UFC 259 will be held on March 6, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. These are the odds, courtesy of the Father of MMA Odds Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
JAN BLACHOWICZ +205
ISRAEL ADESANYA -240
MEGAN ANDERSON +700
AMANDA NUNES -1400
ALJAMAIN STERLING -110
PETR YAN -110
THIAGO SANTOS +135
ALEKSANDAR RAKIC -155
CASEY KENNEY -135
DOMINICK CRUZ +115
DREW DOBER +300
ISLAM MAKHACHEV -365
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ +105
ASKAR ASKAROV -125
JAKE MATTHEWS +167
SEAN BRADY -192
AALON CRUZ +141
UROS MEDIC -161
JORDAN ESPINOSA -122
TIM ELLIOTT +102
KYLER PHILLIPS +135
SONG YADONG -155
KAI KARA FRANCE -135
ROGERIO BONTORIN +115
LIVINHA SOUZA +200
AMANDA LEMOS -235
KENNEDY NZECHUKWU +220
CARLOS ULBERG -260
How Odds Work
Unlike a spread on an NFL game where one team is ahead by a certain number of points (ex. Saints +7), in MMA fights, the line on the game is called a moneyline. These are the +/- used on UFC broadcasts. The figure is how much money you have to bet in order to win $100 (-), and how much a $100 bet will earn (+).
The moneyline is perhaps best explained via example:
JAN BLACHOWICZ +205
ISRAEL ADESANYA -240
In this fight, Adesanya is the -240 favorite, meaning if you bet $240 on him and he wins, you would profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $240
If you were to bet on Blachowicz at +205, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $205. If he were to lose the fight, you would lose your original $100 bet.
Depending on how people are betting on the fights, the odds can shift from the moment they open, right up until the night of the fights.
Some say never bet until the weigh-ins, which will stream live on The UG at Noon ET on Friday.
The sport is built on moments that make you involuntary think “HOLY F***ING S***!!!” Those can come unpredictably at any time, on any portion of the card, from any fighter. Thus, some bettors look to the underdogs, sometimes big ones, as the best bets.
As always, UG, you see any ‘dogs’ you like?
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