LFA 160: Sweeney vs. Begosso takes place on Friday, June 16 at Owensboro Sportscenter in Owensboro, Kentucky. 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.
LFA 160 Odds
John Sweeney -275
Allan Begosso +215
Azamat Bekoev -175
Dylan Budka +145
Josiah Harrell -700
Michael Roberts +500
Thomas Lane -600
Lydell Miller +425
Lucas Clay -325
Ahmad Hassanzada +250
Aline Pereira -700
Chelsea Conner +500
Cortavious Romious -700
Nathan Williams +500
Cameron Kinzig -275
Aaron Bush +215
Mataeo Garner -250
Trent Nott +200
Alonzo Turner -425
Damon Bell +325
Joshua Perreira -700
Itzik Yakobov +500
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for LFA 160:
- The main event of LFA 160 features John Sweeney against Allan Begosso for the vacant LFA bantamweight title. Sweeney has won his last six fights in a row, including two straight wins in LFA. Overall, he holds an all-time LFA record of 4-0. As for Begosso, he hasn’t fought since last fall, when he lost a decision to Farid Basharat on DWCS. Overall, his LFA record all-time is 3-1. This should be a very good fight, but given how long of a win streak that Sweeney is on at the moment, he deserves to be the betting favorite heading into this title fight matchup.
- In the co-main event, Dylan Budka takes on Azamat Bekoev for the vacant LFA middleweight title. Budka has won his last five fights overall, and he has a 3-0 record in LFA. As for Bekoev, he has won his last three fights overall, and he holds a 1-0 record all-time in LFA. This should be a very good fight as both of these fighters are on a roll heading into this matchup. However, the oddsmakers opened up Bekoev as a big favorite to get the win here. He is an excellent prospect, and it makes sense that he is favored, but you can’t count out Budka entirely.
