Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez need to get back on the winning track. Which middleweight has an edge in the UFC Vegas 103 co-feature?

A middleweight bout between Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez will serve as the co-main event for UFC Vegas 103 later this evening (March 1) at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Both Brundage and Marquez indeed have durability issues, but Marquez’s chin has been cracked repeatedly to the point that any clean shot will likely end his night. Brundage has shown that while he lacks defensive awareness, he can close the distance and make good use of his heavy hands and wrestling.

Former training partners Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez went toe-to-toe at UFC Vegas 103, and only one was left standing.

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 253 odds between Cody Brundage vs. Julian Marquez, with MMA picks and predictions.

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC Vegas 103 results, including the co-main event between Julian Marquez and Cody Brundage.

Winless in his most recent two performances prior to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 253 and on the last fight of his contract, Brundage (11-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) had a lot on the line facing Julian Marquez in the co-main event of the card. A loss to Marquez (9-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC) could’ve prompted his exit from the UFC, upping the pressure.

Middleweight Cody Brundage looked like he might be done, but battled back to stop Julian Marquez in a wild UFC Vegas 10 co-main event.

In the UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+) co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, along with the pressure of the only skid of his career – and the knowledge of what happens to many fighters who lose three in a row in the UFC, let alone four – Marquez has to fight a former training partner and someone he considers a friend.