Best Bets for UFC 275 | Bleacher Report

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If you’ve made it this far, you’re clearly into the concept of risk vs. reward. And while favorites and moneylines can be a worthwhile option, a well-chosen prop or parlay is nice, too.

Fortunately, this card isn’t hurting for intriguing options, even in the prelims.

Here are a few we’d suggest you take a look at:

Brendan Allen (Win by Submission & Under 1.5 Rounds) +380

Brendan Allen is a man who gets things done.

He’s fought eight times since arriving to the UFC in 2019, winning six times and finishing early in four of those victories. He also lost in the second round in both of his losses.

He’s matched with Australian-born Jacob Malkoun, who’s fought seven times as a pro and was dropped in 18 seconds by Phil Hawes only three fights ago at UFC 254.

Allen can finish. Malkoun can be finished.

And at nearly 4-to-1, why not take a chance and guess it happens quickly?

South Korea Stand Up (Kyung Ho Kang and Seung Woo Choi Win) +225

Picking one winner is hard. Picking two is, well…harder.

But we can’t resist a nationalistic double play.

Neither Kyung Ho Kang (+120) nor Seung Woo Choi (-235) are high-windfall propositions when it comes to the moneyline, so why not put them together with a chance at a slightly better plus-money payout?

Should Kang score a slight upset at bantamweight against Batgerel Danaa and Choi handle Josh Culibao at featherweight, a $100 bet would bring back a tidy $225.

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Talia Santos (Round 4 – KO/TKO/DQ) +2200

Valentina Shevchenko has won seven consecutive title fights.

She’s stopped four opponents. She’s outpointed three others. None of the fights have ended before the second round, and five of them have gotten at least one minute into the third.

Two things leap off the profit-hungry page: 1) She wins and 2) It usually takes awhile.

A little fourth-grade math indicates that the seven fights have lasted an average of 3.71 rounds. It just so happens that a $100 outlay on the prospect of Shevchenko (or Talia Santos) winning by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 4 would return $2,200 for the effort.

That return is so good, we can’t even count it on our fingers.

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