UFC 284 Sleeper Picks
For the second straight week, the UFC will host a premier pay-per-view event outside the United States, as UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski will take place in Perth, Australia this Saturday. The champion vs. champion matchup between the titular fighters on the event’s title will headline the spectacle. Meanwhile, the rest of the main card of UFC 284 will also feature several intriguing matchups wherein the underdogs have decent shots at staging upsets this weekend.
Nitrobetting is here to train bettors in the realm of combat sports with in-depth coverage of the latest UFC events. This time, let’s take a closer look at the three best sleeper candidates to win their respective bouts in UFC 2843: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, as well as their corresponding UFC odds to win the latest premium live MMA event set to take place Down Under.
Top UFC 284 Sleeper Picks
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Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett // UFC Featherweight Championship
- UFC 284 Odds: Yair Rodriguez (-185) // Josh Emmett (+158)
As Alexander Volkanovski prepares to become a double champion in UFC 284’s main event, the featherweight division prepares for what’s in store for the division in the near future with a battle between top contenders Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett.
Rodriguez is hot off a first-round TKO victory over fellow top-five featherweight contender Brian Ortega. However, Ortega seems to have exposed his weaknesses after a blazing start in the UFC, which is why there’s some doubt about Rodriguez’s dominant showing. Meanwhile, Emmett is having a late-career resurgence as we speak, as the 37-year-old is on a five-fight win streak since 2019. Emmett might be the underdog heading into the weekend, but his terrific momentum is enough to warrant him as a sleeper pick to win the co-main event fight of the evening.
UFC 284 Betting Pick: Josh Emmett
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown
- UFC 284 Odds: Jack Della Maddalena (-303) // Randy Brown (+250)
The Aussie crowd will certainly be behind Jack Della Maddalena for his welterweight clash against Randy Brown. The 26-year-old Perth native is a perfect 3-0 in the Octagon – all first-round stoppages – and has won 11 consecutive fights going back to his heydays as Eternal MMA’s welterweight champ.
However, it would be right to discredit his opponent that easily even with the virtual home-field advantage. Brown has a decent win streak himself with four straight wins and is a UFC veteran for over seven years now. “Rude Boy” will also be Della Maddalena’s toughest test in the Octagon to date and we wouldn’t be surprised in the hometown hero is in for a rude awakening.
UFC 284 Betting Pick: Randy Brown
Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield
- UFC 284 Odds: Jimmy Crute (-185) // Alonzo Menifield (+160)
Alonzo Menifield is another American looking to spoil the party Down under when he takes on the pride of New South Wales, Jimmy Crute. Menifield has improved significantly since 2021, going 4-1 in his last five outings and with back-to-back first-round knockouts as his two performances last year.
Meanwhile, Crute dropped the ball when he was given a shot at elite competition in the lightweight division. “The Brute” lost in the very first round to both Anthony Brown and Jamahal Hill in his last two bouts, and he’s not seen action in the ring for over a year. That being said, the odds seem to favor Crute due to the stiffer competition he’s faced and the fact that his next fight is on his own home turf, whereas Menifield is in better form and has better returns for bettors backing him up as a slight underdog.
UFC 284 Betting Pick: Alonzo Menifield
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