MMA DFS Expert Survey: UFC Fight Night - Albazi vs. Taira

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-08-02 00:41:03 Premium Content Part of the product MMA Premium

Our panel of experts is here to give you their MMA DFS advice for this week’s contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know Billy Ward’s favorite value play? Or h3budda’s top fighter for tournaments? Find out below!

MMA DFS Picks: DraftKings Expert Survey for UFC Fight Night – Albazi vs. Taira

Who is your favorite fighter to spend up for in cash games?

h3budda: Taira
Moneyball16: Taira
Bward586: Nakamura
LiamPicksFights: Taira

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What are your thoughts about stacking the 5-round fight in cash games?

h3budda: Overall, this is a very tricky slate to build comfortable lineups on. I think you look at the safety of this over 3.5 rounds at -110 and take that floor. You should see volume striking from both guys as long as this fight goes. The real problem is if Taira takes the back early to kill off any scoring ability from Park. I believe you just lock the stack in on this one.

Moneyball16: It’s not the best 5-rounder for cash we’ve ever seen. It has mediocre odds to go the full 5 rounds, and Park doesn’t have much of a shot to win, but ultimately, I am not seeing a better route in cash.

Bward586: Taira brings plenty of takedown upside, and we need the salary savings provided by Park, who is a competent enough grappler that he’s unlikely to get finished early. Unless you’re extremely confident in a couple of midrange fighters, I don’t see any reason not to stack the flyweight main event.

LiamPicksFights: Don’t love this 5-rounder for stacking. I think you need to pick a piece of the main event and build the rest of your lineup around it. Taira has put up 76+ in every UFC appearance and has shown 100+ point upside against higher-level competition than Park, so I prefer his side. Park is a proven scorer in his wins and offers salary relief, but it is a massive step up in competition on short notice. He could gas or get overwhelmed on the ground.

Which fight are you most likely to avoid and why?

h3budda: Yan/McGhee – Both of these fighters are very durable and lack the inside-the-distance odds that you would like to see on this slate. You are relying on volume striking to pay off either of their salaries.