Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford takes place on Friday, February 25 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.
Bellator 275 Odds
Gegard Mousasi -200
Austin Vanderford +160
Leah McCourt -125
Sinead Kavanagh -115
Ciaran Clarke -400
Abou Tounkara +300
Khasan Magomedsharipov -300
Jose Sanchez +240
Jornel Lugo -240
Brian Moore +190
Brett Johns -300
Khurshed Kakhorov +240
Davy Gallon -240
Charlie Leary +190
Danni McCormack -300
Stephanie Page +240
Darragh Kelly -400
Junior Morgan +300
Vladimir Tokov -145
Daniele Scatizzi +115
Gokhan Saricam -155
Kirill Sidelnikov +125
Nathan Kelly -240
Scott Pedersen +190
Lee Hammond -130
Jamie Hay +100
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds For Bellator 275:
- The main event of Bellator 275 is a five-round middleweight title bout between champion Gegard Mousasi and challenger Austin Vanderford. Mousasi is 36 years now but he is still fighting at a high level, having won his last three fights in Bellator. Mousasi is coming off of a stoppage win over John Salter in his last fight and he will look to make another title defense here against Vanderford. For Vanderford, he has earned the chance to fight for the title after winning all 11 of his pro MMA fights, including a perfect 5-0 mark in Bellator. Vanderford is a very good fighter and it will be interesting to see what he does with his opportunity against Mousasi. In my opinion, however, it’s a tough fight for him. Unless he can wrestle Mousasi for five rounds, it seems more likely that Mousasi will be able to hurt Vanderford and finish him.
- As for the co-main event, it’s a featherweight bout between Sinead Kavanagh and Leah McCourt. Kavanagh is coming off of a KO loss to champion Cris Cyborg, while McCourt has won six straight fights, including a win over current UFC standout Manon Fiorot. This should be a fun fight between two strikers, but McCourt has more momentum and should win this.
