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UFC 211 Betting Preview: Miocic, Jedrzejczyk Odds-On Favorites to Defend Belts

UFC champions Stipe Miocic and Joanna Jedrzejczyk each have their eyes set on records for consecutive title defenses. In order to eventually reach their goals, heavyweight Miocic and strawweight Jedrzejczyk must win on Saturday as small favor…

The two are fighting in the main and co-main events on the card.

The record for consecutive title defenses at heavyweight is two, a mark Miocic (16-2) can tie with a victory against former champ Junior Dos Santos (18-4). The 34-year-old Miocic is a -140 betting favorite (wager $140 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark, but he lost the first fight to Dos Santos via unanimous decision in December 2014.

Dos Santos only defended the title one time when he scored a second-round TKO of Frank Mir at UFC 146 nearly five years ago. He had knocked out Cain Velasquez in his previous bout to win the title and then gave it right back to him in losing a unanimous decision in his next fight. The 33-year-old Brazilian is a +120 underdog (bet $100 to win $120) and has split his last two since beating Miocic, who has won four straight.

On the women’s side, the unbeaten Jedrzejczyk (13-0) is attempting to top Ronda Rousey’s record for title defenses by a female in the UFC with six. She is more than halfway there with four after earning a unanimous-decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 last November at Madison Square Garden.

The 29-year-old Pole is widely considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound women’s MMA fighter in the world, and she is listed as a -170 favorite against rising contender Jessica Andrade (16-5).

Andrade is a +140 underdog on the UFC 211 odds, and even though she is ranked No. 3 by the UFC, she has gone a perfect 3-0 at 115 pounds since dropping down from bantamweight, where Rousey was champion.

That 20-pound difference has made the 25-year-old Brazilian a much bigger threat to win the title, as she has finished two of her three opponents so far in the division by TKO and guillotine-choke submission. Her last bout resulted in a Fight of the Night bonus after she dominated Angela Hill in a unanimous-decision win.

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UFC 210 Betting Preview: Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson Odds, Analysis

For the second straight pay-per-view event, the challenger is favored against the champion in a title bout, this time at Saturday’s UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York.
In fact, No. 1 light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson clos…

For the second straight pay-per-view event, the challenger is favored against the champion in a title bout, this time at Saturday’s UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York.

In fact, No. 1 light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson closed as a betting favorite the last time he faced Daniel Cormier for the 205-pound championship at UFC 187 nearly two years ago, and that looks to be the case again on the UFC 210 betting lines at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

Johnson (22-5) lost to Cormier (18-1) for the title vacated by former champ Jon “Bones” Jones via third-round rear-naked choke in their first meeting, falling prey to a superior grappling game.

Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler, made sure the deadly striker Johnson would not keep their matchup on their feet, where his opponent would have a significant edge. Instead, he took Johnson down repeatedly and ultimately submitted him to win the championship, which he has defended only once since then.

Meanwhile, Rumble could not have been more impressive in his last three fights, earning Performance of the Night bonuses following early knockouts of Jimi Manuwa, Ryan Bader and most recently Glover Teixeira at UFC 202 last August 20.

He closed as -125 chalk (bet $125 to win $100) in the first bout against Cormier and sits around the same number for this weekend with the champ an underdog for the third time in his UFC career.

Cormier was originally supposed to meet Johnson in a rematch at UFC 206 last December 10, but a groin injury forced him to withdraw. His last win came versus former middleweight champ Anderson “Spider” Silva at UFC 200 last July 9 as a replacement after Jones failed a drug test and could not compete in their rematch for the title.

In the co-main event, another former middleweight champ will take on the fastest rising contender at 185 in fifth-ranked Gegard Mousasi (41-6-2). Fourth-ranked Chris Weidman (13-2) has dropped his last two fights while Mousasi has won four in a row.

Weidman is coming off a third-round knockout loss to No. 1 contender Yoel Romero at UFC 205 last November 12, and he is listed as an underdog on the UFC odds for the first time since upsetting Silva in back-to-back bouts at UFC 162 and 168 in 2013.

Mousasi is a slight favorite at -120 and hopes to move into title contention with another victory.

