UFC Battle Night time Greatest Bets: Usman vs. Buckley June 14th Picks

Thirty-one-year-old Joaquin Buckley has been one of many UFC’s rising stars during the last 12 months or so. He’s received his final six fights — 4 by knockout or technical knockout — the newest being a third-round physician’s stoppage in opposition to former welterweight champion Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN 63 in December.

Earlier than that, Buckley additionally knocked out the legendary Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 307 in a battle that noticed Buckley earn Efficiency of the Night time. Contemplating the truth that Kamaru Usman is coming off a virtually two-year hiatus after dropping three consecutive fights, it appears like an inevitability that Buckley provides him to his graveyard of UFC legends and ex-champions. I’m unsure it is going to take that lengthy, both.

Joaquin Buckley by KO/TKO/Disqualification (+160)

Rose Namajunas is among the extra recognizable names within the UFC girls’s division after a collection of title runs within the late 2010s and early 2020s. Nevertheless, in 2025, there may be little or no worth in betting on Namajunas as a somewhat substantial favourite in opposition to a red-hot Miranda Maverick.

Namajunas has misplaced three of her final 5 fights, two of these losses coming by unanimous determination. Maverick, alternatively, has received 4 fights in a row outright — three of these by unanimous determination. In whole, 5 of Maverick’s seven wins within the UFC have come by determination. I see Maverick’s odds of a win by determination having nice worth on this battle, and I additionally imagine Namajunas is a favourite on this matchup strictly off title worth.

Miranda Maverick by determination/technical determination (+270)

I wouldn’t usually advocate betting on such an early end at this worth, however this battle is fairly simple. Abdul-Malik is an extremely gifted striker, and Brundage can’t defend the strike to save lots of his life. Abdul-Malik is the largest favourite on all the card straight up at -800, and his odds to win by KO/TKO are nonetheless juiced at -330 — which means a stoppage inside the primary two rounds at -190 odds is definitely one of the best worth we’ll discover for this battle.

Abdul-Malik is 8-0 in his skilled MMA profession, with seven of these wins coming by knockout or technical knockout within the first or second spherical. Brundage, alternatively, has solely received 4 of his final 9. Brundage’s six profession losses have been a combined bag — KO/TKOs, selections and submissions — however I might search for the early knockout by Abdul-Malik on this one.

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage u1.5 rounds (-190)