UFC 317 Fight Card: Early Prelims Odds, Picks And Predictions
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: Jhonata Diniz of Brazil walks out ahead of facing Marcin Tybura of ... More Poland in a middleweight fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The UFC 317 pay-per-view fight card is on the horizon. The event, which features two title fights at the top of the card, takes place on Saturday, June 28, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While most of the focus will be on Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira and Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France at the top of the card, we want to prepare fans for all of the fights on the UFC 317 fight card. Below, we look at the betting odds, line movement, predictions, and picks for the three-fight early prelim contests on UFC 317.
In the UFC 317 main event, former UFC featherweight champ Ilia Topuria battles ex-UFC lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight strap. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, UFC flyweight kingpin Alexandre Pantoja puts his title on the line against Kai Kara-France. UFC 317 serves as the anchor event for the 2025 edition of International Fight Week.
The five-fight UFC 317 PPV card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view, following ESPN prelims and ESPN+ early prelims.
UFC 317 Fight Card Early Preliminary Card
Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey - Middleweight
Jhonta Diniz vs. Alvin Hines - Heavyweight
Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith - Welterweight
UFC 316 Fight Card: Early Prelims Odds And Predictions - Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 12: Sedriques Dumas and Michal Oleksiejczuk meet in the octagon for a 3-round bout ... More at UFC 314 on April 12, 2025, at the Kesaya Center in Miami, FL (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Closing out the UFC 317 early prelims is a late addition to the fight card. That fight pits Sedriques Dumas against UFC newcomer Jackson McVey in a middleweight matchup.
Dumas (10-3) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since his last fight, a UFC 314 knockout loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 314. Since then, Dumas was arrested and charged with home invasion, domestic battery, possession of weapon by convicted felon among other charges.
McVey (6-0) comes to the UFC with six pro fights and six finishes. His most recent bout was a first-round knockout under the LFA banner. Each of McVey's finishes has come in the first round.
Dumas opened as a -150 betting favorite over the +130 McVey. The odds have flipped. Today, McVey is the -154 favorite over the +134 Dumas.
The betting pick is McVey to win via knockout.
UFC 316 Fight Card: Early Prelims Odds And Predictions - Jhonta Diniz vs. Alvin Hines
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Marcin Tybura of Poland punches Jhonata Diniz of Brazil in a ... More middleweight fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
In this matchup we have a heavyweight coming off his first pro loss (via a doctor stoppage) in Jhonta Diniz (8-1) against a heavyweight who has a perfect record in Alvin Hines (7-0), who is also making his UFC debut. Diniz is 2-1 in the UFC.
Diniz opened as a massive betting favorite at -850, while Hines was listed at +600. Those odds have moved a great deal. Today, Diniz is -299 to Hines's +249.
Hines is a short-notice replacement for Justin Tafa.
Diniz is not great on the mat, but he is a good striker with seven knockouts. Hines has grappling chops, but his striking can be sloppy, and that makes this fight dangerous for him.
The betting pick is for Diniz to win via knockout, but there is a chance that Hines could grind out a decision if he can get the fight to the mat.
UFC 317 Fight Card: Early Prelims Odds And Predictions - Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 11: Jacobe Smith reacts after a knockout victory against Preston Parsons ... More in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 11, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Opening the UFC 317 early prelims is a welterweight bout between Niko Price (16-8) and Jacobe Smith (10-0). Price, one of the more entertaining fighters on the UFC roster is 1-3 in his past four fights. Smith is 1-0 in the UFC with a first round knockout win in his promotional debut in January. Eight is Smith's wins have come by knockout.
Smith opened as an enormous favorite at -1600, while Price was +900. Smith is an even bigger favorite now at -1800. Meanwhile Price has remained at +900.
The betting pick is for Smith to use his power to score a knockout win over the fading Price. However, the odds are so lopsided a Price win might be worth taking a small shot.
UFC 317 Pay-Per-View Fight Card
Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira - For vacant UFC lightweight title
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France - For Pantoja's UFC flyweight title
Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van - Flyweight
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano - Lightweight
Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima - Bantamweight
UFC 317 Fight Card Preliminary Card
Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues - Middleweight
Hyder Amil vs. Jose Miguel Delgado - Featherweight
Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez - Strawweight
Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev - Lightweight
UFC 317 Fight Card Main Event: Ilia Topuria Vs. Charles Oliveira
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 26:Ilia Topuria of Spain prepares to face Max Holloway in ... More the UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 308 event at Etihad Arena on October 26, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Ilia Topuria (16-0) is a former Cage Warriors champion. He joined the UFC in 2020 with a 9-0 record. It did not take him long to make a name for himself. He was ranked No. 14 in the featherweight division after three UFC bouts at 145 pounds and one contest in the 155-pound division. Three of those scraps ended with Topuria winning via knockout.
In his first fight as a ranked featherweight, Topuria dispatched Bryce Mitchell via submission in the second round, earned his first 'Performance of the Night' bonus and moved to No. 9 in the rankings.
A matchup with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett followed the Mitchell win. Topuria picked up a decision in a 'Fight of the Night' scrap. Topuria's next fight, saw him face Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 298. Topuria entered that bout as the No. 3 ranked featherweight. He left as the champion after knocking out Volkanovski in the second stanza.
In his first defense of the UFC featherweight crown, Topuria made history, becoming the first fighter to finish former 145-pound champion Max Holloway via strikes, knocking out the ex-champion in the third round of their UFC 308 meeting in October 2024.
When Topuria decided to move to lightweight and give up his featherweight title, he vowed to sit until he got a 155-pound title shot. That fight takes place at UFC 317.
Topuria has a 16-0 record with eight of those wins coming under the UFC banner.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Charles Oliveira of Brazil looks on against Arman Tsarukyan in their ... More lightweight fight at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by)
Charles Oliveira (35-10-0-1) has been fighting with the UFC since 2010. He won the vacant lightweight title with his win over Chandler and defended the title once, beating Dustin Poirier. He was booked to face Justin Gaethje in his second title defense, but Oliveira missed weight for that fight, which he won by submission, losing the title on the scale.
Oliveira had a chance to regain the belt in October 2022, but Islam Makhachev submitted him and claimed the vacant belt. Since that loss, Oliveira is 1-1, beating Beneil Dariush by TKO in June 2023 and losing to Arman Tsarukyan via split decision in April of this year.
Oliveira is coming off a November 2024 decision win over Michael Chandler.
Oliveira is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC lightweight rankings.
We will have more on UFC 317 as fight night approaches, including odds, picks and predictions for the prelims and main card. Also, look for UFC 317 results and reactions on fight night.
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