Nicolle Caliari Favored at -275 Over Shauna Bannon at UFC Vegas 117

nicolle caliari opens UFC Vegas 117 as the betting favorite, listed at -275 over Shauna Bannon’s +220 in Saturday’s women’s strawweight bout. The fight leads off the card inside the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and Caliari arrives carrying two straight UFC losses.

Caliari’s UFC path

Caliari earned her UFC contract in 2024 by submitting Corinne Laframboise in the first round on Dana White’s Contender Series. She has not carried that momentum into the UFC itself, with losses to Ernesta Kareckaite and Carli Judice in her first two fights.

Bannon’s four-fight record

Bannon came into the UFC in 2023 after holding a Cage Legacy title. She has four UFC fights on her ledger, with wins over Alice Ardelean and Puja Tomar and losses to Bruna Brasil and Sam Hughes.

The market has made Caliari the side to beat, but the recent form makes this opener more fragile than the odds suggest. Bannon has already split four UFC bouts down the middle, while Caliari needs a result to stop the slide and reset her place in the division.

For viewers following the card, the opener is the first chance to see whether Caliari’s Contender Series finish carries over after a rough UFC start. A win would steady her run; another loss would extend the skid that has defined her first two Octagon appearances.