Cage Warriors 135 takes place on Friday, April 1 at BEC Arena in Manchester, England. 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.
Cage Warriors 135 Odds
Justin Burlinson -125
Daniel Skibinski +105
Darren Stewart -350
Carlos Antonio de Souza +275
Liam Gittins -135
Edward Walls +115
Federico Pasquali +125
Paull McBain -155
Karol Michalak +120
James Sheehan -150
Adam Shelley -150
Steven Hooper +120
Matthew Byfield -200
Hugo Guillon +160
Caolan Loughran -200
Bakhtyaar Oryakhail +160
Ryan Shelley -115
Magdi Gereev -115
Connor Willson -155
Ander Sanchez +125
Dean Trueman -400
Giuseppe Ruggeri +300
Omiel Brown -250
Dan Hepworth +200
Antonio Sheldon -135
Milad Ahady +105
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for Cage Warriors 135:
- The main event of Cage Warriors 135 is a welterweight bout between Daniel Skibinski and Justin Burlinson. Skibinski is a pro dating back to 2013 but this is actually his CWFC debut. He is coming off of a TKO loss in UAE Warriors in his last fight, snapping a 12-fight win streak for him. That was his first loss in five years, so it will be interesting to see how he bounces back from it. As for Burlinson, he is coming off of a brutal KO loss on Dana White’s Contender Series, his first career defeat, and he will be looking to bounce back here with a win. Both guys are talented, but Burlinson does seem to hit hard and opened up as the betting favorite here.
- The co-main event sees UFC veteran Darren Stewart return to CWFC against Carlos Antonio de Souza. Stewart flamed out of the UFC with three losses in his last four fights, but he is still a dangerous fighter and shouldn’t be written off just yet. As for de Souza, this is actually his 30th pro MMA fight, so he is very experienced himself. Despite the experience, though, he doesn’t have a quality win to his name. Look for Stewart to bounce-back win a TKO win.
