UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev takes place on Saturday, November 15, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. 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 322 Odds
Islam Makhachev -265
Jack Della Maddalena +225
Weili Zhang -140
Valentina Shevchenko +120
Leon Edwards -160
Carlos Prates +140
Sean Brady -135
Michael Morales +115
Benoit Saint Denis -300
Beneil Dariush +250
Baysangur Susurkaev -600
Eric McConico +450
Malcolm Wellmaker -700
Ethyn Ewing +525
Gregory Rodrigues -110
Roman Kopylov -110
Rodolfo Vieira -140
Bo Nickal +120
Erin Blanchfield -225
Tracy Cortez +190
Kyle Daukaus -260
Gerald Meerschaert +220
Fatima Kline -400
Angela Hill +330
Chepe Mariscal -200
Pat Sabatini +170
Viecheslav Borshchev -130
Matheus Camilo +110
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 322 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 322 sees the UFC welterweight title on the line between champion Jack Della Maddalena and challenger Islam Makhachev. Della Maddalena is 8-0 in the UFC, he is coming off a big upset win over former champion Belal Muhammad earlier this year at UFC 315. As for Makhachev, he gave up the UFC lightweight belt after going 16-1 in the weight class, including a 15-fight win streak and four title defenses. He now moves up to welterweight to try and win a second belt. As good a fighter as Della Maddalena is, you have to lean towards the long-time lightweight champion Makhachev to win a second belt.
- In the co-main event, we have the UFC women’s flyweight title on the line between champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Weili Zhang. Shevchenko is one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, and she is coming off back-to-back wins over Manon Fiorot and Alexa Grasso in her last two bouts. As for Zhang, she gave up the women’s strawweight title to try to win a second belt at flyweight. Zhang is also one of the best women’s fighters of all time, and this fight between two legends of the sport is going to be amazing regardless of who gets their hand raised.
