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Unless Conor McGregor returns for a second fight in 2021 — which is far from a guarantee — UFC 257 holds a fair chance at being the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) of the year. With that additional attention comes a fair amount of extra betting options and prop bets, as degenerate gamblers committed fight fans can use all their experience to potentially make a couple bucks.
Check out the full McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier prop bet odds below, courtesy of SportsBetting.ag.
Length of Bruce Buffer’s introduction
Over 167.5 seconds -120
Under 167.5 seconds -120
Will fighters touch gloves?
Yes -1500
No +600
Fight ends in first minute
Yes +600
No -1000
First successful takedown
Conor McGregor +275
Dustin Poirier -350
First to bleed
Conor McGregor +170
Dustin Poirier -250
Will either fighter bleed?
Yes -250
No +175
Will either fighter be knocked or submitted unconscious?
Yes +300
No -500
Most strikes landed
Conor McGregor -220
Dustin Poirier +180
Will McGregor be credited with a knockdown?
Yes -150
No +120
Will Poirier be credited with a knockdown?
Yes +300
No -400
McGregor vs. Poirier point spread
Conor McGregor -5.5 points -240
Dustin Poirier +5.5 points +190
Will the fight go the distance?
Yes +300
No -400
Will Conor McGregor say “Proper 12” in Octagon interview?
Yes -150
No +110
Conor McGregor victories in 2021
Over 1.5 +170
Under 1.5 -250
Conor McGregor next opponent if defeats Poirier
Khabib Nurmagomedov -200
Justin Gaethje +275
Nate Diaz +600
Any other fighter +200
Conor McGregor next opponent if loses to Poirier
Nate Diaz -150
Tony Ferguson +400
Justin Gaethje +400
Charles Oliveira +800
Any other fighter +150
Dustin Poirier victories in 2021
Over 1.5 +300
Under 1.5 -500
Poirier stays in lightweight division for next bout if wins
Yes -165
No +125
Method of victory
Conor McGregor by KO/TKO or DQ -200
Dustin Poirier by Points +550
Conor McGregor by Points +600
Dustin Poirier by KO/TKO or DQ +600
Dustin Poirier by Submission +1000
Conor McGregor by Submission +2500
Draw +6600
Method and round of victory
Conor McGregor in Round 1 by KO/TKO or DQ +175
Conor McGregor in Round 2 by KO/TKO or DQ +375
Dustin Poirier by Points +550
Conor McGregor by Points +600
Conor McGregor in Round 3 by KO/TKO or DQ +1000
Dustin Poirier in Round 1 by KO/TKO or DQ +1600
Conor McGregor in Round 4 by KO/TKO or DQ +1800
Dustin Poirier in Round 2 by KO/TKO or DQ +2200
Dustin Poirier in Round 3 by KO/TKO or DQ +2200
Conor McGregor in Round 5 by KO/TKO or DQ +2800
Dustin Poirier in Round 1 by Submission +2800
Dustin Poirier in Round 4 by KO/TKO or DQ +2500
Conor McGregor in Round 1 by Submission +3300
Dustin Poirier in Round 2 by Submission +3500
Dustin Poirier in Round 5 by KO/TKO or DQ +4000
Conor McGregor in Round 2 by Submission +4500
Dustin Poirier in Round 3 by Submission +4000
Dustin Poirier in Round 4 by Submission +4000
Dustin Poirier in Round 5 by Submission +4000
Conor McGregor in Round 3 by Submission +5000
Conor McGregor in Round 4 by Submission +5000
Conor McGregor in Round 5 by Submission +5000
Draw +6600
Round betting
Conor McGregor in Round 1 +160
Conor McGregor in Round 2 +350
Dustin Poirier by Points +550
Conor McGregor by Points +600
Conor McGregor in Round 3 +900
Dustin Poirier in Round 1 +1000
Dustin Poirier in Round 2 +1400
Conor McGregor in Round 4 +1600
Dustin Poirier in Round 3 +1800
Dustin Poirier in Round 4 +2200
Conor McGregor in Round 5 +2500
Dustin Poirier in Round 5 +3300
Draw +6600
There you have it.
Forced to choose, I quite like the odds on McGregor scoring a knockdown at -150. He doesn’t even have to win for that to hit! Otherwise, Poirier seems rather unlikely to leave 155 lbs., regardless of how this fight plays out. He only seemed to be talking about Welterweight because McGregor did, so -165 feels rather safe too.
But hey, that’s just my opinion — don’t come to me with failed bet slips!
Insomnia
Jorge Masvidal confirms he has a good “three or four years” left and is targeting an April return … maybe against Colby Covington?
SWEEP!
For all the strange workouts “El Cucuy” posts, it seems fairly uncommon to watch his mitt work!
An MMA-centric mix of the latest Bernie meme:
Nothing but respect between Neil Magny and Mike Chiesa after yesterday’s grueling main event.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Click through for an entire thread reliving an all-time great performance:
Mcgregor vs Alvarez gif thread pic.twitter.com/DR74Ab1T0O
— ?? ?? (@SammyboyBowers) January 19, 2021
Ottman Azaitar hits extraordinarily hard, and he returns to action opposite Matt Frevola on Saturday night.
Here’s one way to effectively break a clinch!
Random Land
Look, Joe Exotic is a bad person who deserves to be in prison. But, this is the funniest f*cking tweet I’ve ever seen.
I was too innocent and too GAY to deserve a Pardon from Trump. I only mattered to Don Jr. when he needed to make a comment about me to boost his social media post. Boy were we all stupid to believe he actually stood for Equal Justice? His corrupt friends all come first. pic.twitter.com/ysGfwnqlHi
— Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) January 20, 2021
Midnight Music: Still listening through the same folk playlist from last night, so … here’s another song! Joan Baez is one of the greats in terms of cover tracks.
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.