UFC Kansas City: Holloway vs. Allen takes place on Saturday, April 15 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. 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 Kansas City Odds
Max Holloway -145
Arnold Allen +125
Billy Quarantillo -155
Edson Barboza +135
Dustin Jacoby -200
Azamat Murzakanov +170
Tanner Boser -160
Ion Cutelaba +140
Chris Gutierrez -235
Pedro Munhoz +200
Bill Algeo -139
TJ Brown +119
Rafa Garcia -160
Clay Guida +140
Matheus Nicolau -145
Brandon Royval +125
Zak Cummings -250
Ed Herman +210
Piera Rodriguez -135
Gillian Robertson +115
Daniel Zellhuber -175
Lando Vannata +150
Bruna Brasil -160
Denise Gomes +140
Gaston Bolanos -160
Aaron Phillips +140
Lucie Pudilova -175
Joselyne Edwards +150
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Kansas City Opening Odds:
- Heading this UFC Kansas City card is a five-round featherweight bout between former champ Max Holloway and rising star Arnold Allen. Holloway lost his last fight, but it was against the current champion Alexander Volkanovski. Prior to that, Holloway had beaten Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez, proving he is still a top fighter in the weight class. As for Allen, he has won 10 straight fights and he could very well emerge as a title contender with a win over Holloway. Allen is a real mystery here given this is a big step up in competition for him. That being said, he has never lost in the UFC and he makes an intriguing live dog here against Holloway.
- Also on the card is a featherweight bout between Billy Quarantillo and Edson Barboza. Quarantillo is coming off of a huge TKO win over Alexander Hernandez in his last fight in the biggest career win to date. As for Barboza, he has lost two straight fights to Bryce Mitchell and Giga Chikadze. Given the perception that Barboza is on the downside of his career, Quarantillo is the betting favorite here which makes sense given Barboza’s fall from grace.
