UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana takes place on Saturday, June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 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 289 Odds
Amanda Nunes -600
Irene Aldana +425
Beneil Dariush -125
Charles Oliveira +105
Mike Malott -337
Adam Fugitt +277
Dan Ige -239
Nate Landwehr +204
Marc-Andre Barriault -148
Eryk Anders +128
Nassourdine Imavov -121
Chris Curtis +101
Miranda Maverick -225
Jasmine Jasudavicius +190
Aoriqileng -175
Aimeann Zahabi +150
Blake Bilder -400
Kyle Nelson +330
David Dvorak -400
Steve Erceg +330
Maria Oliveira -129
Diana Belbita +109
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 289 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 289 features UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes taking on top contender Irene Aldana, who filled in for Julianna Pena after the former champ pulled out with an injury. Nunes is coming off of a five-round beatdown over Pena last year where she won back her title, while Aldana knocked out Macy Chiasson with an upkick to the body in her last outing. Aldana is one of the most powerful strikers in her weight class, but Nunes is the better fighter overall, and the long-time champion. You have to give Aldana a chance to get a knockout here, but overall, this should be Nunes’ title fight to lose here.
- In the co-main event, it’s Beneil Dariush against Charles Oliveira. Dariush has won his last eight fights in a row which includes an upset win over Mateusz Gamrot in his last outing. As for Oliveira, he was submitted by UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in his last fight. That being said, he’s the former champ for a reason, and to see him as an underdog here is a bit surprising. Dariush is awesome, but it’s hard not to want to take a shot on Oliveira as a dog.
