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    UFC Fight Night 111: Will Holm end three-fight losing streak?

    Holly Holm stunned the MMA world with her knockout of Ronda Rousey, but she has since dropped three consecutive fights. She faces Bethie Correia in Singapore on Saturday. Hugh Citron previews the Fight Night card and gives his wagering selection.

      

    What: UFC Fight Night 111: Holly Holm vs. Bethie Correia

    When: Saturday, 8 a.m. ET

    Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore

    TV: UFC Fight Pass

    Odds: Holm (-600), Correia (+450)

    The main event Saturday on the UFC Fight Night 111 card from Singapore is a bout in the women's bantamweight division between former champion Holly Holm (-600) and Bethe Correia (+450).

    Holm, who shocked the MMA world by knocking out Ronda Rousey in November 2015, has lost her last three fights since.

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    Even though Holm was a massive underdog against Rousey, most MMA insiders gave Holm a big chance in that fight as her style seemed to pose lots of problems for Rousey.

    Holm's last fight, for the inaugural featherweight championship, ended with her losing a controversial decision to Germaine de Randamie in February.

    In that fight, de Randamie clearly hit Holm after the bell in two consecutive rounds, but no points were deducted.

    Holm, with her tremendous stand-up game, is always dangerous with her kicks and punches and she will surely look to keep this a striking contest.

    Correia, who was undefeated in nine fights when she was knocked out in 34 seconds by Rousey in August 2015, has some pretty good wins on her record and could be a bit overlooked by the oddsmakers here. 

    The women's UFC divisions seem to be changing constantly, so to compare wins and losses against common opponents holds less significance.

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    Correia also would prefer a stand-up fight and probably won't get the best of it with Holm but, in an MMA fight with two fighters throwing punches and kicks, Correia can be dangerous.

    A fighter like Holm coming off three straight losses is just not someone I would be willing to lay as a favorite, especially one as high as -600.

    She has the better wins on her resume and has fought a little better competition, but I still make this no higher than -300.

    Pick: Correia (+450)

    Welterweights: Rafael dos Anjos (-300) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (+250)

    Also, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (-300) faces Tarec Saffiedine (+250).

    Dos Anjos has lost his last two fights and has always had trouble making the lightweight limit of 155 pounds. He finally moves up to 170 to face Saffiedine, the former Strikeforce welterweight champion.

    Saffiedine has lost three of his last four fights, but all were against pretty solid welterweights.

    There's always a question mark when a fighter changes weights, and the move from lightweight to welterweight has always been tough.

    When fighting at lightweight, dos Anjos was always the bigger fighter, but that won't be the case Saturday when he'll be giving away two inches to Saffiedine.

    If dos Anjos can navigate the weight change, he probably should be able to handle a middling UFC welterweight like Saffiedine.

    But that's too big of a question for me when asked to lay -300.

    Pick: Saffiedine (+250)

    Hugh Citron
    Hugh CitronMMA Expert

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