Sonnen opens as 4-to-1 favorite over Bisping

Yesterday it was announced that Mark Munoz had been injured, and now Chael Sonnen would fight Michael Bipsing at the UFC on FOX event scheduled for January 28th. The winner will be guaranteed a title fight with middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.

Today, betting site BodogLife, opened the betting lines and Chael Sonnen opened as a huge favorite:

Chael Sonnen: -450

Michael Bisping: +325

For those unfamiliar with how betting on mixed martial arts, the favorite is assigned a negative number which is a multiple of how favored for a bet of $100.00. Chael Sonnen is at -450 and therefore a bettor would need to bet $450.00 dollar to win $100.0.

As an underdog, Michael Bisping is assigned a positive number which is a multiple of his chances for a $100.00 bet. In this case, with Bisping at +335, the bettor would stand to win $325.00 if he/she placed a $100.00 bet on Bisping.