. Duncan may be capable to take a look at that chin early if Rebecki goes to maintain doing what he has been doing.
Duncan by submission is a really tempting +900. For this finest wager, although, I’ll simply go moneyline (verify the lengthy pictures for extra point out of Duncan’s guillotine, although).
Finest wager: Chris Duncan moneyline (+170)
Elves Brener (+220) vs. Esteban Ribovics (-270)
It is a heck of a combat. Each these guys are expert, violent and really sturdy.
Brener is a lot better than his report suggests on paper. He’s misplaced his final two, however these have been fights with the very powerful Myktybek Orolbai and Joel Alavarez. Brener had his moments within the Orolbai combat. And he was very recreation in opposition to Alvarez, the longer term Light-weight contender we seldom discuss.
Ribovics is coming off a break up determination loss to Nasrat Haqparast that earned Battle of the Night time honours. Earlier than that he received a break up determination over Daniel Zellhuber. That additionally received Battle of the Night time and was thought of one of many fights of the 12 months for 2024.
Earlier than these wars, Ribovics blew away Terrance McKinney with a headkick KO inside 40 seconds (see that right here).
I believe it is a very even combat and we may see each males getting rocked on the ft.
Ribovics lands an absurd quantity of strikes when he fights. His sig. strikes per minute is 8.08, which is second in the whole promotion behind Joshua Van and Tom Aspinall. If that is going to be purely a putting battle, I’d favor Ribovics to put on Brener down and ultimately put him away. Brener absorbs 5.3 sig. strikes a combat, whereas touchdown simply 3.99. A unfavourable sig. strike differential is at all times a crimson flag for me.
If this combat have been to go to the bottom, then I like Brener’s possibilities extra. His jiu jitsu is healthier than Ribovics’. Nevertheless, Brener’s takedown accuracy is simply 23 p.c. Most of his most memorable moments on the bottom are off his again or because of somebody taking him down.
If Ribovics places Brener on his again, I believe he’s going to face up and let Brener be part of him.
Due to this, I believe this combat goes to happen largely in Ribovics’ wheelhouse. I believe there may very well be some grappling concerned, however not sufficient for Brener to do injury and construct any form of momentum.
Finest wager: Esteban Ribovics moneyline (-270)
Karol Rosa (-185) vs. Nora Cornolle (+154)
Wow, that is on the primary card. Okay… cool, cool.
Rosa is 2-2 in her final 4 and is coming off a call loss to the genuinely fascinating Ailin Perez. Her win, earlier than that, was over Pannie Kianzad.
Cornolle submitted Hailey Cowan in her final combat. She got here in heavy for that one. Previous to that she misplaced to the genuinely fascinating Jacqueline Cavalcanti.
Is it too late to commerce this combat for Perez vs. Cavalcanti?
No? Okay.
Rosa is among the extra lively quantity strikers in her division, touchdown 6.22 sig. strikes a minute and absorbing simply 4.84 in return. Add a couple of takedowns and he or she’s really a troublesome out. I believe she’s going to land extra strikes on this combat after which punctuate a couple of rounds with a takedown (Cornolle’s takedown protection is a really mid 50 p.c).
Finest wager: Karol Rosa moneyline (-185)
Neil Magny (+164) vs. Elizeu Zaleski (-198)
Who wants the GFL?
We’ve obtained two 40 year-olds proper right here.
Magny is perilously near turning into a punching bag in there, having been completed by each Carlos Prates and Michael Morales in his final two fights. Earlier than that he beat Mike Mallott with a buzzer beater end, however he was shedding that combat.
Zaleski was trounced by Chidi Njokuani in his final combat, a co-main occasion, in case you may imagine it. He misplaced that combat within the second spherical after catching a knee to the face (see it right here). Earlier than that he beat up Zach Scroggin, a newcomer who was thrown in on the final second. And earlier than that he misplaced a call to Randy Brown.
