The co-main event will feature Zhang Mingyang taking on Alonzo Menifield in light heavyweight action. Mingyang most recently fought in August at UFC Shanghai, losing to Johnny Walker. That loss was Mingyang’s first in the UFC and snapped a 12-fight win streak. Menifield has won five of his last eight but was most recently knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Qatar in November.
The UFC Macau main card will also feature Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira, Kai Asakura vs. Cameron Smotherman, Jake Matthews vs. Carlston Harris, and Alex Perez vs. Su Mudaerji.
SONG YADONG VS DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO
If there’s one thing to appreciate about Song Yadong, it’s his striking. With his Sanda foundation, Yadong has developed strong kickboxing skills, and he will look to use those to try and pressure Figueiredo into a war. Yadong has some strength to his strikes and has the cardio for a war; however, Figueiredo’s counterstriking can still be dangerous if he’s not careful.
Figueiredo’s grappling can be a problem for Yadong if he’s not careful. He’ll have to make use of his takedown defense abilities (a 73% takedown defense rate, per UFC Stats) to avoid giving positioning and control, as well as submission opportunities, to Figueiredo. This should be a fight that lasts either way.
BET: Yadong vs. Figueiredo to go the distance (Caesars: +100)
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ZHANG MINGYANG VS ALONZO MENIFIELD
August’s UFC Shanghai was supposed to be a coming-out party for Zhang Mingyang, who has proven himself to be a solid up-and-coming contender in the light heavyweight division. Mingyang, however, was finished solidly by Johnny Walker, halting Mingyang’s upward momentum. This fight gives Mingyang the chance to show he’s still got contender potential.
Mingyang is the master of the first-round finish. Simply put, if Alonzo Menifield can be defensive and wear Mingyang down over the first round, he’s in a much stronger position to win. At 38 years old, however, it’s hard to imagine Menifield going five full minutes without getting tagged. And it’s hard to imagine Mingyang dropping a pair of consecutive fights, especially if he slugs the way he wants to.
BET: Mingyang via KO/TKO in Round 1 (FanDuel: +160)
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KAI ASAKURA VS CAMERON SMOTHERMAN
There were interesting options for a third best bet. As we’ve seen though, however, heavyweight fights can be volatile to pick, and some of the underdog plays on this card are a little harder to read. So, let’s talk about Kai Asakura.
Asakura came into the UFC as a highly promoted talent and former RIZIN champion; however, he hasn’t lived up to the billing thus far. A loss to Alexandre Pantoja in a title fight in your UFC debut? Acceptable. Losing (with all due respect to him) to 39-year-old Tim Elliott in a fight Asaukra was a heavy favorite? Yikes. Now, Asakura moves up to bantamweight, hoping to show that a less drastic weight cut will do wonders for him – and he needs to hope this.
Asakura has more experience and a stronger resume than his 12-6 opponent, Cameron Smotherman, who is 1-2 in the UFC. Asakura is the better all-around fighter, so the fight falls on him. The more he avoids a brawl and the better he is defensively, the stronger the chance he goes home with a win. A loss here, however, and it smells like the end of an insanely disappointing UFC run.
BET: Asakura to win via KO/TKO OR decision (FanDuel: -240)
The co-main event will feature Zhang Mingyang taking on Alonzo Menifield in light heavyweight action. Mingyang most recently fought in August at UFC Shanghai, losing to Johnny Walker. That loss was Mingyang’s first in the UFC and snapped a 12-fight win streak. Menifield has won five of his last eight but was most recently knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Qatar in November.
The UFC Macau main card will also feature Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira, Kai Asakura vs. Cameron Smotherman, Jake Matthews vs. Carlston Harris, and Alex Perez vs. Su Mudaerji.
SONG YADONG VS DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO
If there’s one thing to appreciate about Song Yadong, it’s his striking. With his Sanda foundation, Yadong has developed strong kickboxing skills, and he will look to use those to try and pressure Figueiredo into a war. Yadong has some strength to his strikes and has the cardio for a war; however, Figueiredo’s counterstriking can still be dangerous if he’s not careful.
Figueiredo’s grappling can be a problem for Yadong if he’s not careful. He’ll have to make use of his takedown defense abilities (a 73% takedown defense rate, per UFC Stats) to avoid giving positioning and control, as well as submission opportunities, to Figueiredo. This should be a fight that lasts either way.
BET: Yadong vs. Figueiredo to go the distance (Caesars: +100)
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ZHANG MINGYANG VS ALONZO MENIFIELD
August’s UFC Shanghai was supposed to be a coming-out party for Zhang Mingyang, who has proven himself to be a solid up-and-coming contender in the light heavyweight division. Mingyang, however, was finished solidly by Johnny Walker, halting Mingyang’s upward momentum. This fight gives Mingyang the chance to show he’s still got contender potential.
