UFC Fight Night 138 is set to take place in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The fighters are set for their event, as the card has finally arrived.
After a hush in UFC following the events of what had taken place after the UFC 229 main card event, the fanbase has come alive once again putting the events of the pay-per-view behind them. However, there is one fighter who has proved to be in the center of controversy of both UFC 229 and on the card for this fight as well.
Artem Lobov is part of the UFC Fight Night 138 card. During the build-up to the McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, Artem Lobov once found himself surrounded by Khabib and his friends. He was bullied verbally and slapped around.
This incident ended up badly for everyone concerned, as to defend his friend, Conor McGregor and a couple of his friends attacked the UFC bus on which Khabib was, with McGregor throwing a dolly at it breaking the bus' window. This ended up heading towards legal proceedings.
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Now, after the UFC 229 post-main event brawl, Zubaira Tukhugov was removed from the fight were he was scheduled to fight Artem Lobov. Lobov is now set to face Michael Johnson instead, despite Johnson missing the weight for the fight.
You can read the Main Card Preview, Preliminary Card Preview, and the Early Preliminary Card Preview for UFC Fight Night 138: Moncton here.
Without any further ado, let's take a look at the odds from the Early Preliminary Card and Preliminary Card for the night.
Early Preliminary Card:
- Te'Jovan Edwards (-549) vs. Don Madge (+380): Favoured Winner - Te'Jovan Edwards
- Arjan Bhullar (-163) vs. Marcelo Golm (+130): Favoured Winner - Arjan Bhullar
- Stevie Ray (-163) vs. Jessin Ayari (+130): Favoured Winner - Stevie Ray
Preliminary Card:
- Nordine Taleb (-105) vs. Sean Strickland (-120): Favoured Winner - Sean Strickland
- Thibault Gouti (+600) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (-1000): Favoured Winner - Nasrat Haqparast
- Calvin Kattar (-275) vs. Chris Fishgold (+210): Favoured Winner - Calvin Kattar
- Sarah Moras (-175) vs. Talita Bernardo (+140): Favoured Winner - Sarah Moras
If there is one thing, the fight card on the main card is sure to not lack from it is drama. During the weigh-ins, Michael Johnson missed his weight by one pound for his Featherweight bout against Artem Lobov. Johnson had taken the fight on short notice after Tukhugov was pulled from the fight. It is understandable that he would not make the weight on such short notice. He will not be missing out, however, with Lobov set to compensate him with 20% of the purse of his own volition.
Main Card:
- Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir (-175) vs. Anthony Smith (+140): Favoured Winner - Volkan Oezdemir
- Featherweight: Michael Johnson (-649) vs. Artem Lobov (+450): Favoured Winner - Michael Johnson
- Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov (-350) vs. Patrick Cummins (+260): Favoured Winner - Misha Cirkunov
- Bantamweight: Andre Soukhamthath (-163) vs. Jonathan Martinez (+130): Favoured Winner - Andre Soukhamthath
- Light Heavyweight: Gian Villante (-250) vs. Ed Herman (+200): Favoured Winner - Gian Villante
- Welterweight: Alex Garcia (-188) vs. Court McGee (+150): Favoured Winner - Alex Garcia
No matter what the odds may be, fighters have been known to defy odds before. Tune in to UFC Fight Night 138 on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD to see who emerges as the winners in their individual fights.