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UFC 332 Picks, Predictions and Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UFC 332 picks and predictions for October 3<\/strong> by UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang<\/a><\/span> are available below with the main event headlined by Natalia Silva and Wang Cong<\/strong> in a women’s flyweight title fight! The main card starts up at 8:00pm ET from Delta Center,\u00a0Salt Lake City,\u00a0UT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Natalia Silva and Wang Cong<\/strong><\/strong>: UFC 332<\/strong> Main Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, October 3<\/th>UFC 332 Betting Notes (Courtesy of Caesars)<\/th><\/tr>
Moneyline:<\/td>Natalia Silva and Wang Cong<\/td><\/tr>
Rounds:<\/td>4.5 Rounds (Over -320 \/ Under +230)<\/td><\/tr>
Fight Time:<\/td>Main Card Starts at 9:00pm ET \/ 6:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr>
Arena:<\/td>Delta Center,\u00a0Salt Lake City,\u00a0UT<\/td><\/tr>
TV:<\/td>Paramount+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

UFC 332<\/strong> Predictions: Undercard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Payton Talbott (-491) vs Deiveson Figueiredo (+430) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figueiredo has been slowing down. He\u2019s 38 years old with more than 30 fights, and at this stage\u00a0he doesn\u2019t have the power, volume, striking, or speed to consistently compete at an elite level.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talbott is the up-and-comer. He suffered the first loss of his career last January, and there were\u00a0 questions about his focus outside the Octagon, but he\u2019s responded with two straight wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has the reach to consistently land jabs and kicks, and he showed he could hold his own on the ground\u00a0 against decorated wrestler Henry Cejudo last time out. Talbott should be more active and land the better shots. Talbott is the pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

King Green (+200) vs Esteban Ribovics (-229) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green is 40 years old, but he\u2019s won four straight, so he\u2019s clearly not done being a solid fighter.\u00a0He has that unusual hands-down style, constantly jabbing, moving, and talking throughout the\u00a0 fight. Ribovics is a different animal when it comes to pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He overwhelms opponents with\u00a0 speed, volume, and nonstop pressure, landing more than 120 strikes when his fights go the\u00a0 distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green recently faced another high-paced striker and was getting pieced up early before\u00a0 his opponent completely gassed and Green got the finish. Ribovics has the cardio to maintain his\u00a0pace for three rounds. Ribovics is the pick because Green simply won\u2019t have the volume to\u00a0 keep up.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khaos Williams (+250) vs Roberto Soldic (-291) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khaos hadn\u2019t looked particularly good heading into his last fight, but he erased those concerns\u00a0with a first-round knockout. The problem is his opponent wasn\u2019t a particularly good striker, and\u00a0Soldic absolutely is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldic is 31 and hasn\u2019t been very active, with a fight in 2023 followed by\u00a0boxing and MMA appearances in 2025. Khaos also doesn\u2019t seem to deal particularly well with\u00a0 pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your notes cut off after \u201cIf he can move forward\u201d<\/strong>, so I\u2019ll leave this one there rather than add a\u00a0pick or reasoning you didn\u2019t provide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roman Kopylov (+173) vs Ateba Gautier (-205) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gautier is a bit of a one-trick pony, but his power punching is one hell of a trick. When he lands\u00a0clean, people go out. His movement isn\u2019t great, though, and quicker fighters who move well can\u00a0stay away from those big shots. He\u2019s also extremely strong, which makes wrestling him difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kopylov moves well, and in his last fight he was getting pieced up early before rallying and\u00a0 dropping his opponent multiple times in the second and third rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kopylov doesn\u2019t wear damage particularly well, which is dangerous against Gautier, but if I\u2019m looking for underdogs,\u00a0Gautier\u2019s relatively basic game makes this interesting. Kopylov at +173 is the underdog look.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alden Coria (+134) vs Imanol Rodriguez (-155) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodriguez is only 26, he\u2019s 7-0, and we\u2019re seeing improvement every fight. His big weakness is\u00a0striking defense. He was dropped multiple times in the first round of his last fight, but he never\u00a0 panicked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He survived, found the takedown, avoided taking major damage, and then took over on\u00a0the ground before getting the knockout in the second. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His striking is much faster than Coria\u2019s,\u00a0and his takedown game might be better as well. Coria has had a couple of unimpressive wins, including getting taken down and controlled by an inferior opponent in a fight he was fortunate to win. His striking doesn\u2019t impress me either. Rodriguez has the higher ceiling everywhere\u00a0 and is the pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damian Pinas (-459) vs Andrey Pulyaev (+380) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love Pinas here. Pulyaev looks pretty limited as a UFC fighter. He\u2019s shown that he can be\u00a0overmatched against power strikers and doesn\u2019t counter big shots particularly well. In his last\u00a0 fight, he was also manhandled in the clinch and on the ground before getting choked out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just\u00a0don\u2019t see enough offensive weapons for him to win this matchup. Pinas is a legitimate striker\u00a0who has put together six straight knockout wins. If he lands a couple of clean shots, he can turn the lights out. Pinas is the clear pick, likely by knockout.