XMMA 4: Black Magic: Dodson vs. Rivera Betting
A bantamweight fight between former UFC fighters John Dodson and Francisco Rivera Jr. will headline XMMA 4: Black Magic on Saturday, April 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be the second straight XMMA headline fight for Dodson who headlined XMMA 3: Vice City, as he took on Cody Gibson. Dodson is 21-13 in his career and he is a former UFC title challenger, while Rivera Jr. is 14-8 in his career and a former UFC fighter. Another big fight on the card is a middleweight matchup between former UFC fighters Kyle Stewart and Zak Ottow. Stewart is 14-5 in his career, while Ottow is 20-7. There are expected to be at least 10 bouts on the XMMA 4: Black Magic card.
XMMA 4: Black Magic: Dodson vs. Rivera
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022
Venue: The Fillmore
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Coverage: Fight Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch
Let’s take a peek at XMMA 4: Black Magic: Dodson vs. Rivera at BookMaker.eu . We’ll post detailed betting breakdowns during fight week.
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DATE
FIGHTERS
ODDS
04/2
John Dodson
-290
Francisco Rivera Jr.
+221
04/2
Jared Gooden
-165
Curtis Millender
+131
04/2
John Howard
+228
Ange Loosa
-300
04/2
Kyle Bochniak
-305
Carlton Minus
+231
04/2
Zak Ottow
-125
Kyle Stewart
-105
04/2
Cole Smith
-165
John Sweeney
+131
04/2
Kyron Bowen
+316
Sasha Palatnikov
-440
04/2
Adli Edwards
-340
Josh Harvey
+254
04/2
Tateki Matsuda
+172
Louie Sanoudakis
-220
04/2
Andrew Garrette
-170
Justin Mead
+135
04/2
Westin Wilson
-115
Tyrek Malveaux
-115
Dodson is 21-13 in his career with 10 knockouts. He is just 1-4 in his last five fights. He lost a unanimous decision last July to Cody Gibson at XMMA 3: Vice City. He lost a unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 252 in August of 2020, defeated Nathaniel Wood by 3rd round TKO in February of 2020, lost a unanimous decision to Petr Yan in February of 2019 and lost a unanimous decision to Jimmie Rivera in September of 2018.
Rivera Jr. is 14-8 in his career with 10 knockouts. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a 2nd round knockout loss to David Martinez in May of last year. He won a unanimous decision against Nohelin Hernandez in May of last year, won by first round knockout against Adam Martinez in May of last year, won by 1st round TKO against Ryan Lilley in January of last year and lost to Erik Perez in July of 2016.
Another big fight has Kyle Stewart taking on Zak Ottow. Stewart is 14-5 in his career with 10 knockouts, while Ottow is 20-7 with 11 knockouts. Stewart is 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a win against Nah-shon Burrell in October of last year. Ottow is 4-1 in his last five bouts and is coming off a win against Derek Smith earlier this year.
Another good matchup has Kyle Bochniak taking on Carlton Minus. Bochniak comes into this fight with a record of 10-5 and he has thrived in XMMA, as he defeated Caio Urugtui at XMMA 1: Vick vs. Fialho and he won a unanimous decision against Marcus Brimage at XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem. Minus is 11-3 in his career and he is coming off a win against Skyler Schlosser.
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