Mingyang is the master of the first-round finish. Simply put, if Alonzo Menifield can be defensive and wear Mingyang down over the first round, he’s in a much stronger position to win. At 38 years old, however, it’s hard to imagine Menifield going five full minutes without getting tagged. And it’s hard to imagine Mingyang dropping a pair of consecutive fights, especially if he slugs the way he wants to.
BET: Mingyang via KO/TKO in Round 1 (FanDuel: +160)
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KAI ASAKURA VS CAMERON SMOTHERMAN
There were interesting options for a third best bet. As we’ve seen though, however, heavyweight fights can be volatile to pick, and some of the underdog plays on this card are a little harder to read. So, let’s talk about Kai Asakura.
Asakura came into the UFC as a highly promoted talent and former RIZIN champion; however, he hasn’t lived up to the billing thus far. A loss to Alexandre Pantoja in a title fight in your UFC debut? Acceptable. Losing (with all due respect to him) to 39-year-old Tim Elliott in a fight Asaukra was a heavy favorite? Yikes. Now, Asakura moves up to bantamweight, hoping to show that a less drastic weight cut will do wonders for him – and he needs to hope this.
Asakura has more experience and a stronger resume than his 12-6 opponent, Cameron Smotherman, who is 1-2 in the UFC. Asakura is the better all-around fighter, so the fight falls on him. The more he avoids a brawl and the better he is defensively, the stronger the chance he goes home with a win. A loss here, however, and it smells like the end of an insanely disappointing UFC run.
BET: Asakura to win via KO/TKO OR decision (FanDuel: -240)
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#UFC #Macau #Bets #Fight #Predictions #Deadspin.com">UFC Macau Best Bets and Fight Predictions for May 30 | Deadspin.com
Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Song Yadong (red gloves) reacts to fight against Casey Kenney (blue gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. credits: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
After a successful visit in November 2024 – which was their first in 10 years – the Octagon will land back in Macau, China, for UFC Macau on May 30.
The main event will feature a bantamweight battle between China’s Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo.
Yadong has won three of his last five fights; however, he enters this bout off a loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 324 in January. Figueiredo, meanwhile, is 4-3 since moving up to bantamweight. The former flyweight champion, however, has lost three of his last four, most recently falling to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 324.
The co-main event will feature Zhang Mingyang taking on Alonzo Menifield in light heavyweight action. Mingyang most recently fought in August at UFC Shanghai, losing to Johnny Walker. That loss was Mingyang’s first in the UFC and snapped a 12-fight win streak. Menifield has won five of his last eight but was most recently knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Qatar in November.
The UFC Macau main card will also feature Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira, Kai Asakura vs. Cameron Smotherman, Jake Matthews vs. Carlston Harris, and Alex Perez vs. Su Mudaerji.
SONG YADONG VS DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO
If there’s one thing to appreciate about Song Yadong, it’s his striking. With his Sanda foundation, Yadong has developed strong kickboxing skills, and he will look to use those to try and pressure Figueiredo into a war. Yadong has some strength to his strikes and has the cardio for a war; however, Figueiredo’s counterstriking can still be dangerous if he’s not careful.
Figueiredo’s grappling can be a problem for Yadong if he’s not careful. He’ll have to make use of his takedown defense abilities (a 73% takedown defense rate, per UFC Stats) to avoid giving positioning and control, as well as submission opportunities, to Figueiredo. This should be a fight that lasts either way.
BET: Yadong vs. Figueiredo to go the distance (Caesars: +100)
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ZHANG MINGYANG VS ALONZO MENIFIELD
August’s UFC Shanghai was supposed to be a coming-out party for Zhang Mingyang, who has proven himself to be a solid up-and-coming contender in the light heavyweight division. Mingyang, however, was finished solidly by Johnny Walker, halting Mingyang’s upward momentum. This fight gives Mingyang the chance to show he’s still got contender potential.
Mingyang is the master of the first-round finish. Simply put, if Alonzo Menifield can be defensive and wear Mingyang down over the first round, he’s in a much stronger position to win. At 38 years old, however, it’s hard to imagine Menifield going five full minutes without getting tagged. And it’s hard to imagine Mingyang dropping a pair of consecutive fights, especially if he slugs the way he wants to.
BET: Mingyang via KO/TKO in Round 1 (FanDuel: +160)
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KAI ASAKURA VS CAMERON SMOTHERMAN
There were interesting options for a third best bet. As we’ve seen though, however, heavyweight fights can be volatile to pick, and some of the underdog plays on this card are a little harder to read. So, let’s talk about Kai Asakura.
Asakura came into the UFC as a highly promoted talent and former RIZIN champion; however, he hasn’t lived up to the billing thus far. A loss to Alexandre Pantoja in a title fight in your UFC debut? Acceptable. Losing (with all due respect to him) to 39-year-old Tim Elliott in a fight Asaukra was a heavy favorite? Yikes. Now, Asakura moves up to bantamweight, hoping to show that a less drastic weight cut will do wonders for him – and he needs to hope this.
