FULL UFC 209 BETTING ODDS

While it may not do blockbuster business, next weekend’s UFC 209 is a huge card for hardcore MMA fans. Headlined by a pair of very intriguing title fights, the card also includes plenty of fan favorites, plus several of the more highly regarded prospects on the roster right now. The most important event is going to be the welterweight title rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson. Their battle on the huge UFC 205 card proven to be a much better competition than most expected, ending in a vast majority draw. Woodley had the a lot more demonstrative moments in the fight throughout the first and fourth rounds. But, Thompson was able to back him against the cage for long stretches of the rounds, and even though he did not achieve much once there he took those rounds. The fifth saw Thompson open on a weary Woodley and finish the struggle on a solid note, but it was just enough to get him back flat on two scorecards. As Woodley and Thompson did at UFC 205, the co-main occasion could steal the show as well. The interim lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson comprises just two of the fighters in the division who have taken the long road to their name shots. Nurmagomedov is currently 8-0 within the Octagon and 24-0 entire in his career. He’s been exploited for big things since entering the UFC, and after overcoming a rash of severe injuries, eventually seems always fit and is favored to win the buckle on March 4th. Ferguson has witnessed his own bumps in the road on the way to this shot. After winning the 13th year of’The Ultimate Fighter’ back in 2011, he scored three consecutive wins. He fell a decision to Michael Johnson in 2012 that just halted his momentum for an instant. Since that time, he’s reeled off nine consecutive wins against the likes of Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, and Josh Thomson, always putting on must-see fights. The combination of Nurmagomedov’s dominance and Ferguson’s high-paced, all-action strategy creates their imaginations of the best bookings in the UFC in a while, and almost makes you forget that there’s a man out there holding the UFC lightweight name who appears to have no desire to defend it. The main card of UFC 209 additionally features a heavyweight rematch between Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt. Both fought DREAM back in 2008 under far different circumstances. Overeem was only beginning his transformation to Ubereem, while Hunt’s commitment to the sport was about based on Mario Yamasaki’s want to prevent fights on time. Both men are a lot of fighters at this point, as Overeem has adopted a much more conservative style and Hunt has rounded out his game significantly. In their first fight, Overeem quickly took Hunt down and filed himbut we have not seen too much of his offensive grappling game lately. Will this battle mark its recurrence, or will the K-1 Grand Prix winners participate on the feet? Rounding out the most important card, former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans makes his long-awaited middleweight debut against the constantly surprising Dan Kelly. The currently 37-year-old Evans is 2-4 in his last six, and hasn’t won a fight since 2013. Kelly, despite turning 40 after this season, has impressed in his UFC conduct — although the amount of competition was a far cry from what Evans would have offered within his prime — going 5-1 despite being the betting underdog in each of his UFC outings. Finally, among the rising stars at lightweight has the chance to show off his striking, but from a technical standpoint this may be his stiffest test yet on the feet. Lando Vannata stormed into the UFC, almost upsetting Tony Ferguson on brief notice in his debut, and then scoring the popular pick for 2016’s knockout of this year against John Makdessi. He will be facing an underrated opponent in David Teymur, with a pair of TKO wins his UFC resume after breaking into the organization via TUF. The undercard also includes some struggles to keep your eyes on, as undefeated prospects Mirsad Bektic, Luke Sanders, Paul’The Bear Jew’ Craig, and Tyson Pedro create their returns. The latter two are paired together in a light heavyweight division which desperately requires fighters to grow up the ranks. Meanwhile, Bektic and Sanders face their stiffest professional evaluations from Darren Elkins and Iuri Alcantara, respectively.

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