I actually don’t like how a lot injury Magny has taken these days. And he appeared actually gradual in opposition to Prates and Morales. I don’t assume Zaleski goes to blast by way of him like these guys did. Zaleski is previous and gradual himself and he’s giving up seven inches of attain to Magny.
I simply don’t know if both of those guys have sufficient left within the tank to significantly threaten the opposite. We may see some enjoyable exchanges on the bottom if it will get there. Zaleski has ignored his BJJ typically in favor of going for loopy spinning knockouts, however his grappling is extraordinarily good. And Magny is a sneaky good grappler himself.
That is all wishful considering on my half. I believe we’re in for a really tepid kickboxing match right here, with Magny making an attempt to maintain Zaleski at vary after which management him within the clinch each time he fails to try this. Zaleski can be trying to crash by way of that vary and land massive pictures after which do the identical within the clinch.
I believe, general, Zaleski could have the largest moments on this combat. I’ve doubts that he’s nonetheless potent sufficient to show these moments right into a stoppage, although.
Finest wager: Elizeu Zaleski moneyline.
Danny Silva (+320) vs. Kevin Vallejos (-410)
Vallejos appeared sensational in final combat. He took aside Seung Woo Choi earlier than ending him with a crushing overhand proper to floor and pound combo (see it right here). Vallejos is 15-1. His one loss is to Jean Silva on Contender Collection. That man’s fairly good. Vallejos is the one man who ‘Lord’ has crushed by determination in his profession.
Silva took a break up determination over Lucas Almeida in his final combat. Earlier than that he took a break up determination over Josh Culibao.
Silva is an efficient problem for Vallejos. He’s very quick and has good putting and wrestling. Vallejos hasn’t proven us a lot of a wrestling/grappling recreation to date. However his fingers look so good that it may not matter on this combat.
This may very well be a really aggressive combat, however I believe Vallejos is actually hitting his stride proper now and his putting is likely to be a bit of an excessive amount of for Silva.
Silva has by no means been stopped (he’s 10-1 and solely misplaced a call in his profession). If Vallejos blows him a manner I’ll be a bit of shocked and really impressed.
Silva has been proven some respect by Vegas with the spherical complete being set at 2.5. If it was 1.5 I’d have been everywhere in the over. As it’s, I’m nonetheless taking the over, considering Silva may be capable to pressure Vallejos into some wrestling exchanges on this combat. I nonetheless assume Vallejos will win, however I like getting plus cash on this one going deep.
Finest wager: Over 2.5 rounds (+105)
UFC Vegas 107 ‘Prelims’ Underneath Card Odds
Rinya Nakamura (-425) vs. Nathan Fletcher (+330)
Nationwide degree freestyle wrestler Nakamura was upset by Muin Gafurov in his final combat. The plucky Gafurov was in a position to take a call regardless of Nakamura being an enormous -600 favourite. Gafurov knocked Nakamura down early in that combat and that appeared to completely rattle him. That loss occurred at UFC 311. So Nakamura has been despatched again to the APEX now, the place he’s once more a heavy favourite.
Fletcher got here off a latest TUF season final 12 months. He’s 1-1 underneath the intense(er) lights. Final outing he misplaced a break up determination to Caolan Loughran. I really scored that combat for him, although. Fletcher is a Cage Warriors vet with first rate British-style submission grappling.
Nakamura has to ship on this combat and present that he really needs to do that. At 30, time is operating out for him to make a lot of an impression at Bantamweight. His excessive degree wrestling may make him an issue. He simply must faucet into it extra and never be so afraid of getting punched.
Fortunately, for him, he’s been arrange with somebody not recognized for his or her putting right here. Nakamura ought to be capable to get the win, on the power of his wrestling, as long as he doesn’t exhibit signs of “I’m greater than only a wrestler, bro” illness.
