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UFC Fight Night 155 Odds: Ladd vs De Randamie & Full Main Card

Cole Shelton

by Cole Shelton in Mixed Martial Arts News

Updated Mar 26, 2020 · 9:36 AM PDT

Aspen Ladd stands in the octagon.
Aspen Ladd is favored to come out on top at UFC Fight Night 155. Photo by @mma21plus (Twitter)
  • Aspen Ladd takes on Germaine de Randamie in the main event at UFC Fight Night 155
  • Urijah Faber returns from retirement
  • See the odds for the entire main card below

UFC Fight Night 155 goes down on Saturday, July 13th from Sacramento, California. The main event features a pivotal bantamweight fight between undefeated prospect Aspen Ladd and former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie. In the co-main event UFC Hall of Famer, Urijah Faber returns to take on Ricky Simon. The action gets underway at 8:00 p.m. ET live on ESPN+.

Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd Odds

Fighter Odds Odds
Germaine de Randamie +125 +125
Aspen Ladd -155 -145

*All odds taken 07/07/19

Ladd’s Hot Streak

Germaine de Randamie (8-3) is riding a four-fight winning streak. The 35-year-old last fought back in November where she beat Raquel Pennington by decision to further herself as the top contender at bantamweight. Before that, she beat Holly Holm to win the inaugural featherweight title, but gave it up after not wanting to fight Cris Cyborg.

The Dutch fighter has also beaten the likes of Larissa Pacheco, and Julie Kedzie, among others. She also fought champion Amanda Nunes in 2013, losing by TKO.

Ladd (8-0) is coming off of a decision win over Sijara Eubanks at UFC Rochester back in May. Before that, the 24-year-old beat Tonya Evinger by TKO at UFC 229 and Lina Lansberg by TKO in her UFC debut. Ladd is one of the more promising prospects at bantamweight and has six wins by stoppage.

Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd Tale of the Tape

de Randamie
VS
Ladd
35 Age 24
5’9″ Height 5’6″
71″ Reach 66″
2 UFC finishes 2
1 UFC main events 0

Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd is a really intriguing bout, where it is very close to pick’em odds which is how I thought the betting line would be. de Randamie has the advantage in experience and in the level of competition, while Ladd is considered a future champion as she continues to impress every fight.

On the ground is where Ladd has a big advantage as her grappling is next level.

On the feet, I believe de Randamie should have a slight advantage, but it is not a major one. They are both very good strikers and have shown they have the power to knock opponents out. On the ground is where Ladd has a big advantage as her grappling is next level, and she showed that in her last fight as she dominated Sijara Eubanks.

For the prospect, she needs to get the fight to the ground to have success, as the striking is rather even. While de Randamie needs to keep the fight on the feet and use her reach to pick apart the 24-year-old.

In the end, I believe Ladd gets it done, but it will be a super close fight.

Pick: Aspen Ladd (+125)

Urijah Faber vs Ricky Simon Odds

Fighter Odds Odds
Urijah Faber +230 +250
Ricky Simon -300 -300

Simon’s Been Active, Faber Not So Much

Faber (34-10) retired in December 2016 after beating Brad Pickett by decision. Since then, he has been focusing on coaching at his gym, Team Alpha Male, but has said he has the desire to return again. Throughout his career, the UFC Hall of Famer has beaten the likes of Frankie Saenz, Raphael Assuncao, Eddie Wineland, Jens Pulver, and Dominick Cruz, among others.

Simon (15-1) is undefeated in the UFC and one of the more promising prospects at bantamweight. He is coming off of a dominant decision win over Rani Yahya at UFC 234. He also has a decision win over Montel Jackson and a submission win over Merab Dvalishvili.

Urijah Faber vs Ricky Simon Tale of the Tape

Faber
VS
Simon
40 Age 26
5’6″ Height 5’6″
67″ Reach 69″
6 UFC finishes 1
December 2016 Last Fight February 2019

This is a fight where the UFC is looking to build a name off of Urijah Faber. Ricky Simon looks like he could be the future of the bantamweight division, and should he get past Faber it seems likely he would fight a top-10 opponent. For Faber, should he win, he could show the world he is still as good as he once was and could be serious about a return to the top.

However, I do not see that happening. I think Simon dominates this fight from the get-go and has his way with Faber. He will defend the takedowns and keep the fight standing and will be able to piece up the legend. But, I don’t think he will be able to finish him, but win a very dominant decision.

Pick: Ricky Simon (-300)

The Rest of UFC Fight Night 155 Card

Fighter  Odds  Odds
Josh Emmett +145 +142
Mirsad Bektic -175 -162
Fighter  Odds  Odds
Karl Roberson -200 -210
Wellington Turman +160 +180
Fighter  Odds  Odds
Marvin Vettori -150 -140
Cezar Ferreira +110 +120
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