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UFC 209 Betting Preview: Woodley vs. Thompson Odds, Analysis

Top welterweight contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was not at his best in the first meeting with champion Tyron Woodley for the title belt at UFC 205 last November, yet he still left the Octagon without a loss.
Thompson (13-1-1) and Woodley (…

Thompson (13-1-1) and Woodley (16-3-1) battled to a majority draw at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and the former is favored for the second time this Saturday night in the rematch at UFC 209 Saturday in Las Vegas.

T-Mobile Arena will be the site of two championship fights after three belts were on the line the last time Woodley and Thompson squared off. The co-main event will see Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) meet Tony Ferguson (22-3) for the interim lightweight title as well; champion Conor McGregor is taking most of 2017 off.

Just like the first matchup, Thompson is viewed as the better fighter in the eyes of sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark as solid -160 chalk (bet $160 to win $100) despite not holding the belt. He was nearly stopped in the fourth round by Woodley last time but rallied to hang on and leave with a draw. The lone setback of Thompson’s career remains a unanimous-decision loss to Matt Brown in 2012.

Meanwhile, Woodley, a +130 underdog (bet $100 to win $130), has felt disrespected by the organization and oddsmakers, and he does not seem to be taking this rematch as seriously because he thought he clearly earned a victory. Woodley has also publicly stated that he believes he should be marketed more as the reigning champ.

However, many MMA fans feel the first meeting between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson is the more highly anticipated bout of the two based on their banter over the past year.

Each has proven himself as a worthy contender for the lightweight title held by McGregor, and they have both campaigned hard for fighting each other through social media. With McGregor more focused on a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather after his first child is born, it made sense to make this interim title matchup.

Nurmagomedov had threatened to leave the organization if he did not get a title shot, and he is the only fighter in the division who could seriously challenge McGregor. That is why he is listed as a -185 favorite over Ferguson (+150), even though his opponent has won more bouts inside the Octagon and has a nine-fight winning streak on the line.

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UFC 208 Odds: De Randamie vs. Holm Betting Preview, Card Analysis

Saturday’s UFC 208 card will feature the first women’s featherweight title matchup, as Germaine de Randamie (6-3) is listed as a small -125 favorite (bet $125 to win $100) to claim the belt over former bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-2…

The main event between two of the most feared female strikers in MMA highlights a 12-bout card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Some may be surprised to see de Randamie as the favorite against Holm, but the fighters are heading in opposite directions. De Randamie has won four of five at bantamweight, with her lone loss coming versus current 135-pound champion Amanda Nunes via first-round TKO (elbows) back on November 6, 2013.

The 32-year-old Dutch kickboxer has put together back-to-back TKO wins since falling to Nunes, earning Performance of the Night honors in her last victory against Anna Elmose at UFC Fight Night 87 on May 8 of last year.

Meanwhile, Holm, who is a +105 underdog (bet $100 to win $105), has dropped two straight after upsetting Ronda Rousey with a stunning second-round knockout of the former champ at UFC 193 more than a year ago in Sydney, Australia.

The 35-year-old former pro boxer suffered a loss via rear-naked choke to Miesha Tate at UFC 196 on March 5 last year to lose the belt. Then she was on the wrong side of a unanimous decision versus current No. 1 contender Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 20 on July 23.

This recent two-fight skid has made it easier for Holm to move up to 145 pounds. There were rumors that she might face Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino for the featherweight title, but a potential USADA doping violation for Cyborg ended that speculation.

In the co-main event, living legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva (33-8, 1 no-contest) will enter the Octagon for the 22nd time when he takes on Derek Brunson (16-4) in a key middleweight bout.

The 41-year-old Silva is a +125 underdog on the UFC 208 betting lines and has officially lost his last four fights, along with a no-contest after both he and opponent Nick Diaz tested positive for banned substances following their bout at UFC 183 two years ago.

Like de Randamie, Brunson is in better current form, and he is justified as a -155 favorite against the future UFC Hall of Famer. Despite coming off a first-round loss to Robert Whittaker on November 27 last year at UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne, Australia, Brunson is the eighth-ranked 185-pounder with a 7-2 mark in the UFC. He had won his previous five fights.

