Serghei Spivac and Ante Delija meet on the principle card of UFC Fight Night 267 on Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. Check out this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Last occasion’s outcomes: 5-1
UFC essential playing cards, 2026: 11-5
Serghei Spivac vs. Ante Delija UFC Fight Night 267 preview
Spivac (17-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) goals to get again on observe after back-to-back losses, making for a tough 2025 marketing campaign. Last January, he was stopped within the first spherical by the recently-released Jailton Almeida, after which misplaced a choice in June to the surging Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Spivac’s final win was a first-round submission of Marcin Tybura in August 2024.
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Delija (26-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will look to get again within the win column after a battle he thought he gained, however ended up dropping. His battle in November in opposition to Cortes-Acosta featured a controversial cease and restart, leading to a first-round loss. Prior to that, Delija gained his UFC debut by ending Tybura within the first spherical.
Serghei Spivac vs. Ante Delija UFC Fight Night 267 skilled choose, prediction
Death, taxes and the UFC matchmakers force-feeding us heavyweights on Fight Night playing cards.
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This week, we (hopefully) have a battle between Serghei Spivac and Ante Delija that needs to be extra thrilling than Jailton Almeida’s lackluster battle reverse Rizvan Kuniev on the final card.
Spivac is one in all what appears like three heavyweights on the UFC roster who can competently grapple, in order that routinely makes him a reside underdog. In truth, if this battle had been happening within the smaller octagon of the UFC Apex, I’d most likely choose Spivac to win outright.
The potential drawback, nonetheless, is that Spivac shares the glass cannon-like sensibilities of many fighters on this card, making him a troublesome product to belief. Add in the truth that the Moldovan has historically struggled in opposition to highly effective athletes, and I can not assist however lean towards Delija to redeem himself after the Nevada State Athletic Commission and onsite officers botched his final battle.
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The official choose is Delija by knockout in Round 1.
Serghei Spivac vs. Ante Delija UFC Fight Night 267 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public barely favor the Croatian fighter, itemizing Delija -142 and Spivac +116 through FanDuel.
Serghei Spivac vs. Ante Delija UFC Fight Night 267 begin time, easy methods to watch
Spivac and Delija are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 9:10 p.m. ET. The battle streams reside on Paramount+.
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