UFC Paris: Hooker vs. Parnasse takes place on Saturday, September 5, at Accor Arena in Paris, France. 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 Paris Odds
Salahdine Parnasse -357
Dan Hooker +275
Fares Ziam -175
Axel Sola +153
Michael Page -165
Nursulton Ruziboev +145
Daniil Donchenko -300
Punahele Soriano +245
Felipe Lima -129
Morgan Charriere +109
Kurtis Campbell -450
Trevor Peek +350
Mario Pinto -325
Ryan Spann +263
Losene Keita -400
Muhammad Naimov +316
Oumar Sy -235
Modestas Bukauskas +195
Sofia Montenegro -140
Delphine Benouaich +120
Luis Felipe Dias -265
Matthieu Duclos +219
Nora Cornolle -180
Klaudia Sygula +157
Michael Aljarouj -230
Fabia Sintes +192
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Paris Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Paris is a five-round lightweight bout between Dan Hooker and UFC newcomer Salahdine Parnasse. Hooker is coming off two straight losses to Benoit Saint Denis and Arman Tsarukyan, where he was finished in both fights, snapping a three-fight win streak before that. As for Pransse, he is coming to the UFC fresh off a brutal knockout win over Kenny Cross in MVP MMA, a fight that marked his North American MMA debut. Parnasse has won five straight fights by knockout, and he comes to the UFC with a ton of hype and momentum. Look for him to win this fight by knockout and continue his winning ways.
- In the co-main event, we have Fares Ziam taking on Axel Sola in a lightweight contest. Ziam is coming off a decision loss to Tom Nolan in his last fight that snapped a six-fight win streak. As for Sola, he is 2-1 in the UFC with two stoppage wins. This should be a great fight between two French fighters, but only one can win. Ziam enters as the betting underdog, but don’t count out Sola from potentially pulling off an upset in this spot against Ziam.
