UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs. Spann takes place on Saturday, September 18 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 37 Odds
Anthony Smith -160
Ryan Spann +140
Devin Clark -115
Ion Cutelaba -105
Nikolas Motta -225
Cameron VanCamp +175
Joaquin Buckley -190
Antonio Arroyo +165
Mike Rodriguez -110
Tafon Nchukwi -110
Arman Tsarukyan -300
Christos Giagos +250
Raquel Pennington -115
Pannie Kianzad -105
Mandy Bohm -125
Ariane Lipski +100
Tony Gravely -225
Nate Maness +190
Dakota Bush -145
Rong Zhu +125
Erin Blanchfield -180
Sarah Alpar +155
Impa Kasanganay -150
Carlston Harris +130
Montel Jackson -600
JP Buys +400
Gustavo Lopez -110
Heili Alateng -110
Emily Whitmire -180
Hannah Goldy +155
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 37 Opening Odds:
- The main event features Anthony Smith returning to the cage against Ryan Spann in a battle of top-15 light heavyweights. Smith is coming off of back-to-back wins over Devin Clark and Jimmy Crute, finishing his opponents in both of those fights. As for Spann, he is coming off of a knockout win over Misha Cirkunov. Overall, he has won nine of his last 10 fights. This should be a competitive fight but the oddsmakers opened up Smith as a small favorite here, which makes sense given his UFC experience. That being said, Smith is certainly a live dog.
- In the co-main event, it’s a battle of light heavyweights as Ion Cutelaba takes on Devin Clark. Cutelaba is coming off of a draw against Dustin Jacoby where he found success early on with his power and takedowns, but he faded as the fight went on. Overall, he is winless in his last four fights. As for Clark, he is coming off of a submission loss to Anthony Smith, but he had won two straight fights prior to that. Overall, it’s a close fight that opened as a Pick ’em.
