The latest round of UFC 269 betting odds have women’s MMA GOAT Amanda Nunes as a huge favorite to score a decisive win over challenger Julianna Pena.
In the night’s headliner inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira of Brazil will put his belt on the line for the first time when he meets one-time interim champion, Dustin Poirier.
UFC 269 betting odds: Poirier still favored to be Oliveira just hours before their title fight
Poirier is a -135 favorite on DraftKings as of Saturday afternoon, where he is being backed by 61 percent of the money wagered on the fight while 56 percent of the total bets have been placed on Oliveira.
It’s borderline astonishing that Oliveira (31-8) and Poirier (28-6), two of the longest-standing, all-action fighters on the UFC roster, have not crossed paths before this event. Oliveira holds the UFC record for most Octagon finishes at 17. He set the mark when he defeated Michael Chandler via second-round technical knockout at UFC 262 to claim the vacant title and earn his ninth straight win.
Poirier, meanwhile, has won three straight fights and nine of 10. He holds the division record for most knockouts with eight, including two over former two-division champion Conor McGregor this year.
Amanda Nunes biggest favorite to score fasted victory
The co-feature has two-division queen Amanda Nunes (21-4) defending her bantamweight championship against Ultimate Fighter Season 18 winner Julianna Pena (10-4).
Nunes is the overwhelming favorite at -1000 on the afternoon of the event, but that hasn’t scared the public off putting down big bets on her. The lopsided action has seen 73 percent of the money and 94 percent of the bets backing Nunes.
“The Lioness” will look to add to an unprecedented run of excellence on Dec. 11. She is one of four competitors to simultaneously hold two belts in UFC history, she’s the only one to defend both after winning the second belt. In this case, she puts on the line her 135-pound crown, which she has held since July 2016, making her one of just five fighters in UFC history with an individual reign that surpassed the five-year mark.
Nunes will also put her overall 12-fight win streak on the line against Pena, who submitted former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann last time out to earn her championship opportunity.
Nunes is the -130 favorite at MaximBet to win in the shortest time Saturday night, followed by Sean O’Malley (+200) and Geoff Neal (+600). O’Malley is the -310 favorite at DraftKings to beat Raulian Paiva (+245) in the main card opening bout, while Neal is the +110 underdog against Santiago Ponzinibbio (-130).
UFC 269 kicks of at 6 pm ET with the early prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+. The core prelims follow at 8 pm ET on ESPN 2 and ESPN+. Then the $69.99 main card PPV is at 10 pm ET and exclusively on ESPN+.
–Field Level Media
