UFC Vegas 56: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik takes place on Saturday, June 4 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 56 Odds
Alexander Volkov -160
Jairzinho Rozenstruik +140
Movsar Evloev -200
Dan Ige +170
Erin Blanchfield -275
JJ Aldrich +235
Damon Jackson -200
Daniel Argueta +170
Alonzo Menifield -130
Askar Mozharov +110
Karolina Kowalkiewicz -120
Felice Herrig +100
Rinat Fakhretdinov -300
Andreas Michailidis +250
Joe Solecki -240
Alex Da Silva Coelho +205
Karine Silva -190
Poliana Botelho +165
Ode’ Osbourne -280
Zarrukh Adashev +240
Michael Trizano -180
Lucas Almeida +155
Tony Gravely -150
Johnny Munoz Jr. +130
Jeff Molina -200
Zhalgas Zhumagulov +170
Benoit Saint Denis -275
Niklas Stoltze +235
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 56 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 56 is a five-round heavyweight bout between top-10 ranked fighters Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Volkov is coming off of a quick submission loss to top prospect Tom Aspinall in his last fight, but prior to that, he was coming off of a win over Marcin Tybura. Ironically enough, Rozenstruik was actually scheduled to meet Tybura last month at UFC 273, but the fight was canceled at the last minute when Tybura got sick on fight day. Rozenstruik is also coming off of a loss, a decision defeat to top contender Curtis Blaydes, who coincidentally, is fighting Volkov’s last opponent Aspinall next. Both Volkov and Rozenstruik are top strikers with flawed ground games, so this should be an interesting fight to see. Either man could win by knockout, but the styles could also lead to a decision.
- The co-main event features top-15 featherweights Movsar Evloev and Dan Ige. Evloev is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC, albeit to unranked fighters. Ige, meanwhile, is coming off of two straight losses, but those fights were against top contenders Josh Emmett and The Korean Zombie. This should be a competitive fight, but Evloev is undefeated and enters as the betting favorite.
