UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka odds, predictions: MMA expert releases surprising fight card picks, best bets

The UFC will hold a pay-per-view card in Southeast Asia for the first time Saturday when light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira defends his title against second-ranked contender Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 275. The title fight tops the main UFC 275 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Teixeira is a Brazil-born grappling ace who now makes his home in Connecticut, while Prochazka is looking to become the promotion’s first Czech Republic-born champion.

Prochazka is the -200 favorite (risk $200 to win $100), while Teixeira is priced at +170 in the latest Teixeira vs. Prochazka odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is listed at -700 in the UFC 275 odds as she takes on No. 4-ranked contender Taila Santos (+500) in another title fight for the co-main event. Before locking in any UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka picks, make sure you check out the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine combat expert Andrew Gombas. 

With more than 1,400 selections tracked by the third-party monitoring service Bet MMA, he has shown a 6 percent return on investment for his followers. Over the past two years, his followers have netted a profit of more than $10,000. 

In January, Gombas kicked off the 2022 UFC season in memorable fashion by encouraging SportsLine members to back Calvin Kattar (+200) against Giga Chikadze (-240) in a battle of ranked featherweight contenders in the main event. Kattar dominated to win a unanimous decision and give his followers an easy winner. Anyone who has followed Gombas already has seen massive returns. 

Now, with UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka in sight, Gombas has studied the card from every angle and released his top MMA picks. You can only see Gombas’ UFC 275 picks at SportsLine.    

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka preview 

Teixeira’s run to the light heavyweight title is universally regarded as one of MMA’s top feel-good stories of recent note. The Brazilian made his UFC debut in May 2012 and has never lost more than two consecutive fights while remaining a viable contender. 

He won his first five fights in the UFC but saw that streak come to an end with a decision loss against former champion Jon Jones in April 2014, his first title fight. He went 5-4 in nine outings following the loss to Jones while consistently facing world-class opponents. 

His second title shot came on the heels of a five-fight win streak that included victories over former title challengers such as Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos. Teixeira (33-7) made the most of his second title bid, just days after turning 42, when he took advantage of a flat performance from Blachowicz and submitted the Polish fighter without much resistance. 

Prochazka (28-3-1) is still a relative unknown to many MMA observers but the 29-year-old Czech Republic native has been a professional fighter for 10 years and has dominated the competition at every stop.  

He went 10-1 with the respected Rizin promotion, with his only defeat coming against former Strikeforce champion Muhammed Lawal in December 2015. Prochazka avenged that defeat with a third-round knockout of Lawal in an April 2019 title fight. 

Prochazka is the rare UFC recruit who was permitted to skip the line into contender status because of his strength of resume. His plight is similar to that of Michael Chandler, the former Bellator champion who was immediately granted a top-five ranking upon signing with the UFC two years ago.

He earned the title shot with a second-round stoppage in a wild brawl last May against Dominick Reyes, the former title challenger who pushed Jones to a razor-thin decision. You can only see who to back at UFC 275 at SportsLine.

UFC 275 fight card predictions 

We’ll share one of Gombas’ UFC 275 predictions here: He is backing Seung Woo Choi (-240) to get his hand raised against Joshua Culibao (+200) in a matchup of featherweight prospects on the preliminary card.

Choi (10-4) is a skilled striker who has seen six of his 10 professional MMA wins come by knockout. The 29-year-old South Korean fighter saw a three-bout UFC win streak come to a halt in his last outing when he dropped a decision to fellow prospect Alex Caceres last October.

Culibao (9-1-1) is regarded as a rugged brawler who has gone 1-1-1 in three action-packed fights since joining the UFC. The 28-year-old Australian fighter suffered his first defeat with the promotion last May when he fell by decision to Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.

“I expect this fight to primarily be a stand-up affair, with Choi landing the harder shots. Culibao has a solid low kick and good cardio, but I think Choi’s straight shots will be the ones doing the damage,” Gombas told SportsLine. 

How to make UFC 275 picks 

Gombas has locked in strong picks for Teixeira vs. Prochazka and other fights on the UFC 275 card. He’s also backing a fighter who will “control the action” on the way to a dominant victory. Those UFC 275 picks are only available at SportsLine.

Who wins Teixeira vs. Prochazka? And what other picks do you need to see? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed top picks on UFC 275, all from the insider who’s up more than $10,000 on MMA picks the past two years, and find out. 

UFC 275 odds, fight card

Jiri Prochazka (-200) vs. Glover Teixeira (+175)

Valentina Shevchenko (-700) vs. Taila Santos (+500)

Weili Zhang (-160) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (+140)

Seung Woo Choi (-240) vs. Joshua Culibao (+200)

Joselyne Edwards (-170) vs. Ramona Pascual (+150)

Batgerel Danaa (-145) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (+125)

Steve Garcia (-170) vs. Hayisaer Maheshate (+150)

Brendan Allen (-260) vs. Jacob Malkoun (+220)

Andre Fialho (-145) vs. Jake Matthews (+125)

Silvana Gomez Juarez (-155) vs. Na Liang (+135)

Jack Della Maddalena (-150) vs. Ramazan Emeev (+130)

Manel Kape (-230) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (+195)