Asakura has more experience and a stronger resume than his 12-6 opponent, Cameron Smotherman, who is 1-2 in the UFC. Asakura is the better all-around fighter, so the fight falls on him. The more he avoids a brawl and the better he is defensively, the stronger the chance he goes home with a win. A loss here, however, and it smells like the end of an insanely disappointing UFC run.
BET: Asakura to win via KO/TKO OR decision (FanDuel: -240)
#NCAA #baseball #tournament #Schedule #scores #regionals">NCAA baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores, and more for regionals
The road to the Men’s College World Series begins on Friday, as regional action gets underway.
Here is everything you need to know about the first stage of the NCAA baseball tournament.
How do the NCAA baseball regionals work?
The NCAA baseball tournament is not your standard single-elimination, bracket format. The tournament kicks off with the regionals, followed by the super regionals, and ultimately the Men’s College World Series.
Regionals are a double-elimination format, with the 64 teams divided into 16, four-team mini-brackets. The top 16 teams in the nation each host a regional, and each of those 16 teams is the No. 1 seed in its regional. Games begin on Friday in a double-elimination format, with each bracket winner advancing to the super regionals.
Super regionals consist of 16 teams advancing to eight matchups, which are a three-game series. The winner of each super regional advances to the Men’s College World Series, which will see those eight teams split again into two brackets of four, in a double-elimination format. That builds to the Championship Series, which is a best-of-three series between the final two teams.
Who are the top 16 teams?
Here are the top 16 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament, ranked from No. 1 to No. 16. Each of these teams is hosting a regional this weekend, and the top eight are guaranteed to host a super regional … provided they advance.
Here are the 64 teams in the field, broken down into the 16 regionals. In addition to the top 16 overall teams being seeded, within each regional the teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 4:
No. 1 UCLA (51-6) (No. 1 overall seed) No. 2 Virginia Tech (30-24) No. 3 Cal Poly (36-22) No. 4 Saint Mary’s (34-25)
No. 1 West Virginia (39-14) (No. 16 overall seed) No. 2 Wake Forest (38-19) No. 3 Kentucky (31-21) No. 4 Binghamton (31-20)
NCAA baseball schedule and scores
Here are all the games currently scheduled for the NCAA baseball regionals, by day. In the first set of games, the No. 1 seed in each region takes on the No. 4 seed, while the No. 2 and No. 3 teams square off. All times listed are Eastern:
Kentucky vs. Wake Forest, 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 East Carolina vs. Tennessee, 12:00 p.m., ESPNU UIC vs. Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m., ACCN Northeastern vs. Kansas, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ Holy Cross vs. Texas, 1:00 p.m., SECN Rider vs. Florida, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ Milwaukee vs. Auburn, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ Liberty vs. Boston College, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ USC Upstate vs. Oklahoma State, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ Little Rock vs. Southern Miss, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ Lipscomb vs. Mississippi State, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ St. John’s vs. Florida State, 3:00 p.m., ACCN Saint Mary’s vs. UCLA, 3:00 p.m., ESPNU Washington State vs. Oregon State, 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ Lamar vs. Texas A&M, 4:00 p.m., SECN South Dakota State vs. Nebraska, 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ The Citadel vs. Oklahoma, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ VCU vs. North Carolina, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ Binghamton vs. West Virginia, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ Missouri State vs. Arkansas, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ NC State vs. UCF, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU Tarleton State vs. UC Santa Barbara, 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ Troy vs. Miami, 6:00 p.m., ACCN Jacksonville State vs. Virginia, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Louisiana vs. Cincinnati, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Alabama State vs. Alabama, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ Long Island vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m., SECN Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ Cal Poly vs. Virginia Tech, 8:00 p.m,. ESPN+ Yale vs. Oregon, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ Arizona State vs. Ole Miss, 9:00 p.m., ESPNU Texas State vs. USC., 9:00 p.m., ESPN+
Scores and schedule by region
Here are the schedule and scores for the NCAA baseball regional games by each region. As with the above, the No. 1 team plays the No. 4 team in the opening round, and all times listed are Eastern:
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Saint Mary’s, 3:00 p.m., ESPNU No. 2 Virginia. Tech vs. No. 3 Cal Poly, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 UIC, 12:00 p.m., ACCN No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 The Citadel, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 3 Liberty, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Long Island, 7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 East Carolina, 12:00 p.m., ESPNU No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 VCU, 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m., SECN No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Tarleton State 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 USC Upstate, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Alabama State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Rider, 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ No. 2 Miami vs. No. 3 Troy, 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 4 Little Rock, 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 St. John’s, 3:00 p.m., ACCN No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Oregon State vs. No. 3 Washington State, 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Yale, 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
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