UFC Austin: Kattar vs. Emmett place on Saturday, June 18 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. 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 Austin Odds
Calvin Kattar -175
Josh Emmett +150
Donald Cerrone -170
Joe Lauzon +145
Kevin Holland -310
Tim Means +260
Jeremiah Wells -175
Court McGee +150
Albert Duraev -160
Joaquin Buckley +140
Jasmine Jasudavicius -260
Natalia Silva +220
Damir Ismagulov -180
Guram Kutateladze +155
Gloria de Paula -175
Maria Oliveria +150
Cody Stamann -275
Eddie Wineland +235
Kyle Daukaus -175
Roman Dolidze +150
Phil Hawes -240
Deron Winn +205
Julian Marquez -110
Gregory Rodrigues -110
Adrian Yanez -350
Tony Kelley +285
Ricardo Ramos -310
Danny Chavez +260
Cody Durden -145
JP Buys +125
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Austin Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Austin is a five-round featherweight bout between top-10 ranked featherweights Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett. Kattar is coming off of a fantastic upset win over Giga Chikadze in his last fight to bounce back from a brutal loss to Max Holloway. As for Emmett, he has won his last four fights in a row and he hasn’t lost in over four years. Kattar looked incredible against Chikadze, but Emmett has also shown incredible striking throughout his UFC career. This is such a fantastic featherweight fight, and the winner will likely be close to getting a title shot. Kattar is the slight favorite, but Emmett of course has the skills to win.
- Also on the card is a welterweight bout between fan favorite and Texas native Kevin Holland and veteran Tim Means. Holland dropped down to welterweight in his last fight and he knocked out Alex Oliveira in an impressive fashion. As for Means, he has won his last three fights. This should be a very exciting matchup between two fighters who don’t mind standing and trading. Holland is the favorite, but don’t count out the crafty Means from winning this fight.
