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UFC 249 Betting Odds: Ferguson favored over Gaethje, Cejudo over Cruz

Looking at the UFC 249 betting odds as Tony Ferguson battles Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title in the main event.

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UFC 249 is set to take place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Below, we look at BetMGM‘s betting odds for the entire UFC 249 fight card, including the two championship bouts between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz.

The UFC 249 pay-per-view is available via stream on ESPN+ with the main card getting underway at 10 p.m. ET. The main event between Ferguson and Gaethje for the interim lightweight title should start around midnight ET.

UFC 249 had initially been scheduled for Saturday, April 18, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UFC 249 betting odds: Main card

Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Tony Ferguson (red gloves) celebrates after beating Anthony Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports)

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM. All lines last updated Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Tony Ferguson (-175) vs. Justin Gaethje (+145)

Lightweight interim title bout. No. 1 contender vs. No. 4.

Henry Cejudo (-223) vs. Dominick Cruz (+180)

Bantamweight title bout. Champion vs. unranked, but former two-time champ.

Francis Ngannou (-278) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (+225)

Heavyweight bout. No. 2 contender vs. No. 6.

Jeremy Stephens (+200) vs. Calvin Kattar (-250)

Featherweight bout. No. 7 contender vs. No. 9.

Greg Hardy (-200) vs. Yorgan De Castro (+165)

Heavyweight bout. Both unranked.

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UFC 249 betting odds: Prelims

January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Donald Cerrone is introduced before fighting Conor McGregor during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas – USA TODAY Sports)

Anthony Pettis (-143) vs. Donald Cerrone (+120)

Welterweight bout. No. 15 contender vs. No. 6.

Aleksei Oleinik (+260) vs. Fabricio Werdum (-333)

Heavyweight bout. No. 12 contender vs. unranked.

Carla Esparza (-159) vs. Michelle Waterson (+130)

Women’s strawweight bout. No. 7 contender vs. No. 8.

Uriah Hall (+105) vs. Ronaldo Souza (-125)

Middleweight bout. No. 10 contender vs. No. 14.

UFC 249 betting odds: Early prelims

Oct 12, 2019; Tampa, FL, USA; Niko Price (red gloves) celebrates after defeating James Vick (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Amalie Arena. (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)

Vicente Luque (-303) vs. Niko Price (+240)

Welterweight bout. No. 13 vs. unranked.

Bryce Mitchell (-159) vs. Charles Rosa (+130)

Featherweight bout. Both unranked.

Ryan Spann (-417) vs. Sam Alvey (+325)

Light heavyweight bout. Both unranked.

Also see:

  • Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje odds, picks and best bets
  • Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz odds, picks and best bets
  • Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik odds, picks and best bets
  • Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar odds, picks and best bets
  • Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan De Castro odds, picks and best bets

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Ferguson and Gaethje, along with the rest of UFC 249, will be available on Pay-Per-View on ESPN+ streaming service. Sign up for ESPN+ now.

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UFC 249 – How to watch Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje, full fight card and betting odds

All of the details you need around Saturday’s UFC 249 fight card, featuring Ferguson-Gaethje and Cruz-Cejudo, including how to watch.

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UFC 249 will finally take place this Saturday at 10 p.m. ET at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The pay-per-view event will stream in HD on ESPN+, and will feature two championship title bouts as Tony Ferguson takes on Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title. Henry Cejudo battles Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight crown.

UFC 249 was originally scheduled to take place Saturday, April 18 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UFC 249 fight card

All odds via BetMGM Sportsbook; last updated Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. ET.

Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson vs. Justin ‘The Highlight’ Gaethje

Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Tony Ferguson (red gloves) fights Anthony Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports)

Ferguson is the No. 1 contender in the lightweight division and will get his shot at the interim title against the third-ranked Gaethje. Ferguson (-175) is a sizable favorite over Gaethje (+145) with a record of 26-3, while his opponent enters at 21-2. Both fighters stand 5-foot-11, but Ferguson holds a reach advantage of 76.5″ to 70″ for Gaethje.

Henry ‘The Messenger’ Cejudo vs. Dominick ‘The Dominator’ Cruz

Jun 8, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Henry Cejudo (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Marlon Moraes (blue gloves) during UFC 238 at United Center. (Photo Credit: Jerry Lai – USA TODAY Sports)

Cejudo enters UFC 249 on a five-fight win streak, including his June 8, 2019 fight against Marlon Moraes, in which he claimed the bantamweight title with a TKO win. At -223, he’s a heavy betting favorite over Cruz (+180), who suffered his first loss his last time out against Cody Garbrandt to drop to 18-1 for his UFC career.

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Francis ‘The Predator’ Ngannou vs. Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik

Jun 29, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) reacts after beating Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Target Center. (Photo Credit: David Berding – USA TODAY Sports)

Ngannou (-278) is the biggest favorite on UFC 249’s main card. The Cameroonian enters at 13-3 and is the No. 2 contender in the heavyweight division. Rozenstruik (+225) is 10-0 for his career and enters as the No. 6 contender in the division. All but one of his wins has been via knockout.

