UFC Vegas 33: Hall vs. Strickland takes place on Saturday, July 31 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
UFC Vegas 33 Odds
Sean Strickland -180
Uriah Hall +155
Chris Daukaus -185
Shamil Abdurakhimov +160**
Jared Gooden -130
Niklas Stoltze +110
Nicco Montano -225
Yanan Wu +190
Rafa Garcia -175
Chris Gruetzemacher +150
Bryan Barberena -200
Jason Witt +170
Collin Anglin -160
Melsik Baghdasaryan +140
Orion Cosce -185
Phillip Rowe +160
Cheyanne Buys -150
Gloria de Paula +130
Ashley Yoder -140
Jinh Yu Frey +120
Kyung Ho Kang -200
Rani Yahya +170
Ryan Benoit -140
Zarrukh Adashev +120
Roman Kopylov -200
Sam Alvey +170
Ronnie Lawrence -180
Trevin Jones +155
Kai Kamaka III -110
Danny Chavez -110
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 33 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 33 features top-15 ranked middleweights Sean Strickland and Uriah Hall going at it with the winner poised to take a major step forward at 185lbs. Strickland has looked like a man possessed since returning from his motorcycle accident last year as he’s won all three of his fights since returning to the UFC, with impressive victories over Jack Marshman and Brendan Allen in his last two outings to earn a big-name opponent in Hall. For “Primetime,” he is coming off of a leg break TKO win over Chris Weidman, and before that he beat Anderson Silva, Antonio Carlos Junior, and Bevon Lewis as he has looked phenomenal as of late. Still, with Strickland being the younger fighter, he opened as the betting favorite.
- Another important fight on this card features top-10 ranked heavyweights Chris Daukaus and Shamil Abdurakhimov. Daukaus has won all three of his UFC fights by knockout since joining the promotion last year, while Abdurakhimov is a veteran who has wins over the likes of Marcin Tybura and Walt Harris on his resume. However, he hasn’t fought in nearly two years since a TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes, and that long layoff could prove detrimental to him here.**NOTE: This fight has been canceled since the time of writing.
