Betting Preview for UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi with Odds and Picks

Last Updated May 22, 2023 12:00 pm PDT
UFC on ESPN 46 odds with Fighters L-R: Kara-France vs. Albazi
  • UFC on ESPN 46 will take place on June 3rd at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada.
  • Former flyweight challenger Kai Kara-France (+108) will fight Amir Albazi (-128) in the main event.
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov of the Dagestani MMA dynasty hopes to make himself relevant in Vegas.
  • Jim Miller is fighting Jared Gordon at UFC on ESPN 46, who stepped in on a two-week notice.

The UFC returns to Vegas on Saturday, June 3rd, with an event headlined by the flyweight fight between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi.

That’s just one of many interesting matchups announced for this event, all of which you can watch on ESPN.

Watching them live is bound to bring loads of excitement your way, but there’s another way to lift your experience to a whole new level – doing some MMA betting.

Actually, you can do it straight away because the UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi odds are already available at the best UFC betting sites.

Odds for UFC on ESPN 46

Fighter A Odds Fighter B Odds
Kai Kara-France +108 Amir Albazi -128
Alex Caceres -163 Daniel Pineda +143
Tim Elliott -140 Victor Altamirano +120
Karine Silva -157 Ketlen Souza +137
Jamie Mullarkey +275 Guram Kutateladze -350
Abubakar Nurmagomedov +110 Elizeu Zaleski -130
John Castaneda -161 Mateus Mendonca +141
Andrei Arlovski -110 Don’Tale Mayes -110
Elise Reed -112 Jinh Yu Frey -108
Daniel Santos -185 Johnny Munoz Jr. +160
Da’Mon Blackshear +122 Luan Lacerda -142
Philipe Lins +115 Maxim Grishin -135
Jim Miller +155 Jared Gordon -180

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BetUS was one of the first online betting sites to publish the UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi odds.

While the oddsmakers were fast to come up with the odds, but I absolutely disagree with them. And that’s a good thing – there’s so much value in betting on UFC on ESPN 46 underdogs.

For instance, Kai Kara-France, who’s the former title challenger, is priced at +108 at BetUS. What this means is that if you bet $100 on him and he ends up winning, you’ll earn another $108.

I also like Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s odds of +110, while Jim Miller at +155 looks like the best underdog bet on the entire card.

When it comes to biggest favorites, Guram Kutateladze is the fighter with the shortest UFC on ESPN 46 odds, but I’d recommend staying away from that bet.

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UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Best Bets

  • Kai Kara-France to Beat Amir Albazi (+108)
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov to Beat Elizeu Zaleski (+110)
  • Jim Miller to Beat Jared Gordon (+155)

I’ve got a feeling that we will witness some big surprises in Vegas on June 3rd.

Jim Miller looks like someone who could stage an upset against Jared Gordon. The 39-year-old veteran was originally meant to fight L’udovit Klein, but he pulled out on May 19th. Gordon stepped in with just two weeks to prepare for the fight.

I also think Abubakar Nurmagomedov could beat Elizeu Zaleski. Perhaps he’s not as great a wrestler as other members of the Nurmagomedov family.

Still, Abubakar has a high fight IQ, which makes him incredibly dangerous even against such a well-rounded opponent as Zaleski.

Finally, I also see a surprise happening in the main event of the evening. In my opinion, Kai Kara-France beating Amir Albazi wouldn’t be a surprise.

After all, Kara-France is one of the best kickboxers in the flyweight division, who even got a shot at the title last year.

Brandon Moreno beat him by TKO, but the New Zealand fighter was doing great before that. It happened almost a year ago, and Kara-France is now determined to make himself relevant again. The best way to do it is to win the next event’s headliner in style.

I think he could finish Albazi on Saturday, and I suspect something similar could also happen in the co-main event. Daniel Pineda is 28-14 in his career, with every single one of his wins happening inside the distance.

Priced at +143, he might be an interesting bet, too. Still, my advice for the Caceres vs. Pineda fight is to wait until BetOnline releases UFC Fight Night odds for prop bets.

It usually happens three or four days before the evening, so when it does happen, I will bet on “fight to go the distance – no.”

UFC Fight Night Predictions

  • Kai Kara-France to Beat Amir Albazi
  • Daniel Pineda to Beat Alex Caceres
  • Tim Elliott to Beat Victor Altamirano
  • Karine Silva to Beat Ketlen Souza
  • Guram Kutateladze to Beat Jamie Mullarkey
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov to Beat Elizeu Zaleski
  • John Castaneda to Beat Mateus Mendonca
  • Andrei Arlovski to Beat Don’Tale Mayes
  • Elise Reed to Beat Jinh Yu Frey
  • Daniel Santos to Beat Johnny Munoz Jr.
  • Luan Lacerda to Beat Da’Mon Blackshear
  • Maxim Grishin to Beat Philipe Lins
  • Jim Miller to Beat Jared Gordon

The UFC on ESPN 46 is one of the year’s most exciting Fight Night events. All the matchups are carefully picked so that there aren’t any huge favorites who’re going to demolish the underdogs.

In fact, I can see the opposite happening in at least three fights on June 3rd.

Kai Kara-France, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, and Jim Miller are my top UFC Fight Night picks. I also believe most of my other UFC Fight Night predictions will win, but honestly, I wouldn’t bet too much money on those.

Actually, I’d avoid a couple of fights at all cost. Andrei Arlovski vs. Don’Tale Mayes is one of those.

It’s literally 50-50, as you can see by the UFC Fight Night odds of -100 on each fighter. I’d also stay away from backing the biggest favorite of the evening – Guram Kutateladze – as well as from putting too much money on Tim Elliott (-140), Josh Castaneda (-161), and Daniel Santos (-185).

Betting on UFC on ESPN 46

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We’ve come to the end of this Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi preview, and now is the time to give you parting advice for betting on UFC on ESPN 46.

The best advice I can give you is to head straight to BetOnline and place your bets. Why?

Because UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi odds are guaranteed to change in the coming days.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Kara-France became the favorite before June 3rd. The same goes for Abubakar Nurmagomedov and even Jim Miller.

So, if you want to get the best possible value, place your bets ASAP!

If you’re in the market to bet on wrestling, then why not consider the 2023 AEW Double or Nothing odds?

Footnotes:

  • Event info is taken from the official UFC website.
  • Fighter records and stats are courtesy of UFC Stats.
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