UFC on ESPN+ 34, also known as UFC Vegas 9, UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai, and UFC Fight Night 176 will be held on September 5, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow the Father of MMA Odds on Twitter.
AUGUSTO SAKAI +140
ALISTAIR OVEREEM -170
OVINCE SAINT PREUX +108
ALONZO MENIFIELD -138
ZELIM IMADAEV -103
MICHEL PEREIRA -127
KEVIN NATIVIDAD +167
BRIAN KELLEHER -227
JALIN TURNER +126
THIAGO MOISES -156
ANDRE MUNIZ +136
BARTOSZ FABINSKI -166
MONTANA DE LA ROSA +158
VIVIANE ARAUJO -188
ALEXANDER ROMANOV -155
MARCOS ROGERIO DE LIMA +125
COLE SMITH +193
HUNTER AZURE -253
How Odds Work
Unlike a spread on an NFL game where one team is ahead by a certain number of points (ex. Saints +7), in MMA fights, the line on the game is called a moneyline. These are the +/- used on UFC broadcasts. The figure is how much money you have to bet in order to win $100 (-), and how much a $100 bet will earn (+). They are perhaps best explained via example:
AUGUSTO SAKAI +140
ALISTAIR OVEREEM -170
In this fight, Reem is the -170 favorite, meaning if you bet $170 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $170.
If you were to bet on Sakai at +140 if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $140. If he were to lose the fight, you would lose your original $100 bet.
Depending on how people are betting on the fights, the odds can shift from the moment they open, right up until the night of the fights.
The sport is built on moments that make you involuntary think “HOLY F***ING S***!!!” Those can come at any time, on any portion of the card, from any fighter. Thus, some bettors look to the underdogs, sometimes big ones, as the best bets.
And some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which streamed live on the UG on Friday at Noon ET.
