. The former WSOF lightweight champion had struggled early on after joining the UFC two years ago. After knocking off Michael Johnson in the Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale in his UFC debut, Gaethje suffered knockout losses to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier.
However, Gaethje responded with a first-round KO of James Vick as a +120 underdog at UFC Fight Night 135. Gaethje subsequently needed just 2:30 to finish Edson Barboza with a KO punch at UFC on ESPN 2, paying out as -130 chalk and taking home a fourth career Fight of the Night bonus. Earlier on Saturday night, light heavyweights clash as Glover Teixeira takes on Nikita Krylov as a narrow -110 underdog. In UFC heavyweight action, Todd Duffee makes his first octagon appearance in over four years as he battles Jeff Hughes, also as a -110 underdog, while Uriah Hall looks to tally consecutive wins for the first time since 2015 when he goes toe-to-toe with Antonio Carlos Junior as a +180 underdog.
Teixeira has posted consecutive wins by submission but faces a huge challenge against Krylov, who has finished opponents inside two rounds in all 25 of his professional MMA victories, and is pegged as -120 chalk for Saturday night.
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