The Ultimate Fighting Championship stages its first pay-per-view show of 2024 by shipping up to Toronto for the first time in over five years. The first seven bouts feature one Canadian against a foreign foe, with nine such matchups overall, and it comes as no surprise that eight of those are favored. Join the UFC 297 edition of Prime Picks, where we do not pick a single Canuck but navigate much of the main card for more pristine seas in the form of “and new” at night’s end.
STRAIGHT-UP CASH
Chris Curtis (-185)
It might be surprising to some that between Curtis and Canadian opponent Marc-Andre Barriault, the latter holds the higher career knockout and finish rate.