Overview
- Official listings confirm the T-Mobile Arena card for Oct. 4 with main and co-main scheduled for five rounds and the PPV starting at 10 p.m. ET after prelims.
- BetMGM reports Ankalaev moved from -210 to -275 with 89% of fight bets and 66% of the handle, while Pereira’s price drifted to +210.
- Pereira has said he was at about 40% in the first meeting and now feels “very good,” as tensions escalated with greasing accusations and boos at the press conference.
- High-profile predictions are split, with Israel Adesanya picking Pereira to win, and sportsbooks noting the most popular prop is Pereira by KO/TKO/DQ at +300.
- The co-main features bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen, with notable main-card bouts including Jiří Procházka vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., Josh Emmett vs. Youssef Zalal, and Abus Magomedov vs. Joe Pyfer.