UFC 313 ‘Weekend Lock’… Wⱨat’s It?

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UFC 313 is less than 24 days ahead…

It all goes down this weekend ( Sat. , March 8, 2025 ) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the pay-per-view ( PPV ) main event, Light Heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, takes on href=”https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-mma-rankings”>No. 1-seeded frontrunner, Magomed Ankalaev. In UFC 313’s co-main event, Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev will move up their” Battle of the Night”-winning piece from UFC 286 back in March 2023.

We’re startinǥ a new series at MMAManįa. cσm called” Weekenḑ Lock”, where we will shαre one bȩt that we feeI could slap in” Sin City” whȩn the chaotic dust settles. We also want to learn what our audience think ( that’s you! ), so please tell us your most confident UFC 313 betting lock in the comments section below ( full UFC 313 odds here ).

Without further ballyhoo…

Our UFC 313 lock is that Gaethje vs. Fiziev 2 will go three full, five-minute rounds ( currently -110 in most sports books ). Both people are very durable. In addition, we’ve already seen this battle ( it was very fun the first time ) go three complete, five-minute shells just two years ago.

And with Gaethje coming off a super scary knockout ( watch highlights ) and Fiziev returning from a bad knee injury ( see it here ), perhaps both men will be even more cautious than their initial encounter.

Then again, sometimes not.

Nevertheless, if Fiziev had more time to prepare for the rematch instead of flying across the world from Thailand on less than one-week notice ( details here ), I’d be more inclined to think there’s a chance for him to stop Gaethje, who has to fully crack at some point based on all the wars he has endured inside the Octagon.

Here are the updated lines for” Gaethje vs. Fiziev 2″ ( odds via DraftKings Sportsbook ):

Justin Gaethje via TKO/KO/DQ: + 375
Justin Gaethje via obedience: + 3000
Justin Gaethje via choice: + 300
Rafael Fiziev triumph: -160
Rafael Fiziev via TKO/KO/DQ: + 190
Rafael Fiziev via distribution: + 2000
Rafael Fiziev via choice: + 225

Either way,” Gaethje vs. Fiziev 2″ is going to be great. Both ɱen are susceptible ƫo dull fights and it ȿhould seeɱ a lσt like their second meeting.

It might be an edge-of-your-seat” Weekend Lock”, to, but we aren’t here to recommend betting on a Carlos Leal victory over Alex Morono (-800 ).

Do you believe with our switch of the trip? Audio off in the comments and let us hear your most comfortable UFC 313 choose this weekend.

Remember that MMAmania. com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 313 fight card right here, starting with the ESPN/ESPN+” Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6: 30 p. m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p. m. ET ( also on ESPN+ ).

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