Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will make his first title defense on Saturday in the main event of UFC 269 when he takes on former interim champion and top-rated contender Dustin Poirier. The main UFC 269 fight card is set for 10 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Poirier is a -160 betting favorite (risk $160 to win $100), while Oliveira is priced at +140 (risk $100 to win $140) in the latest Oliveira vs. Poirier odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Before locking in any picks of your own for Poirier vs. Oliveira at UFC 269, you MUST see the MMA predictions from SportsLine expert Andrew Gombas. 

Gombas is a former NCAA wrestler who taps into his experience on the mat to help understand and dissect the X's and O's of MMA matchups in a manner that sets him apart from other MMA analysts. He started the MMA handicapping service MMA Knockout Bets in 2018 and has shown a profit every year since.

With more than 1,200 selections tracked by the third-party monitoring service Bet MMA, he has shown a 10 percent return on investment for his followers. In 2020, $100 bettors who tailed his picks were up $9,200!

Last week at UFC Fight Night, his winners included calling a victory for Rafael Fiziev (-130) against Brad Riddell (+110) in the co-main event between lightweight prospects. 

Now, he has locked in on the UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier card  from every angle and released his top selections. A successful parlay of these picks would result in a payout of more than 8-1!

For UFC 269, we can tell you Gombas is backing Ryan Hall (-210) to earn a victory against Darrick Minner (+180) in a matchup of featherweight prospects. He's also backing a fighter whose "physicality will be too much" to score a dominant win! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any UFC 269 bets of your own.

Who wins Oliveira vs. Poirier? And which fighter is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which fighters you need to be all over at UFC 269, all from the MMA insider who returned nearly $9,200 last year!