Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Brazil’s Luana Santos takes on Kazakhstan’s Mariya Agapova in the prelims of UFC Denver in a UFC women’s flyweight bout. The winner of this bout will certainly come away with much more clarity in their UFC career. While Santos missed weight in her bantamweight clash last time out, Agapova, who has been out of action since September 2022, desperately needs to return to the win column. The in-form Luana Santos is a huge favorite to win the bout slated at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA.

MMA: UFC Women’s Flyweight

Where to Watch: ESPN/ESPN+

Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado

Date: 14.07.2024. 03:00

The 24-year-old is 2-0 in the UFC and has won four consecutive fights. Debuting in the UFC last August, Luana Santos stopped Juliana Miller in the first round of the bout with punches. She followed that up with a win over Stephannie Egger last December but weighed in above the limit in their bantamweight clash. The former LFA fighter is 7-1 overall and is an intriguing prospect.

• Age: 24
• Height: 5’6”
• Weight: 125lbs (57kg)
• Reach: 67”
• Record: 7-1

A highly regarded prospect earlier in her career, Mariya Agapova was invited to the Dana White Contender Series in 2019 on the back of a flawless record. She lost her bid with a loss to UFC Denver headliner Tracy Cortez but debuted in the UFC the next year. A debut win over Hannah Cifers in June 2020 became the first of two wins out of five UFC bouts. The Pavlodar-born American Top Team member last entered the Octagon in late 2022, in a loss by technical submission to Gillian Robertson.

• Age: 27
• Height: 5’6’’
• Reach: 68.5”
• Weight: 125lbs (57kg)
• Record: 10-4

Mariya Agapova is a 4.00 odds underdog on Bet365. Over 2.5 is priced at 1.96 on 1xBet, and a win inside the distance is available at 1.66. Betway lists Yes for the fight to go the distance at 2.10 and under 1.5 at 2.50 odds. Read more.