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UFC Fight Night Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie Betting Preview, Odds Analysis

There has typically been a pay-per-view event on Super Bowl weekend, but this year MMA bettors will be treated to a free UFC Fight Night card televised on FOX Sports 1 from Houston’s Toyota Center the night before the big game.
A featherweight ma…

A featherweight matchup pitting former The Ultimate Fighter finalist and ninth-ranked Dennis Bermudez (16-5) against “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (14-4) highlights the 12-fight card in the main event.

Bermudez is listed as a solid -200 favorite (bet $200 to win $100) to win his third bout in a row at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark, while Jung is the +160 underdog (bet $100 to win $160) and has not entered the Octagon since 2013.

Injuries and a mandatory military service requirement put Jung’s MMA career on hold the past three years after he battled Jose Aldo for the 145-pound title at UFC 163 on August 3, 2013.

Prior to that loss to Aldo, the 29-year-old Jung had won his previous three fights, but two of them took place way back in 2011. He is 3-1 in the UFC overall and earned performance bonuses in each of his three wins.

Meanwhile, Bermudez is 9-2 in the organization since falling to Diego Brandao in the TUF 14 Finale more than five years ago. He has bounced back from consecutive losses to Ricardo Lamas and Jeremy Stephens by beating Tatsuya Kawajiri and Rony Jason, both via unanimous decision.

In the co-main event, a pair of women’s strawweight contenders will square off when undefeated prospect Alexa Grasso (9-0) meets veteran Felice Herrig (11-6).

A 23-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico, the 12th-ranked Grasso is understandably a large -300 favorite on the UFC Fight Night betting lines despite just one bout in the UFC so far. She earned a unanimous-decision win over Heather Jo Clark on November 5, while Herrig has not fought since July 23, 2016.

The 32-year-old Herrig does have a lot more MMA experience than her opponent though, and she hopes that will help her pull off the upset as a +230 underdog. A former pro kickboxer, the Chicago native has alternated wins and losses in her past five fights.

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UFC 207 Betting Preview: Rousey Makes Return as Small Favorite vs. Nunes

Former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was used to being a heavy betting favorite for most of her fights on the way to a perfect 12-0 mark.
But after more than a year off after the first loss of her MMA career, Rousey finds herself as …

Former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was used to being a heavy betting favorite for most of her fights on the way to a perfect 12-0 mark.

But after more than a year off after the first loss of her MMA career, Rousey finds herself as just -140 chalk (bet $140 to win $100) to beat current champ Amanda Nunes (13-4) at UFC 207 on Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Rousey’s air of invincibility disappeared quickly when Holly Holm knocked her out in the second round of their championship bout at UFC 193 on Nov. 15, 2015.

Since then, she has taken plenty of time off to heal up, get back on track and avoid any distractions that might get in her way in advance of the title fight versus Nunes, who is listed as a +110 underdog (bet $100 to win $110) despite winning her last four bouts.

Nunes is coming off a first-round rear-naked choke submission of Miesha Tate at UFC 200 on July 9, and she has not lost since suffering a third-round TKO at the hands (and elbows) of Cat Zingano more than two years ago at UFC 178.

Tate had upset Holm via fifth-round RNC submission at UFC 196 on March 5 for her fifth consecutive victory before falling to Nunes.

In the co-main event, men’s bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz (22-1) will battle unbeaten prospect Cody Garbrandt (10-0) as a solid -225 betting favorite.

Cruz has won 13 in a row since suffering the lone loss of his career to Urijah Faber for the featherweight title at WEC 26 nearly a decade ago. He has beaten Faber twice during his winning streak, including a unanimous-decision victory in their last fight at UFC 199 on June 4.

Meanwhile, the 25-year-old Garbrandt is 5-0 in the UFC with four knockouts, including the last three in the first round.

Garbrandt is a +175 underdog, though, mostly due to his inexperience against top-level fighters in the organization. His most impressive win came against the previously undefeated Thomas Almeida by first-round KO at UFC Fight Night 88 on May 29, with him earning a Performance of the Night bonus.

Betting information courtesy of OddsShark.

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