Scott Smith’s Top Plays for UFC Vegas 116: Sterling vs Zalal
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UFC Vegas 116 features a featherweight clash that could carry title implications. Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling steps in against surging contender Youssef Zalal in a five-round main event that pits two of the division’s most dangerous grapplers against each other. Underneath the headliner, this card delivers genuine depth with a women’s bantamweight co-main, a lightweight pick’em tailor-made for fireworks, and a BJJ legend still searching for his first UFC win in the heavyweight division. Let’s get into it.
Best Bets for UFC Vegas 116: Sterling vs Zalal
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