UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier takes place on Saturday, December 11 at the T-Mobile Arena 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 269 Odds
Dustin Poirier -165
Charles Oliveira +145
Amanda Nunes -800
Julianna Pena +500
Cody Garbrandt -125
Kai Kara-France +105
Geoff Neal -115
Santiago Ponzinibbio -105
Cody Garbrandt -125
Kai Kara-France +105
Sean O’Malley -330
Raulian Paiva +270
Josh Emmett -200
Dan Ige +170
Pedro Munhoz -155
Dominick Cruz +135
Augusto Sakai -110
Tai Tuivasa -110
Alex Perez -300
Matt Schnell +250
Bruno Silva -350
Jordan Wright +285
Erin Blanchfield -155
Miranda Maverick +135
Ryan Hall -260
Darrick Minner +220
Andre Muniz -125
Eryk Anders +105
Randy Costa -110
Tony Kelley -110
Gillian Robertson -300
Priscila Cachoeira +250
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 269 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 269 is a lightweight title bout between champion Charles Oliveira and challenger Dustin Poirier. This is one of those rare times in the UFC where the challenger is the betting favorite, as Oliveira enters this fight as the underdog. Considering how much hype there is right now behind Poirier after beating Conor McGregor twice, this makes sense. That being said, Oliveira is on a long win streak right now and it is hard to bet against him. Given Poirier has the boxing and the power advantage, the oddsmakers are leaning towards him getting the job done. But with Oliveira having multiple paths to victory on both the feet and on the ground, you can’t count him out of winning this fight. Based on the odds, it is dog or pass.
- The co-main event, on the other hand, seems to be pretty clear-cut. Nunes is one of the best women’s fighters in the sport and she has been utterly dominant for the past seven years. Pena, meanwhile, is talented but super inconsistent. Unless Pena can smother Nunes for five rounds, it seems hard to see her winning this fight against the always-dangerous Nunes.