Jeremy ‘Lil’ Heathen’ Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar

Oct 18, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Jeremy Stephens walks to his corner in between rounds of a fight against Yair Rodriguez (not seen) in a featherweight bout during UFC Fight Night at the TD Garden. (Photo Credit: Bob DeChiara – USA TODAY Sports)

The veteran Stephens enters with a 28-17 record and one no contest. He’s a +200 underdog vs. the 20-4 Kattar (-250). Stephens and Kattar rank seventh and ninth, respectively, in the featherweight division.

Greg ‘Prince of War’ Hardy vs. Yorgan ‘The Mad Titan’ De Castro

Oct 18, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Greg Hardy (red) reacts before a fight with Ben Sosoli (blue) in a heavyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at the TD Garden. (Photo Credit: Bob DeChiara – USA TODAY Sports)

Hardy (-200) is 5-1 with a no-contest in his career and battles the 5-0 De Castro (+165) in the first heavyweight bout of the main card. Hardy holds significant advantages in height (6-foot-5 to 6-foot-1), weight (265 pounds vs. 250 pounds) and reach (80″ to 74″).

When is UFC 249?

UFC 249 is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at 10 p.m. ET. The main event should begin around midnight ET.

Where is UFC 249?

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

How/Where can I watch UFC 249?

Catch the entire UFC 249 fight card, including the Ferguson vs. Gaethje and Cejudo vs. Cruz title fights, on pay-per-view on ESPN+ streaming service. Sign up for ESPN+ now and don’t miss any of the action.

Where can I bet on UFC 249?

Get some action on UFC 249 by placing a legal sports bet at BetMGM.

If you’re looking for more sports betting picks and tips, visit SportsbookWire.com. Follow @SportsbookWire on Twitter and on Facebook.

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UFC on ESPN+ 28: Elizeu dos Santos vs. Aleksei Kunchenko odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 28 fight between Elizeu dos Santos and Aleksei Kunchenko, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and bets.

Elizeu dos Santos and Aleksei Kunchenko lock horns in a welterweight bout in the prelims of UFC on ESPN+ 28 — also called UFC Fight Night 170 — at the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia. The card gets underway in Brazil’s capital Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.

Elizeu dos Santos vs. Aleksei Kunchenko preview

Dos Santos (21-6-0) is four inches taller than his opponent, and he also has a three-inch reach advantage. He also holds a slight edge in Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute (LPM) at 4.18-3.62, while Kunchenko is slightly more accurate at 42.45% in Significant Strike Accuracy to 39.96%. While Kunchenko is also better in Takedown Accuracy, dos Santos holds a slight lead in Takedown Average while posting a 0.6 submission average to zero for Kunchenko.

Dos Santos, nicknamed “Capoeira”, saw his seven-bout winning streak come to a close when he was knocked out in the third round against Li Jingliang Aug. 31, 2019 on the Andrade-Zhang card. During his seven-bout win streak, he recorded three KO/TKO victories, a win by submission and a pair of unanimous decisions and a split-decision win.

Kunchenko (20-1-0) has won two of his three bouts since making his UFC debut with a win over Thiago Alves on Sept. 15, 2018. He is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Gilbert Burns, who is on this card in the main event. He was a knockout machine in his earlier days, but at the highest level of MMA, he has had mixed results. He’ll want to keep the fight upright, and dos Santos is likely to want to follow suit. This one could be a brawl.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Aleksei Kunchenko betting odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11 a.m. ET.

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Per BetMGM, DOS SANTOS (-134) is a slight favorite on the 2-way line over Kunchenko (+110), and the favorite is the play. The Russian fell to a Brazilian fighter last time out, and he’ll be 0-for-2 in the past two bouts after this one. This is going to be the bout you want to see on the card, as it should be a toe-to-toe slugfest which the crowd really would have enjoyed if they were allowed to enter the arena. Unfortunately, Ginasio Nilson Nelson will be empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Betting DOS SANTOS BY KO/TKO OR DQ (+450) is worth a small-unit bet, too.

New to sports betting? A $10 wager on Dos Santos (-134) to win nets a profit of $7.50. A $1 wager on Dos Santos (+450) to win by KO/TKO or DQ secures a profit of $4.50.

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UFC on ESPN+ 28: Renato Moicano vs. Damir Hadzovic odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 28 fight between Renato Moicano and Damir Hadzovic, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and best bets.

Renato Moicano and Damir Hadzovic tussle in a lightweight bout on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 28 – also called UFC Fight Night 170 – at the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil Saturday. The card kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Renato Moicano vs. Damir Hadzovic preview

Moicano (13-3-1) will be making his lightweight debut, moving up from the featherweight divison. He enters this bout with two-inch advantages in height and reach. He also holds a slight edge in Takedown Average at 1.16 to 0.68. In addition, Moicano has the 0.39-0.23 advantage in Submission Average.

