Cage Warriors 142 takes place on Saturday, August 13 at Ebbw Vale Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales. 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 142 Odds
Sam Creasey -125
Stipe Brcic -105
Aaron Aby -300
Michelangelo Lupoli +240
Josh Reed -300
Bogdan Barbu +240
Sean McCormac -300
Owain Williams +240
Matthew Bonner -200
Oban Elliott +160
Chris Bungard -180
Erick da Silva +150
Stephanie Evans -200
Jasmine Favero +160
Milton Alfonso Cabral -185
George McManus +155
Luke Riley -300
Cheriff Larossi +240
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for Cage Warriors 142:
- The main event of CWFC 142 features Sam Creasey defending the flyweight title against Stipe Brcic. Creasey is coming off of a stoppage loss to Luke Shanks, but his opponent missed weight for that fight so he did not lose his title. Prior to that, Creasey had won four straight fights. He has been fighting for CWFC since 2016 and he has been one of the better fighters in the promotion during that time. As for Brcic, this is his CWFC debut after having fought for other European regional shows during his MMA career. While Brcic of course has a chance to win the fight, the defending champion Creasey opened up as the betting favorite for this fight.
- Also on the card is another flyweight belt between Aaron Aby and Michelangelo Lupoli. Aby is 2-1 overall in CWFC since joining the promotion last year. He was fighting for ACB before that, so he has quite a bit of experience while fighting for Europe’s top shows. Lupoli, meanwhile, is making his CWFC debut in this fight after having won his last two bouts. Lupoli is a bit of a wild card here, but Aby should be the betting favorite due to his experience fighting for CWFC, and the oddsmakers indeed opened him up as a big favorite.
