by AAA Sports
Friday, Apr 24, 2026
The Main Event
In this weekends, Main Event, a very interesting matchup between Featherweights is anticipated to go down. Former Bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling (USA ~ 25-5) made the move up to Featherweight after losing the belt and has remained in this division. He will take on surging contender Youssef Zahal (Morocco ~ 18-5-1.) The Moroccan's fighting career started off a bit shaky. But, he's definitely found his rhythm, winning eight fights in a row.
Since the 2020's began, Aljamain Sterling has been fighting the best of the best in the UFC. He's had his moments, that's for sure. But, is he ready to take his game to a whole different level in this weight class that's ten pounds heavier than the one he claimed gold in?
Youssef Zahal is seven years younger than Sterling and has been rising up the ranks of the Featherweight Division for a while now. Zahal has won all five of his fights inside the UFC and has ridiculous grappling skills that could potentially be put on display in this fight.
Both guys are really talented on the ground so this one could be decided on who's the better grappler. Sterling hasn't been able to boss the guys around nearly as much in Featherweight, so the total is set at 4.5, favoring the OVER at around -200. This fight is likely to go to a decision with how great both guys are at similar skills.
The Verdict -- We like the favorite here, and the younger fighter. We believe that Sterling's days are coming close to an end with what he's accomplished already and what we've seen in similar scenarios (Izzy for example.) He could definitely win this fight and prove us wrong. But, we would go with Zahal in this fight as the slight -135 fav.
The Co Main Event
Before the Main Event takes place, this featured Women's bout should also be a good watch. Norma Dumont (Brazil ~ 13-2) is on a 6-fight winning streak with really solid takedown defense. She takes on red hot Joselyn Edwards (Panama ~ 17-6,) who's also won four straight fights.
Norma Dumont has the experience and fighting out of Brazil means that she's got great grappling. Does she use it? Well, she's never been submitted before and she has two submissions to her name.
Joselyn Edwards possesses the much stronger power game with seven career knockouts. She's finished her opponents in all four fights on this winning streak with a mixtures of both KO's and Sub's. Edwards too, has a lot of experience inside of the octagon as she's been fighting since the year 2021.
The total of this fight is set at 2.5, but heavily favoring the OVER at -450 all the way up to -500 at some places. Dumont has actually never knocked an opponent out before and has gone to a decision in 13 of her 16 pro fights in her career. Earlier in Edwards' career, she went to many more decisions than she has been in recently.
The Verdict -- With how gifted Edwards is in the striking department, playing on her could be a really smart play. Dumont has some strong wins to her name. But, he last fight was a split decision win and the wins are not as convincing as you'd like them to be if you're laying anywhere from the -210 to -240 range. If you're looking for a larger payout and possible upset opportunity, go with Edwards.
In this weekends, Main Event, a very interesting matchup between Featherweights is anticipated to go down. Former Bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling (USA ~ 25-5) made the move up to Featherweight after losing the belt and has remained in this division. He will take on surging contender Youssef Zahal (Morocco ~ 18-5-1.) The Moroccan's fighting career started off a bit shaky. But, he's definitely found his rhythm, winning eight fights in a row.
Since the 2020's began, Aljamain Sterling has been fighting the best of the best in the UFC. He's had his moments, that's for sure. But, is he ready to take his game to a whole different level in this weight class that's ten pounds heavier than the one he claimed gold in?
Youssef Zahal is seven years younger than Sterling and has been rising up the ranks of the Featherweight Division for a while now. Zahal has won all five of his fights inside the UFC and has ridiculous grappling skills that could potentially be put on display in this fight.
Both guys are really talented on the ground so this one could be decided on who's the better grappler. Sterling hasn't been able to boss the guys around nearly as much in Featherweight, so the total is set at 4.5, favoring the OVER at around -200. This fight is likely to go to a decision with how great both guys are at similar skills.
The Verdict -- We like the favorite here, and the younger fighter. We believe that Sterling's days are coming close to an end with what he's accomplished already and what we've seen in similar scenarios (Izzy for example.) He could definitely win this fight and prove us wrong. But, we would go with Zahal in this fight as the slight -135 fav.
The Co Main Event
Before the Main Event takes place, this featured Women's bout should also be a good watch. Norma Dumont (Brazil ~ 13-2) is on a 6-fight winning streak with really solid takedown defense. She takes on red hot Joselyn Edwards (Panama ~ 17-6,) who's also won four straight fights.
Norma Dumont has the experience and fighting out of Brazil means that she's got great grappling. Does she use it? Well, she's never been submitted before and she has two submissions to her name.
Joselyn Edwards possesses the much stronger power game with seven career knockouts. She's finished her opponents in all four fights on this winning streak with a mixtures of both KO's and Sub's. Edwards too, has a lot of experience inside of the octagon as she's been fighting since the year 2021.
The total of this fight is set at 2.5, but heavily favoring the OVER at -450 all the way up to -500 at some places. Dumont has actually never knocked an opponent out before and has gone to a decision in 13 of her 16 pro fights in her career. Earlier in Edwards' career, she went to many more decisions than she has been in recently.
The Verdict -- With how gifted Edwards is in the striking department, playing on her could be a really smart play. Dumont has some strong wins to her name. But, he last fight was a split decision win and the wins are not as convincing as you'd like them to be if you're laying anywhere from the -210 to -240 range. If you're looking for a larger payout and possible upset opportunity, go with Edwards.
