Despite Miesha Tate’s big title win over Holly Holm, she is still a big betting underdog for a third Ronda Rousey fight.
Ronda Rousey got knocked out by Holly Holm. Meisha Tate finished Holm by submission. But bookmakers clearly are more interested in the two bouts between Rousey and Tate when it comes to setting betting lines for their expected third bout later this year. Rousey, who has defeated Tate twice by submission, is still the betting favorite, though the line is not quite as lopsided as it was when it opened. Check it out, via BestFightOdds:
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Rousey opened at -1200 with one agency, with Tate at +600. But that quickly came down to what we’re looking at right now. Rousey is still as high as -625 on some sites and there is a large difference in the lines as sites continue to add them. But one thing is for certain – Tate will be an underdog in her first title defense.
It’s unclear when Rousey/Tate 3 will take place due to Rousey’s movie schedule, but I’d expect it to happen later this year.