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus McGhee (-143) vs Benardo Sopaj (+123) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGhee has been really good. He can strike, he can wrestle, and his only recent loss came\u00a0 against current champion Petr Yan. My concern is that McGhee looks a little slow, and at 36\u00a0 years old, I think he\u2019s beginning to decline physically. Sopaj suffered a brutal knockout in his\u00a0 UFC debut but has responded with two straight wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He looked good last time out, landed big\u00a0 shots on the feet, and eventually finished the fight with a rear-naked choke. I think these guys are much closer than the odds suggest. I\u2019ll take Sopaj at +123.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Wint (-460) vs Lucas Armand (+397) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t think Wint is as good as this price suggests. He\u2019s raw and still not particularly polished,\u00a0but the UFC continues giving him favorable matchups where he can build his record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He can\u00a0wrestle and his striking is okay, but with so many early finishes, we haven\u2019t really seen him\u00a0 tested in deep waters. Armand doesn\u2019t have much experience and the level of competition is\u00a0poor, but he can strike and clinch and should at least give Wint a competitive fight early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wint\u00a0probably ends up outclassing him, but I\u2019m not laying this kind of price. Wint is the pick, but\u00a0 -460 is way too expensive for a fighter with this many holes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mick Parkin (+118) vs Johnny Walker (-130) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both guys are coming off losses. Parkin losing to Tybura was a bad look, although I\u2019m not sure\u00a0he deserved to lose on the scorecards. He struggled with volume and appeared to get tired.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walker\u2019s last loss had some similarities. He looked scared to exchange with Reyes and simply\u00a0didn\u2019t produce enough volume. These guys are fairly evenly matched, but Walker\u2019s reluctance to\u00a0 take punches and engage worries me. It\u2019s not a fight I love, but Parkin at +118 is the pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexander Hernandez (-250) vs Rafael Dos Anjos (+217) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I honestly thought Dos Anjos had retired. He suffered a bad leg injury almost two years ago,\u00a0hasn\u2019t fought since, is now 41 years old, and enters on a three-fight losing streak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s simply\u00a0old and slow at this stage, and I don\u2019t think he has the speed anymore to consistently get his\u00a0 ground game going. Hernandez is capable of dropping the ball in fights he should win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had\u00a0won four straight before Rafa Garcia soundly beat him on the feet, but he should have a massive athletic advantage in this matchup. An old fighter returning from a major injury is an easy fade\u00a0 for me. Hernandez is the pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marvin Vettori (+115) vs Ismail Naurdiev (-135) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve made a lot of money fading Vettori, and I\u2019ll do it again here. He\u2019s lost four straight UFC fights and just doesn\u2019t have much upside left. He can\u2019t consistently wrestle, doesn\u2019t have big\u00a0 striking power, and now the volume isn\u2019t there either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even when he gets into the clinch, he\u00a0struggles to generate meaningful offense or score points with the judges. Naurdiev has the better\u00a0 striking, can compete on the ground if the fight gets there, and is younger and more athletic.\u00a0Naurdiev should outwork Vettori everywhere and win by decision.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacobe Smith (-791) vs Bruce Whitehead (+623) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should be straightforward. Whitehead hasn\u2019t faced amazing competition and likes to start\u00a0 extremely fast while hunting for an early finish. I just don\u2019t think he has what it takes to finish\u00a0Smith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith is stronger, can get takedowns, and can do damage on the feet as well. Once\u00a0 Whitehead\u2019s initial burst is gone, Smith should take over. Smith by finish is the pick.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court McGee (+207) vs Eric Nolan (-240) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Court McGee\u2019s retirement fight. He\u2019s lost four of his last five, and the youth and\u00a0athleticism simply aren\u2019t there anymore. His striking has slowed down, he was dominated on the\u00a0ground in his last fight, and after spending most of his career being extremely durable, he\u2019s also\u00a0 been knocked out recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nolan\u2019s weakness is his takedown defense\u2014that\u2019s how he lost his\u00a0 last two fights\u2014but he should have a significant advantage on the feet here. I\u2019ll fade the retiring\u00a0fighter. Nolan is the pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFC 332<\/strong> Main Event: Natalia Silva (-190) vs Wang Cong (+173)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On paper, this should be a fun five-round fight between two talented strikers. Silva should be the\u00a0better fighter. She\u2019s lightning quick, shouldn\u2019t have to worry much about defending takedowns, and should be able to work the clinch when she wants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concern is her last fight against\u00a0 Namajunas. It was her toughest test, and she looked stuck in the mud offensively. I thought she\u00a0lost, although the judges gave her the decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Silva is that tentative again and spends too\u00a0 much time moving backward, Cong can steal rounds. Cong is a good striker who moves well,\u00a0and neither woman has been tested over five rounds. Lean Silva, but this could be really close.\u00a0If Silva gets back to being aggressive, she should win.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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