Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter takes place on Friday, August 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. 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 264 Odds
Gegard Mousasi -400
John Salter +300
Andrey Koreshkov -260
Sabah Homasi +200
Magomed Magomedov -300
Raufeon Stots +300
Davion Franklin -200
Everett Cummings +160
Khadzhimurat Bestaev -350
Ty Gwerder +275
Pam Sorenson -400
Roberta Paim Samad +300
Danny Sabatello -350
Johnny Campbell +275
Jeffrey Glossner -185
Sebastian Ruiz +155
Orlando Mendoza -225
Jon McNeil +185
Nekruz Mirkhojaev -225
James Adcock +185
Justin Montalvo -450
Kendly St. Louis +350
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds For Bellator 264:
- The main event of Bellator 264 features middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi putting his belt on the line against top contender John Salter. Mousasi is coming off of back-to-back wins over Douglas Lima and Lyoto Machida and overall is 5-1 in Bellator with his lone loss coming in an upset to Rafael Lovato Jr. in 2019. Overall, Mousasi has won 10 of his last 11 fights, and even at age 36, he is very much still an elite fighter. In his next title defense, Mousasi faces off against Salter, who himself is a former UFC fighter. Salter is 8-1 overall in Bellator with his lone loss also coming against Lovato Jr., and he’s currently riding a three-fight winning streak. While Mousasi is the clear favorite in this fight, just keep in mind that Salter is very underrated.
- The co-main event features welterweights Andrey Koreshkov and Sabah Homasi going at it in what should be a fun fight for as long as it lasts. Koreshkov is returning to Bellator after picking up a win in Russia earlier this year. He’s the former Bellator welterweight champion, and although he’s been hit-and-miss over the last few years, Koreshkov is still super talented. As for Homasi, he is coming off of a knockout loss to Paul Daley in a war earlier this year. While Homasi has a puncher’s chance, Koreshkov is the rightful favorite to get his hand raised.
