Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards takes place on Friday, May 12 at Accor Arena in Paris, France. 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.
Bellator 296 Odds
Gegard Mousasi -550
Fabian Edwards +400
Mansour Barnaoui -200
Brent Primus +160
Douglas Lima -170
Costello Van Steenis +140
Thibault Gouti -300
Kane Mousah +240
Saul Rogers -150
Davy Gallon +120
Simon Biyong -115
Jose Augusto -115
Gregory Babene -150
Kyle Stewart +120
Chris Gonzalez -200
Tim Wilde +160
Bourama Camara -260
Romain Debienne +200
Oliver Enkamp -200
Luca Poclit +160
Denise Kielholtz -300
Paula Cristina +240
Steven Hill -260
Nicolo Solli +200
Fabacary Diatta -450
Aridane Romero Rodriguez +350
Asael Adjoudj -400
Georges Sasu +300
Brett Johns -550
Marcirley Alves +400
Sarvarjon Khamidov -700
Kevin Petshi +500
Yves Landu TBD
Piotr Niedzielski TBD
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds For Bellator 296:
- The main event of Bellator 296, Gegard Mousasi takes on Fabian Edwards in a middleweight bout. Mousasi lost his belt to Johnny Eblen in his last fight, a loss that snapped a four-fight winning streak for him. As for Edwards, he has won his last two fights, including a brutal knockout win over Lyoto Machida. Although Edwards is a solid fighter, Mousasi is a legend, and despite losing to Eblen, Mousasi opened up as a huge betting favorite for this fight.
- In the co-main event, Mansour Barnaoui takes on Brent Primus. Barnaoui has won his last eight fights in a row, including a big win over Adam Piccolotti in his Bellator debut last year. As for Primus, the former champion has lost two of his last three fights. Although Primus is a former champion, Barnaoui is the better fighter at this point in time and deserves to be favored here. It would be pretty surprising to see him lose, and there might be some good value on him at this opening number for a bet.
