The 550th UFC event is known variously at UFC Vegas 18, UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov, UFC Fight Night 184, and UFC on ESPN+ 42 It will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
These are The Odds, courtesy of the Father of MMA Odds Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
ALISTAIR OVEREEM +170
ALEXANDER VOLKOV -200
FRANKIE EDGAR +300
CORY SANDHAGEN -365
BENEIL DARIUSH -116
DIEGO FERREIRA -104
MANEL KAPE -110
ALEXANDRE PANTOJA -110
LARA PROCOPIO +115
MOLLY MCCANN -135
CLAY GUIDA +180
MICHAEL JOHNSON -210
DANILO MARQUES +200
MIKE RODRIGUEZ -235
SEUNGWOO CHOI +195
YOUSSEF ZALAL -230
JOSELYNE EDWARDS +185
KAROL ROSA -215
JUSTIN JAYNES +275
DEVONTE SMITH -325
MARTIN DAY +300
T VALIEV -375
ASKAR ASKAR +400
CODY STAMANN -550
JEROME RIVERA +170
ODE OSBOURNE -200
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:
FRANKIE EDGAR +300
CORY SANDHAGEN -365
In this fight, Sandhagen is the -365 favorite, meaning if you bet $365 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $365.
If you were to bet on Frankie at +300, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $300. 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.
Some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which streamed live on The UG at Noon ET on Friday.
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. UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
As always, UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
