Jack Hermansson told the media this week that he has a difficult time getting motivated to fight opponents who are ranked lower than him. Jared Cannonier would be happy to be overlooked. The top-10 middleweight contenders meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 13-bout UFC stop at Royal Arena features the main UFC Fight Night 160 card starting at 2 p.m. ET. The fifth-ranked Hermansson (20-4) said he would properly prepare for Cannonier, but has his sights set on a title shot in the near future. Cannonier (12-4), ranked No. 9, is a powerful striker who stopped UFC legend Anderson Silva in his last bout. Hermansson is a -240 favorite (risk $240 to win $100), while Cannonier priced at +200 in the latest Hermansson vs. Cannonier odds. In the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier, Mark Madsen (-550) meets Danilo Belluardo (+420) in a lightweight clash. Before finalizing your UFC Fight Night 160 picks, make sure you listen to what SportsLine MMA expert Kyle Marley has to say.
Marley won the first-ever "ToutMaster" UFC betting contest sponsored by MMAOddsBreaker and is in contention to win this year's contest. He also appears regularly on multiple MMA betting and DFS shows. Over the past year, $100 bettors who have followed Marley's picks are up nearly $21,000.
Last week at UFC Fight Night 159, Marley accurately picked Jose Quinonez (-150) to beat Carlos Huachin (+130) by unanimous decision in a bantamweight bout. Marley reasoned that Quinonez's edge in skill and activity on his feet would be the difference, and he was spot-on as Quinonez rolled to a 30-27 score on all three cards. Anyone who followed his advice booked an easy winner, and those who have followed consistently are way up.
Now, with UFC Fight Night Copenhagen fast approaching, Marley has carefully studied every matchup on the 13-bout card, identified the best value in the UFC odds and released his MMA picks for every single fight. He's sharing those selections only over at SportsLine.
Marley knows Hermansson has emerged as a rising star because of his well-rounded submission and striking skills, as well as a recent run of impressive outings. The 31-year-old stopped David Branch with a choke in the first round in March, and received Performance of the Night honors. He then agreed to another fight just a month later and won a unanimous decision against Ronaldo Souza. Hermansson hasn't lost since he was stopped by former title challenger Thiago Santos in October 2017.
Cannonier is considered a late bloomer of sorts. The 35-year-old Texan is 5-4 in the UFC and moved down to middleweight following a stretch in which he lost three of four at light heavyweight. Perhaps in danger of losing his job with the promotion, Cannonier knocked out Branch in his middleweight debut in November 2018. He followed it up with a first-round stoppage of UFC icon Anderson Silva in Brazil in May. You can see all of Marley's Hermansson vs. Cannonier picks and UFC predictions at SportsLine.
We can tell you that he's backing Brandon Davis (-130) to get his hand raised against Giga Chikadze (+110) in a featherweight bout on the preliminary card.
Davis (10-7) looks to bounce back from a split-decision loss to Kyung Ho Kang last month at UFC 241. On the other side of the octagon, Chikadze (7-2) makes his UFC debut following an undefeated run on the Gladiator Challenge promotion.
"The big advantage for Davis in this fight will be through grappling. He will have a major advantage if he can get Chikadze to the mat," Marley told SportsLine. Book Davis to hold up as a favorite against Chikadze as part of your UFC Copenhagen picks.
Marley also has strong picks for Hermansson vs. Cannonier, Madsen vs. Belluardo and every other bout on the UFC Fight Night 160 card. His picks include one fight that he knows is "nothing more than a setup."
Who wins Hermansson vs. Cannonier? And how exactly does each fight end? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed picks on all 13 fights at UFC Fight Night 160, all from the incomparable expert who's up nearly $21,000 on MMA in the past year, and find out.