A high-stakes crossroads bout at light heavyweight between Zhang Mingyang and Alonzo Menifield serves as the co-main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night.
Mingyang is the -250 favorite, and Menifield is a +195 underdog in the UFC odds.
The explosive Mingyang hopes a hometown boost can get him back into the win column and back in the title hunt. We're backing that exact result with our free betting picks for Saturday, May 30.
Mingyang vs Menifield fight prediction: Mingyang moneyline (-250)
Zhang Mingyang is supposed to blow past Alonzo Menifield after his disappointing loss to Johnny Walker.
Menifield is reckless and will likely play right into Mingyang’s aggressive approach. With Mingyang landing 7.71 significant strikes per minute, Menifield lacks the durability at 38 to survive and retaliate, with it looking extremely likely he’ll get finished by the upstart Mingyang.
Mingyang is the pick.
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Mingyang vs Menifield best bet: Mingyang in Round 1 (+140)
Mingyang fights at a frenetic pace and has excellent finishing skills.
While questions remain about his conditioning if an opponent can stretch him beyond the first round, Menifield has suffered three one-sided stoppage losses over his last five fights.
I expect this fight to follow the same pattern of Menifield’s recent losses, where he gets overwhelmed early and is stopped shortly later. My best bet is Mingyang winning in the first round.
COVERS INTEL: Mingyang is not built for long-distance encounters. Only two of his fights have lasted beyond the first round, and both were knockout losses.Zhang Mingyang vs Alonzo Menifield odds
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|---|---|---|
| Method of Victory | Mingyang | Menifield |
| To win outright | -250 | +195 |
| To win by KO/TKO | -155 | +475 |
| To win by decision | +640 | +640 |
| To win by submission | +1650 | +975 |
| Total rounds | Over 1.5 +135 |
Under 1.5 -175 |
Odds as of 5-28.
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Zhang Mingyang vs Alonzo Menifield tale of the tape
| Mingyang | Menifield | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Age | 38 |
| 6-foot-2 | Height | 6-foot |
| Heavyweight | Weight Class | Heavyweight |
| 75 inches | Reach | 76 inches |
| 19-7 | Record | 17-6 |
| 13 | Wins by KO | 10 |
| 6 | Wins by submission | 3 |
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