Moicano is trying to slap the brakes on a two-bout skid, falling to Chan Sung Jung, a.k.a The Korean Zombie, in the man event in just 58 seconds last time out. He previously suffered a Round 2 KO/TKO at the hands of Jose Aldo. His last win came against Cub Swanson at UFC 227 back on Aug. 4, 2018, so he’ll be hungry. The Constrictor Team member will be looking to get this fight to the mat, as three of his past six victories have come via submission, including a rear-naked choke of Ismael Bonfim in his final bout before inking a deal with UFC.

Hadzovic (13-5-0), a.k.a. ‘The Bosnian Bomber’, represents Rumble Sports. The 33-year-old has split his past six bouts, as he is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night on June 1, 2019. He is a heavy puncher who will be looking to stay upright and rain blows upon Moicano going toe-to-toe. If you remember his knockout of Marcin Held back on May 28, 2017, you know Hadzovic’s punch is no joke.

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Renato Moicano vs. Damir Hadzovic betting odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.

Per BetMGM, Moicano (-357) is a heavy favorite over Hadzovic (+275) on the 2-way line in this lightweight debut. That’s a lot of lettuce to risk on a single bout, risking nearly four times your potential return. There is a chance Hadzovic pulls the upset if he can keep the fight upright and avoid being constricted by the Team Constrictor member. The lean here is to go lightly on the favorite, although Moicano won’t be able to tap into a pro-Brazilian crowd since the arena will be empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you like Moicano to win this bout, a parlay is the way to go, and you likely need to pair him with at least two other fighters to make it worth your while.

Try a Brazilian three-way bet, or a three-fighter parlay of Moicano (-357) Charles Oliveira (+115) vs. Kevin Lee and Gilbert Burns (-189) vs. Demian Maia has total odds of +321. For the less adventurous crowd, you can simply pair the two heavy favorites, with a two-fighter parlay of Moicano and Burns.

New to sports betting? A $10 three-fighter parlay of Moicano (-357), Oliveira (+115) and Burns (-189) returns a potential profit of $32.08.

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UFC on ESPN+ 28: Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 28 fight between Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns, with MMA betting odds, picks, tips and best bets.

Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns tangle in a welterweight bout on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 28 – also called UFC Fight Night 170 – at the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil Saturday. The card kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns preview

Maia (28-9-0) checks into this bout on a 3-0 run, including a Round 3 submission win over Ben Askren in the main event on Oct. 26, 2019 in Singapore. Both of the Brazilian fighters know each other well, and it won’t matter this bout takes place in front of no fans due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The southpaw Maia, who is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style fighter, has a three-inch advantage in height, and his reach extends one inch more than Burns’. The veteran has managed just 1.82 significant strikes landed per minute to 3.09 for Burns, but their Significant Strike Accuracy Percentage is nearly identical. This means Maia is going to eat a lot more punches in this match. Their Takedown Average is generally the same, too, although Burns is much better in Takedown Accuracy at 38.98% for Burns, to just 25.90% for Maia.

Burns (17-3-0) has an orthodox stance and striker fighting style. He enters on a four-bout winning streak, including a unanimous decision victory over Gunnar Nelson Sept. 28, 2019, on the Hermansson-Cannonier card. His record since joining UFC is a mix of UDs, submission wins and KO/TKOs, so he can beat you in a number of ways. He is definitely the more versatile fighter in this bout, and the No. 12 welterweight in the world is nine years younger than Maia (33 to 42), so he has the much fresher legs, too.

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Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns betting odds

Per BetMGM, Burns (-189) is a rather heavy favorite over Maia (+155) on the 2-way line. You’ll have to get a little creative, as risking nearly two times your potential return is not the way to go here, especially with a lack of potential rebound wagers due to a lack of other sporting events.

Burns to win by decision/technical decision (+140) pays a little better, while a win by KO/TKO or DQ (+425) or by submission (+550) pays much better. You’ll have to make a decision here, and Maia isn’t going to go away quietly. I think this one goes the distance, with Burns scratching out a win by decision/technical decision (+140). Play it safe there.

As such, playing the Over 2.5 rounds (-250) or the prop ‘Will the fight go the full 3 rounds?’ at YES (-185). In addition, taking Gilbert Burns On Points (+140) is also a nice addition to your bet slip.

It might be a slightly risky play, but a two-fighter parlay of Charles Oliveira (+115) vs. Kevin Lee and Burns (-189) has total odds of +228, going for a nice double Brazilian payout.

New to sports betting? A $10 parlay of Oliveira (+115) and Burns (-189) returns a potential profit of $22.80.

To watch the full card, sign up for ESPN+ now.

If you want some action on this MMA bout, place your wagers at BetMGM now. For more sports betting picks and analysis, visit SportsbookWire.com.

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