UFC 219 final betting odds: Cyborg only moderately favored over Holm

Here are the UFC 219 closing odds as Cris Cyborg is still strongly favored to defeat Holly Holm in the main event and Khabib Nurmagomedov is clearly favored over Edson Barboza in the co-main.

The final betting odds are in for tonight’s UFC 219 and the featherweight queen Cris Cyborg (-343) remains the moderately favored to defend her crown against the UFC’s former bantamweight champ Holly Holm (+313). Who could forget when Holly Holm destroyed Ronda Rousey against all odds back at UFC 193 back in 2015? Well, the odds makers and sports gamblers haven’t forgotten, which is probably the reason that Cyborg is clocking in at around -343 instead of her usual -1200, or wilder. The last time we found Cyborg anywhere close to the odds that she owns now, was when she clocked in at -145 to clean the clock of Gina Carano at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg back in August of 2009. We all saw what happened there.

Also at UFC 219, the co-main event has the UFC’s unbeaten #2 lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov (-277) strongly favored to topple the #4 ranked Edson Barboza. As mentioned in BE’s midweek betting odds post, 8 of the 10 UFC 219 tilts involve a favored line of -200 or longer. The most affordable favorite of the evening comes to us by way of Carlos Condit at -155, as he takes on the card’s slimmest underdog, Neil Magny, at +145.

Tonight’s UFC 219 main card will air live on Pay-Per-View at 10:00 P.M. ET with the prelims starting at 8:00 P.M. ET on FS1. The Exclusive Fight Pass prelims will begin at 7:30 P.M. ET.

Check out the UFC 219 betting odds, courtesy of OddsShark.com:

Movement courtesy of BestFightOdds.com:

Louis Smolka vs. Matheus Nicolau: Flyweight

Matheus Nicolau began his UFC betting life with a favored line of -160, before dropping down big time to a whopping -405. The line of Nicolau has since mellowed out and now resides around a modest -230. On the flip side, Louis Smolka has floated upwards from a slim opening underdog line of +120, reaching a puffy +310, before making its descent to around a less valuable +190.

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Cris Cyborg vs. Holly Holm: (W) Featherweight Title

If anyone, then it’s going to be Holm? Holly Holm @ +313 could be a fun chance bet.

For an in-depth breakdown of each UFC 219 tilt, check out The MMA Vivisection with Bloody Elbow’s own Zane Simon and Connor Ruebusch. Stay glued to Bloody Elbow for all of your event coverage including play-by-play, results, highlights, and more! Happy hunting!