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DWCS Week 3 Betting Preview and Odds!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>DWCS Week 3 <\/strong>picks and predictions are on the docket for August 25, 2026<\/strong> with UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang<\/a><\/span> giving his full betting breakdown! The main event is headlined by Bella Mir vs Alex Apodaca<\/strong> in a women’s bantamweight fight. The main card starts up at 7:00pm ET from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella Mir vs Alex Apodaca: DWCS Week 3 Main Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday, August 25<\/th>DWCS Week 3 Main Event (Courtesy of Caesars)<\/th><\/tr>
Moneyline:<\/td>Bella Mir vs Alex Apodaca<\/td><\/tr>
Rounds:<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
Fight Time:<\/td>Main Card Starts at 7:00pm ET \/ 4:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr>
Arena:<\/td>UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV<\/td><\/tr>
TV:<\/td>Paramount+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DWCS Week 3 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mario Piazzon vs. Guilherme Uriel <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mario Piazzon doesn’t impress me at all. He’s fought the same opponent twice over his last four\u00a0 fights, and I couldn’t even take his most recent fight seriously. There was too much joking\u00a0around, hugging and smiling between the fighters, and it was an awful fight to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piazzon also appeared on Contender Series in 2023, where his approach was built around\u00a0wrestling and clinching. Once again, it wasn’t impressive. Guilherme Uriel lost to Wyatt Hokit\u00a0on Contender Series, but there’s no shame in that. The wrestling wore Uriel down, but he has\u00a0 legitimate power on the feet and also has some submission ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piazzon will probably try to turn this into an ugly wrestling and clinching fight, while Uriel\u00a0 should be looking to strike. Piazzon’s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is filled with questionable competition, and he’s\u00a0even been knocked out by an opponent who was 15-39 at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uriel is the pick, but don’t\u00a0 be surprised if Piazzon makes this an ugly, boring fight where neither guy does enough to\u00a0 get anyone excited about offering a contract.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Clancy vs. Gary Balletto <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Balletto has won three straight BKFC fights, but those victories have come against pretty\u00a0bad competition. Even in those wins, I wasn’t particularly impressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s primarily a boxer, and\u00a0 he’s absorbed a concerning amount of damage along the way. Balletto also has MMA experience\u00a0 and a decent number of victories, but nothing remotely close to the level of competition Sean\u00a0Clancy has been facing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clancy looks like the real deal. He can strike, work from the clinch and wrestle, although his\u00a0striking is clearly his specialty. He’s been beating quality competition in Cage Warriors and\u00a0looks significantly more polished.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest problem for Balletto is that I don’t think he has one obvious area where he can\u00a0exploit Clancy. Clancy should be able to beat him on the feet, and if necessary, I believe he can\u00a0 take Balletto down and potentially submit him. Clancy is the clear pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron Humphrey vs. Alexis Miranda <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron Humphrey only has four professional fights, but he also had four amateur fights, so there’s\u00a0more experience here than the professional record suggests. Almost all of those fights have\u00a0 ended in the first round, and Humphrey has won every one of them. He’s quick, powerful and\u00a0 dangerous with both punches and kicks, while also showing the ability to get takedowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We even got a small look at his cardio in the fight that made it into the second round. Humphrey  continued getting takedowns and eventually earned the knockout with ground-and-pound, so he  didn’t immediately fall apart once he was forced beyond five minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexis Miranda has a good-looking record, but it’s been built against weak competition. His\u00a0 striking doesn’t impress me, his stance and base don’t look particularly strong, and when he\u00a0 stepped up against Anuar Aburto, he struggled badly with the increased level of competition.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aburto’s length and reach made that a different matchup than this one, but the important\u00a0 takeaway was how Miranda responded when the competition improved. He didn’t look good.\u00a0Humphrey is still inexperienced, but I see significantly more upside. Humphrey is the pick.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Galanti vs. Carlos Petruzzella\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Petruzzella’s 15-1 record looks great until you start digging into it. He’s piled up victories\u00a0fighting for Samurai Fight House, then stepped up to LFA and was finished in the first round.\u00a0 After that experience, he went right back to Samurai Fight House and picked up two more wins\u00a0 against easier competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Galanti has been proving himself against much better competition in CFFC. He recently\u00a0went through a grueling five-round war with Austin Clayton. I didn’t personally think Galanti\u00a0 deserved the decision, but it was a close fight, and going through that type of battle tells me\u00a0 much more than beating another overmatched opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galanti is a good wrestler who applies relentless pressure when he’s able to establish control.\u00a0We’ve also seen him maintain that pressure late into fights, including getting a ground-and-pound\u00a0 finish with roughly a minute remaining in the third round.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a classic case where the records don’t tell the entire story. Galanti has been tested at a  much higher level, and he’s the clear pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DWCS Week 3 Main Event: Bella Mir vs Alex Apodaca<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bella Mir probably makes this look quick and easy. The UFC clearly has its eyes on Mir, and it’s\u00a0 easy to understand why. She’s an elite wrestler who can dominate with control once the fight hits the ground, but she’s also dangerous enough with submissions to end fights quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mir isn’t much of a striker at this point, but I don’t think she’ll need to be against Alex Apodaca.\u00a0Apodaca doesn’t offer much on the feet that should scare Mir, and she hasn’t shown much\u00a0 finishing ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only concern would be if Mir surprisingly struggles to secure that first takedown. Apodaca\u00a0has experience going the distance in MMA fights, so the longer she keeps it standing, the more\u00a0interesting things could become. I don’t expect that to happen. Mir should get the early takedown and find the submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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