Barboza vs Lee Odds – The UFC is back on the East Coast in New Jersey for Fight Night 128. The main event sees lightweights Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee meet over 5 rounds.
The top guns in the lightweight division are current titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. Barboza is coming off a loss to Nurmagomedov where he at least survived the full 15 minutes and Lee fought Ferguson off for just over 14 minutes before falling. Nurmagomedov and Ferguson have been scheduled to meet several times but the fight just doesn’t happen. Recently, Ferguson hurt his knee and Nurmagomedov fought Al Iaquinta with the belt on the line.
That puts Barboza and Lee both in a must win situation. A win for either man puts them back in the hunt for a title shot. A loss means two fights dropped in a row, and that is to be avoided at all costs by guys who want to contend.
Lee is coming in a slight favorite over Barboza in what is basically a pick-em fight. One of the two men needs to put in a highlight reel performance. Just notching a hohum or even a hard fought win is good, but both men need to do something to appear a threat to the upper echelon guys. Iaquinta’s recent title loss moves another contender to the back of the pack, helping the winner’s cause further.
In the co-feature spot we get a pair of veterans asked to do it again as Frankie Edgar rematches Cub Swanson. Edgar is still looking to stay in the title picture. Edgar, as good as he is, just could not beat Jose Aldo and he never got a shot at Conor McGregor. Now with Max Holloway at the top of the 145 pound weight class, Edgar is hoping for one more shot in a “fresh” match-up.
Meanwhile, Swanson needs a big name for his resume and Edgar fits the bill. Swanson had a four fight winning streak go by the wayside last fight when he was stopped by rising star Brian Ortega. His first match-up with Edgar saw him fall with just seconds left in the match and current champ Holloway also finished him back in April of 2015. Swanson needs to break through here against Edgar, who has long been considered the #1 contender in the weight class.
The UFC Fight Night 128 card comes to us live Saturday from Atlantic City, New Jersey and features 13 fights in all. The evening’s openers will be shown on the UFC’s Fight Pass before switching to Fox Sports 1 for the rest of the card. Check your local listings for start times. Odds for the full 13 fight card appear below.
Sat 4/21 – UFC Fight Night 128 – Barboza vs Lee Odds – Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, New Jersey – FS1
Lightweight 5 rounds –
Edson Barboza +125 o2½ -125
Kevin Lee -145 u2½ +105
Featherweight 3 rounds –
Cub Swanson +190 o2½ -310
Frankie Edgar -230 u2½ +255
Heavyweight 3 rounds –
Chase Sherman +290
Justin Willis -350
Middleweight 3 rounds –
Dave Branch +180
Thiago Santos -220
Bantamweight 3 rounds –
Brett Johns -115
Aljamain Sterling -105
Lightweight 3 rounds –
Jim Miller +285
Daniel Hooker -345
Welterweight 3 rounds –
Alex Garcia +125
Ryan LaFlare -145
Flyweight 3 rounds –
Yuta Sasaki +280
Magomed Bibulatov -340
Welterweight 3 rounds –
Luan Chagas -110
Siyar Bahadurzada -110
Light Heavyweight 3 rounds –
Corey Anderson -120 o2½ -220
Patrick Cummins +100 u2½ +180
Bantamweight 3 rounds – UFC Fight Pass
Leslie Smith +125
Aspen Ladd -145
Bantamweight 3 rounds –
Merab Dvalishvili +150
Ricky Simon -170
Welterweight 3 rounds –
Keita Nakamura +190
Tony Martin -230
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