Finest wager: Rinya Nakamura by determination (-125)
Rodolfo Vieira (-205) vs. Tresean Gore (+170)
Vieira was dominated by Andre Petroski in his final combat. He went 1-11 on takedown makes an attempt and was pressured to strike with the wrestler. Petroski didn’t gentle him up on the ft, however the demoralizing have an effect on of all of the takedown makes an attempt made him appear to be a loser in that combat. Earlier than that Vieira was in a position to get a takedown on Armen Petrosyan, who’s now not with UFC, and get the submission win (see it right here). Vieira is now 5-3 in UFC, however hasn’t accomplished a lot to reward the joy round his signing for the corporate in 2019.
Gore was knocked out chilly by Marco Tulio in his final combat (see it right here). Tulio, for what it’s price, seems to be a really scary striker who’s going to rack up a pair extra of those finishes within the Octagon. Earlier than that Gore returned from a two 12 months lay-off to submit Antonio Trocoli with a primary spherical guillotine (see it right here).
It’s arduous to know what you’re going to get with Gore. His lengthy historical past of accidents make you query how match and sturdy he can be in a given combat. He additionally doesn’t appear to be the sharpest fighter on the market.
Vieira may be very restricted as an MMA fighter, however he can nonetheless type on guys on the bottom. He simply has to get them there. Gore has a wrestling base and an 83 p.c takedown protection. He’s defended takedowns in opposition to Bryan Battle, Cody Brundage, Josh Fremd and Troccoli. None of these guys are significantly recognized for his or her wrestling.
Gore goes to be swinging for the fences in opposition to Vieira. That can be his major type of takedown protection. After that, he’ll most likely fall in love along with his guillotine each time Vieira places him on the fence.
Vieira hasn’t proven a lot on the ft, however he’s additionally not been critically beat up by anybody standing. He has a 49 p.c sig. strike protection, which is healthier than common.
I believe Vieira ought to be capable to keep away from Gore’s massive swings and in addition get himself out of that guillotine on path to placing Gore on the bottom and getting him with an arm triangle.
Finest wager: Rodolfo Vieira moneyline (-205)
Nick Klein (+130) vs. Andrey Pulyaev (-155)
Klein took a brief discover combat with Mansur Abdul-Malik in February. That confirmed some guts, given how hyped Abdul-Malik was as a prospect at first of the 12 months. He harm Abdul-Malik, too, beautiful him with a spinning again elbow. Abdul-Malik would get better after which storm again for a standing TKO win, although (see it right here). Even so, Klein carried out above expectations there and may need proven that Abdul-Malik was not the prospect we have been considering he was.
Klein attracts Pulyaev for his second UFC combat. Pulyaev is a little bit of an odd cat. He misplaced a unanimous determination to Christian Leroy Duncan in his correct UFC debut (all these guys are off Contender Collection now). He risked getting some extent deducted for passivity in that combat. He landed simply 18 sig. strikes in three rounds. Hopefully he was carrying an harm there. That may clarify why he did nothing however wall and stall.
Pulyaev is the favourite right here, probably as a consequence of his measurement benefit. He’s a really massive Middleweight, 6’4” with 78 inches of attain. Klein is shorter, however simply as lengthy. I’m simply anxious that we’re in for an additional stinker right here, even when Klein has proven as willingness to have interaction and have enjoyable fights.
I’m detest to choose Pulyaev after his final efficiency. And I don’t know if I can belief Klein but. I’ll take the purpose unfold on Klein, for the reason that Pulyaev I noticed final time appeared incapable of ending a fly.
Finest wager: Nick Klein +3.5 (-135)
Austin Bashi (-575) vs. John Yannis (+425)
Bashi laid an egg in his correct UFC debut, shedding to ‘Prospect-Killer’ Christian Rodriguez as a -270 favourite. He was initially booked to combat Francis Marshall at this occasion. Nevertheless, Marshall needed to pull out as a consequence of harm. That must be a aid to Bashi, who I believe continues to be too uncooked to beat somebody on Marshall’s degree.
