Cage Warriors 153: Dublin takes place on Saturday, April 29 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. 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 153 Odds
Rhys McKee -200
Jim Wallhead +160
Ryan Shelley -165
Tobias Harila +135
Morgan Charriere -200
Pedro Souza +160
James Sheehan -150
Oban Elliot +120
Wasi Adeshina -120
Decky McAleenan -110
Benoit Blanc -130
Taka Mhandu +100
Angus Hewett -145
Paddy McCorry +115
Jack Tucker -155
Adam Darby +125
Leon Hill -210
Marcin Zembala +170
Solomon Simon -500
Dorian Cliucinicov +375
Nicolas Leblond -161
Ryan Curtis +131
Adam Shelley -400
Muhammed Kir Ahmet +300
Alexander O’Sullivan -185
Afrim Thaqi +155
Kyle McClurkin -650
Owain Williams +475
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for Cage Warriors 153:
- The main event of Cage Warriors 153 sees Rhys McKee fight Jim Wallhead for the CWFC welterweight title. McKee has won both of his fights in CWFC since being released by the UFC, and he won the vacant title in his last fight with a knockout win over Justin Burlinson. As for Wallhead, he won the interim title in his last fight and overall he has won four straight bouts. Although Wallhead is 39 years old, he is fighting at a very high level right now and he has a chance to win this fight. Still, with McKee being the much younger fighter and being in the prime of his career, the oddsmakers opened him up as the betting favorite for this bout.
- In the co-main event, Tobias Harila takes on Ryan Shelley in a featherweight bout. Harila has been inconsistent lately with a 2-2 record over his past four fights, but he is still a very talented fighter. As for Shelley, he’s unbeaten so far in MMA with a perfect 6-0 record and he appears to be a very good prospect in his weight class. The oddsmakers opened up Shelley as the betting favorite, and it’s hard to disagree with that when he has never lost in his career.
