UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev takes place on Saturday, August 16, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin looks at the opening odds below.
UFC 319 Odds
Khamzat Chimaev -200
Dricus Du Plessis +170
Aaron Pico -150
Lerone Murphy +130
Carlos Prates -400
Geoff Neal +330
Michael Page -135
Jared Cannonier +115
Kai Asakura -250
Tim Elliott +210
Michal Oleksiejczuk -170
Gerald Meerschaert +145
Lupita Godinez -210
Jessica Andrade +180
Chase Hooper -145
Alexander Hernandez +125
Drakkar Klose -145
Edson Barboza +125
Bryan Battle -140
Nursultan Ruziboev +120
Karine Silva -155
Dione Barbosa +135
Baysangur Susurkaev -350
Eric Nolan +285
Alibi Idiris -300
Joseph Morales +250
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 319 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 319 is the UFC middleweight title fight between champion Dricus Du Plessis and challenger Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis is a perfect 9-0 in the UFC, and he has beaten Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya, and Robert Whittaker, among others. Chimaev, meanwhile, has gone 8-0 inside the UFC Octagon, and some of his top victories include Whittaker, Kamaru Usman, and Kevin Holland. This should be an outstanding fight, and one that both fighters have a path to victory in. Chimaev will have a good chance to finish the fight in the first two rounds, but if Du Plessis can survive after the first two rounds, then he is going to have a good chance to finish Chimaev as the fight goes into the deeper rounds.
- In the co-main event, we have Aaron Pico making his UFC debut against Lerone Murphy in a featherweight bout. Pico comes to the UFC from Bellator and PFL, where he was a top contender but never won the belt. As for Murphy, he has an 8-0-1 record in the UFC, but he is the underdog in this fight. There is a lot of hype behind Pico right now, but getting Murphy as an underdog is surprising.
