UFC betting<\/u><\/a> at Betway, Topuria is a heavy favorite at -550 against Gaethje (+400), while Pereira and Gane are both priced at -110 in a pick’em fight.<\/p>\nO\u2019Malley is -400 against Zahabi, at +300, while Hokit is a big favorite (-450) over Derrick Lewis (+333). Ruffy is a heavy betting favorite, at -650, over Chandler, who\u2019s at +450. Nickal is the betting favorite, at -334, in his fight with Daukaus (+250).<\/p>\n
Lopes is -163 against Garcia, at +130.<\/p>\n
In fact, it\u2019s been a long time since I have seen this many heavy underdog fights in a UFC event.<\/p>\n
Gaethje took the interim lightweight title with an impressive 5-round win over Paddy Pimblett in January. Topuria is looking to KO his fourth legend in a row – already beating Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Charles Oliveira.<\/p>\n
Topuria versus Gaethje, Over 1.5 Rounds (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\nTopuria is undefeated, with elite power and boxing skill, and has stopped top opponents early in recent years.<\/p>\n
He wins tomorrow\u2019s fight (Topuria by KO, TKO or Disqualification is -250 at Betway). Gaethje is dangerous, but he absorbs damage, often engaging in the type of open slugfests that Topuria likes.<\/p>\n
Gaethje is tough and will handle the early punishment. That\u2019s why I like this one to go beyond 1.5 rounds.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Malley to win by decision (-110)<\/strong><\/p>\nMaybe it\u2019s the fact he\u2019s Canadian, and comes out of Montreal\u2019s famous Tristar Gym, but I see Zahabi and O\u2019Malley going the distance.<\/p>\n
Zahabi is currently ranked sixth in the UFC bantamweight division, and brings a 14-2 professional record into the fight, including a seven-fight winning streak, the best run of his UFC career.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Malley is ranked No. 3 in the division and is one of the most dangerous strikers out there. He also stands 5-foot-11, with a 72-inch reach, enormous dimensions for a bantamweight. Zahabi will have to watch out for the knockout, but I think he toughs it out against O\u2019Malley to the end.<\/p>\n
Plus, don\u2019t forget the age difference. The weather forecast is for hot and humid conditions. O\u2019Malley is 31. Zahabi is 38, and while he has had a great later-career surge under the excellent coaching of his brother, Firas Zahabi, age is a factor bettors always consider. That’s why O’Malley wins this.<\/p>\n
Hokit by KO, TKO or Disqualification (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\nI am more curious about what Hokit pulls off with over-the-top antics and WWE-style self-promotion in front of the President, members of his cabinet, 5,000 people in attendance on the White House lawn and those watching on television.<\/p>\n
That aside, Lewis, 41, has been knocked out a lot (eight times in 29 fights). Yes, he also has the most knockouts in UFC history, with 16 (Betway has him at +450 to knock out Hokit).<\/p>\n
But Hokit is fast, young, athletic, and is on a tear, at 9-0, with five KOs already. Lewis is older and slower now, and that heat will be a factor for him as well, as Hokit controls the pace with his wrestling skills, while landing clean shots. It was only last November that Hokit had that KO of Max Gimenis in 56 seconds of Round 1.<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118860,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118859\/revisions\/118860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}