Bashi has been given a lay-up as an alternative. Yannis is 9-3 and has been pulled off a Fury FC card to make up the numbers right here. In his final combat Yannis TKO’d 0-2 UFC fighter Nick Aguirre to win a title in Fury FC.
I nonetheless have a number of query marks about Bashi, however I believe his youth and athleticism must be sufficient for him to out wrestle the journeyman right here.
Finest wager: Austin Bashi moneyline (-575)
Rafael Estevam (-550) vs. Felipe Bunes (+410)
Poor Bunes.
UFC had him able to tackle Andre Lima right here. Lima might be the most effective under-the-radar Flyweight within the promotion. After Lima withdrew as a consequence of harm, UFC despatched Bunes Estevam… who can also be an excellent under-the-radar Flyweight within the promotion (and a large favourite on this bout).
Estevam is 13-0 and has crushed Jesus Aguilar and Charles Johnson in UFC, each by determination.
Bunes is 1-1 in UFC. Final outing he beat Jose Johnson by armbar. Previous to that he was TKO’d by Joshua Van — no disgrace in that.
This isn’t quick discover sufficient to have issues about Estevam’s situation and readiness. He’s a smothering wrestler and submission artist. A slick striker may be capable to contact him up and switch down the effectiveness of Estevam’s floor recreation, however that’s not Bunes. Bunes is first rate on the bottom, however he’s no killer on the ft.
Estevam ought to be capable to management him all through the combat for a simple determination. I’ll take the over right here, considering Bunes’ grappling is sweet sufficient to not get subbed, however not ok to rise up.
Finest wager: Over 2.5 rounds (-154)
Piera Rodriguez (-205) vs. Ketlen Souza (+170)
Souza didn’t comply with up her wonderful, bonus profitable, end over Yazmin Jauregui in Sphere (see it right here). In her first combat of 2025 she dropped an in depth determination to Angela Hill, as she struggled with Hill’s pace and quantity.
Rodriguez received, as a good sized underdog, in opposition to Josefine Knutsson final outing. She used her wrestling to nullify Knutsson’s Muay Thai menace in that one. This was her first combat since profitable by DQ over Ariane Carnelossi (who determined that headbutts have been a good suggestion on the bottom — see that right here).
Souza is a enjoyable brawler and he or she has a shot to beat anybody who will stand and bang along with her at this weight. Nevertheless, Rodriguez received’t give her that form of combat. Her 4.06 takedowns per 15 minutes ought to do the job in opposition to Souza’s good, not nice, 64 p.c takedown protection.
Finest wager: Piera Rodriguez moneyline (+215)
UFC Vegas 108 Lengthy Photographs
Right here’s a few issues that look fascinating (on DraftKings) for this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 108 card …
Chris Duncan to win by Submission in Spherical 1 (+1600)
I find it irresistible when a man has a signature submission. It’s all very Paul Sass and I’m right here for it. Chris Duncan appears to actually take pleasure in catching folks in that guillotine of his. I believe Rebecki is a primary candidate for it, too. I can see him operating in along with his chin up, getting tagged after which going for a lazy takedown. To that Duncan will say “thank yee very a lot.”
Rodolfo Vieira to win by Submission in Spherical 1 (+1100)
UFC Vegas 108 may very well be a submission get together with all of the slick jits on show this weekend. I believe Vieira goes to have the ability to duck underneath Tresean Gore’s looping pictures and get the takedown he wants within the first spherical. From there, it’s going to be move to half guard, arm triangle, jump over for the end.
Three wager Parlay: Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev Over 1.5, Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos Over 2.5, Neil Magny vs. Elizeu Zaleski Over 2.5 (+338)
Klein and Pulyaev haven’t any enterprise getting a spherical complete of 1.5, particularly with how unfavourable and passive Pulyaev fought in his final combat. Silva is healthier than he’s being given credit score for and he may make issues a bit of powerful for Vallejos and Magny and Zaleski may simply be too shot to harm one another.
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