UFC on ESPN+ 28 took place Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Brasilia, Brazil. The card was headlined by an excellent lightweight bout between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Gilbert Burns dropped Demian Maia with a left hook. He followed Maia to the ground and landed strikes until the referee stepped in and stopped the fighter to give Burns the first-round knockout. Burns closed -150 while Maia closed +130
Renato Moicano easily took Damir Hadzovic down to the mat and quickly snatched a choke to get the submission victory inside of one minute. Moicano closed -450. Hadzovic closed +350
Francisco Trinaldo easily outscored John Makdessi to win a unanimous decision to open the main card. Trinaldo closed -155 while Makdessi closed +135
Amanda Ribas continues her winning ways as she beat up Randa Markos throughout all three rounds to win a unanimous decision. Ribas closed -450 with the return on Markos +350
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos secured a takedown in the final minute of his bout with Alexey Kunchenko to turn the round and ultimately the fight in his favor. Dos Santos closed -120 in the decision while Kunchenko closed +100
In a highly competitive bout, David Dvorak was the more consistent striker on the feet to edge out a decision over Gustavo da Silva. Dvorak closed -125 while da Silva closed +105
Underdogs that Won
Charles Oliveira snatched the neck of Kevin Lee early in the third round and was able to force Lee to tap to a guillotine choke. Oliveira will enter the top ten of the lightweight division with the victory. Oliveira closed +115 while Lee closed -135
Nikita Krylov exposed Johnny Walker in this bout securing takedowns in all three rounds to win a unanimous decision over the Brazilian. Krylov closed +135 while Walker closed -155
Brandon Moreno put in the best performance of his career edging out top five flyweight Jussier Formiga to win a unanimous decision putting himself in the title picture. Moreno closed +165. Formiga closed -190
Maryna Moroz was able to secure takedowns in the first two rounds of the fight and control Mayra Bueno Silva on the mat to win a unanimous decision. Moroz closed +140 while Silva closed -160
Bea Malecki took over the fight in round two beating up a tired Veronica Macedo in the final two rounds to win a unanimous decision. Malecki closed +100 while Macedo closed -120
Fights that ended in a Draw
Rani Yahya secured takedowns in the first two rounds to take both of those rounds, but he was fatigued in round three. Enrique Barzola landed over 60 strikes in that round and absorbing none to have that round scored a 10-8 for the fight to end in a draw. Barzola closed -240 with the return on Yahya +200
