UFC London: Evloev vs. Murphy takes place on Saturday, March 21, at O2 Arena in London, England. 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 London Odds
Movsar Evloev -250
Lerone Murphy +210
Luke Riley -175
Michael Aswell +150
Michael Page -155
Sam Patterson +135
Iwo Baraniewski -450
Austen Lane +350
Christian Leroy Duncan -300
Roman Dolidze +250
Kurtis Campbell -150
Danny Silva +130
Mason Jones -250
Axel Sola +210
Losene Keita -110
Nathaniel Wood -110
Louie Sutherland -185
Brando Pericic +160
Mantas Kondratavicius -400
Antonio Trocoli +300
Mario Pinto -300
Felipe Franco +250
Melissa Mullins -150
Luana Carolina +130
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady -185
Shem Rock +160
Shanelle Dyer -200
Ravena Oliveira +170
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC London Opening Odds:
- In the main event of UFC London, we have a five-round featherweight bout between top contenders Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. Evloev is a perfect 9-0 in the UFC so far, and probably should have already fought for the UFC featherweight title, though his lack of finishes has hurt him. Murphy, too, has been impressive with a 9-0-1 UFC record, including a KO win over Aaron Pico in his last fight. Although Murphy will have the hometown crowd rooting for him here, it’s hard to deny how dominant Evloev has been so far during his UFC career.
- In the co-main event, we have Luke Riley taking on Michael Aswell in a featherweight bout. Riley is an undefeated prospect with a perfect 12-0 record who picked up an impressive TKO win over Bogdan Grad in his UFC debut. As for Aswell, he made his UFC debut last year and lost a decision to Bolaji Oki, but he bounced back with a TKO win over Lucas Almeida. This should be an awesome fight, though it is a tad surprising to see it listed as the co-main event. Still, given that Riley is blowing up in popularity right now, you have to expect him to win here.
