UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor fights division champion Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 194 tonight. As Tom Ngo details, the odds are all over the place.
When the matchup was initially announced in August, McGregor opened as a 2-1 odds-on favorite to hand Aldo his first loss in a decade. Within the last 24 hours, their odds have been like a roller coaster.
Just before Friday’s weigh-ins, McGregor had dropped to a -120 favorite, with Aldo at +110. Following their heated face-off, Aldo suddenly jumped in the lead and became a -115 favorite and McGregor was a slight +105 underdog.
During that 30-minute window, the lines were all over the place depending on which Las Vegas casino you played at. At the MGM, where UFC 194 takes place and there is a strong Irish contingent, McGregor held steady at -135. Just down the street at SLS Las Vegas, McGregor was only -115.
Late last night, Aldo was the favorite at -115 (McGregor +105). Eight hours later, Aldo pulled even further away at -125 (McGregor +115).
And now they are all knotted up, dead even at -115 apiece.
UFC 194 takes place Saturday night, December 12th, in Las Vegas, Nevada and features both a featherweight unification title fight and a middleweight title fight.
Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM ET)
-Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor
-Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold
-Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs. Yoel Romero
-Demian Maia vs. Gunnar Nelson
-Max Holloway vs. Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Live on FOX Sports 1, 8:00 PM ET)
-Urijah Faber vs. Frankie Saenz
-Warlley Alves vs. Colby Covington
-Leonardo Santos vs. Kevin Lee
Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 PM ET)
-Joe Proctor vs. Magomed Mustafaev
-John Makdessi vs. Yancey Medeiros
-Court McGee vs. Marcio Alexandre
