UFC Fight Night 46 live tonight from O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and the card overall was a smashing success as it featured a number of awesome fights and a variety of great finishes. Overall, eight favorites cashed while two underdogs came through. Here’s a betting recap for UFC Fight Night 46 based on the closing results at Several Bookmakers. UFC Fight Night 46 Favorites That Won In the main event of the evening, Conor McGregor defeated Diego Brandao via first-round TKO (punches). McGregor used his strikes to hurt Brandao on the feet and finish him with a ground-and-pound stoppage for the W. He closed as a -690 favorite (bet $690 to win $100) while Brandao was a +560 underdog (bet $560 to win $100). In the co-main event of the evening, Gunnar Nelson defeated Zak Cummings via second-round submission (rear-naked choke). Nelson outstruck Cummings before finally getting the fight to the ground and finishing him by sub. Nelson was -750 while Cummings was +600. In a flyweight bout, Ian McCall defeated Brad Pickett via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x 2). McCall used his wrestling to keep the fight standing and pick apart Pickett on the feet for the win. McCall was -160 while Pickett was +150. In a lightweight bout, Norman Parke defeated Naoyui Kotani via second-round TKO (punches). Parke took Kotani down and beat him up en route to a stopppge win. Parke was -460 while Kotani was +410. In a light heavyweight bout, Ilir Latifi defeated Chris Dempsey via first-round TKO (punches). Latifi hit Dempsey with some big punches to put him out early in the fight. Latifi was -295 while Dempsey was +265. In a flyweight bout, Neil Seery defeated Phil Harris via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3). Seery used his takedowns to keep the fight standing and outstrike Harris for three rounds. Seery was -155 while Harris was +145. In a welterweight bout, Cathal Pendred defeated Mike King via second-round submission (rear-naked choke). Pendred survived an early barrage from King to come back in the second and win by submission. Pendred was -130 while King was +120. In a light heavyweight bout, Nikita Krylov defeated Cody Donovan via first-round TKO (punches). Krylov was able to survive Donovan’s submission attempts and finish him near the end of round one. Krylov was -125 while Donovan was +115. UFC Fight Night 46 Underdogs That Won In a middleweight bout, Tor Troeng defeated Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3). Smith outgrappled Troeng en route to a close, but clear decision win on the cards. Smith was +145 while Troeng was -155. In a flyweight bout, Patrick Holohan defeated Josh Sampo via first-round submission (rear-naked choke). Holohan dropped Sampo with a punch and then submitted him soon after for the win. Holohan was +225 while Sampo was -245.
