UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos fight week schedule, full card, predictions, and betting odds

UFC Fight Night - Rodriguez vs Lemos [Image courtesy: UFC.com]
UFC Fight Night - Rodriguez vs Lemos [Image courtesy: UFC.com]

The UFC is headed back to its Apex Center in Enterprise, Nevada for its next fight card, UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos (also known as UFC Fight Night 214, and UFC Vegas 64). The event will go down on November 5, with a series of intriguing matchups to look forward to.

The card was originally set to be headlined by a featherweight clash between Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev. However, the bout was scrapped after Movsar was forced to withdraw earlier this month due to an injury.

The new headliner will feature a women's strawweight showdown between No.3-ranked Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos, who is positioned four spots below her at No.7.

Taking the co-main event spot at UFC Vegas 64 will be a welterweight clash between No.13-ranked Neil Magny and the No.14-seeded Daniel Rodriguez.

Check out the Media Day and weigh-ins schedule for the UFC Fight Night event below:

UFC Fight Night Media Day

Media Day interactions with fighters are likely to take place on Wednesday, November 2, and can be watched live on the promotion's official website, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch accounts.

UFC Fight Night official and ceremonial weigh-ins

Official weigh-ins for the UFC Fight Night event will take place on Friday, November 4, and can be followed live on the aforementioned platforms.

NOTE: The dates are estimated based on the usual schedule for UFC events and are subject to change as they are yet to be officially confirmed.

Check out the full card and betting odds for UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos below.

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos main card

Check out the full card and betting odds for UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos below:

Marina Rodriguez -205 [favorite] vs. Amanda Lemos +174 (Women's strawweight bout)

Neil Magny -120 [favorite] vs. Daniel Rodriguez +100 (Welterweight bout)

Tagir Ulanbekov -175 [favorite] vs. Nate Maness +150 (Flyweight bout)

Jailton Almeida vs. Maxim Grishin (Catchweight bout)

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos preliminary card

Darrick Minner vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (Featherweight bout)

Polyana Viana +100 vs. Jinh Yu Frey -120 [favorite] (Women's strawweight bout)

Tamires Vidal vs. Ramona Pascual (Women's bantamweight bout)

Main card predictions for UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

Jailton Almeida vs. Maxim Grishin

Jailton Almeida (17-2) has looked nothing short of impressive since the start of his MMA career. The Brazilian finished all of his opponents inside two rounds with his latest victory coming over Anton Turkalj via first-round submission in September.

Almeida will now put his 12-fight unbeaten run on the line against a veteran who has alternated wins and losses in his last four bouts.

Maxim Grishin is coming off a decision win over William Knight in February. The 38-year-old will have the opportunity to pick up his second straight win this Saturday. However, Almeida is expected to continue his strong form and pull off another victory next Saturday.

Verdict: Jailton Almeida

Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Nate Maness

Tagir Ulanbekov had his five-fight win streak snapped when he went up against Tim Elliott in March earlier this year.

His opponent Nate Maness will be moving down to flyweight after dropping a unanimous decision to Ulanbekov's teammate Umar Nurmagomedov in their bantamweight bout in June.

Both fighters will be determined to get back into the win column, but Ulanbekov is expected to pull off a victory.

Verdict: Tagir Ulanbekov

Neil Magny vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Neil Magny will return to action hoping to rebound from his submission loss against the highly-touted Shavkat Rakhmonov in June. 'The Haitian Sensation' is 2-2 in his last four bouts and hasn't finished a fight since 2018.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, is fresh off a split decision win over Li Jingliang in September.

Both men have been battle-tested, but 'D-Rod' has looked more impressive of late, having finished four of his last eight wins. The Californian will be aiming for his fifth consecutive win this Saturday and is expected to succeed in his efforts.

Verdict: Daniel Rodriguez

Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos

Marina Rodriguez has a sole defeat on his record despite having faced some of the top names in the division. The Brazilian dispatched Amanda Ribas in January before edging out the likes of Michelle Waterson, Mackenzie Dern, and Xiaonan Yan. Rodriguez will look to continue her climb towards the title and pick up her fifth straight win.

Amanda Lemos, on the other hand, bounced back from her loss to Jessica Andrade with a submission victory over Michelle Waterson in July, 'Amandinha' is 6-2 in her last eight bouts.

This fight is tough to call, but we'll go with betting favorite Rodriguez, who has never been stopped in her pro-MMA career.

Verdict: Marina Rodriguez

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