After an action-packed Saturday including the pinnacle of the horse racing calendar, the Grand National, what better than to commit to a six-hour stint of UFC 210 to ease you in to Sunday morning.
We've had to suffer from a three-week absence of octagon action after the UFC came to London with Jimi Manuwa stamping his claim on the light-heavyweight division with his knockout victory over Corey Anderson.
UFC 210 features the highly-anticipated rematch between the criminally under-appreciated Daniel Cormier and downright scary knockout artist Anthony "Rumble" Johnson as well as highly ranked middleweight contenders Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi looking to edge closer to a title shot.
Our MMA resident Darren Russell (@DRussellMMA) takes a look at the fights and the best bets to make your winnings stretch through the night.
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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Daniel Cormier (C) vs Anthony Johnson
Two of the scariest men in the business throw down for the second time after fighting for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 187 following Jon Jones' hit and run incident leading to the UFC suspending him indefinitely.
The key to beating Anthony Johnson remains the same as the first fight. You've got to be able to withstand the barrage that the Georgia-born machine has to throw at you. Cormier took the best Johnson could offer and came back to submit a tired out 'Rumble' in the third round.
If Cormier can get out of the first two rounds, you'd expect him to continue to utilise his wrestling skills to dominate Johnson in the latter rounds whilst the challenger needs to make sure he stops the takedown and utilises that six-inch reach advantage.
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The bookies have the fight as even as can be fluctuating between 10/11 and Evens for both fighters to win. I think a better value bet is Cormier to win by decision at 13/2 as I think Johnson may be slightly more cautious to throw everything he's got in the first couple of rounds.
The chance of a draw is also a possibility with the potential for Johnson to dominate the rounds early and Cormier to dominate the latter rounds especially with the scoring system changes leading to more 10-8 rounds. A draw is priced hugely at 80/1 at Betfair with other bookies offering around 50/1.
Middleweight Co-Main Event
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Chris Weidman vs Gegard Mousasi
Chris Weidman experienced a meteoric rise from making his UFC debut in March 2011 to knocking out Anderson Silva to win the title just over two years later in July 2013.
Three title defences, nine consecutive wins later and Luke Rockhold stopped the All-American in the fourth round at UFC 194 to put the only blemish on Weidman's record.
An eleven-month layoff was to follow before returning on the stacked UFC 205 card in his home town of New York. To come back against Yoel Romero isn't the easiest fight to pick and despite looking good in the fight, was stunning by a vicious flying knee as the American shot for a takedown early in the third.
Weidman is staring at a potential three-fight losing streak and somewhat willingly is taking on MMA journeyman Gegard Mousasi, who is competing in his fiftieth professional mixed martial arts bout.
Mousasi returns following an outstanding 2016 with four wins, three of them by knockout putting him right back in title contention despite this being the last fight of his UFC contract.
The key for Chris Weidman is he must look to utilise his wrestling skills against Mousasi, who hasn't been taken down since September 2014 by Jacare Souza over seven fights ago. The American must also get back to being busier on the feet and has rather underestimated striking, previously out striking every opponent prior to his two losses.
Another tough fight to call but I think Weidman may be very cautious against a rejuvenated, almost possessed Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi to win by KO/TKO is great value at 9/2.
The best of the rest bets to make
Cynthia Calvillo vs Pearl Gonzalez - Either to win by submission 7/4 at BetVictor
Two inexperienced women somehow make their appearance on the PPV portion of the card as Calvillo with her perfect 4-0 record takes on Gonzalez with a 6-1 record.
Both fighters have five submission wins between them with each of their last fights both ending by submission. This represents great value in my opinion as both will be keen to put on a performance.
I also like the look of this one to be the Quickest Main Card Bout at 11/2 at BetVictor. The other main card fights don't having massive potential for early finishes, so this could represent great value.
Just two out of the eleven fights between each of the fighters have gone the distance and this fight could end early, with a spectacular performance giving either fighter a huge platform for growth.
Will Brooks to defeat Charles Oliveira by decision 6/4 at BetVictor
The former Bellator lightweight champion "Ill Will" has not exactly set the UFC alight since his high-profile switch from their rival promotion.
A decision victory on his debut over Sunderland's Ross Pearson followed by a third-round stoppage loss to Alex Oliveira leaves Brooks forced to take on Charles Oliveira, who lost to Ricardo Lamas on his return to lightweight.
Brooks has won seven of his last eight fights by decision and expect a dominant performance to get the American back to winning ways.
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Bibulatov, Chookagian, Emmett, Usman and Jury all to win - £20 returns £87 at BetVictor
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