UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev takes place on Saturday, October 24, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 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 333 Odds
Alexander Volkanovski -115
Movsar Evloev -105
Petr Yan -166
Merab Dvalishvili +140
Lone’er Kavanagh -155
Ramazan Temirov +135
Alexander Volkov -270
Rizvan Kuniev +222
Aaron Pico -150
Losene Keita +130
Azamat Murzakanov -205
Dominick Reyes +173
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev -600
Nikita Krylov +451
Cam Rowston -190
Abus Nurmagomedov +161
Grant Dawson -160
Nurullo Aliev +136
Asaf Chopurov -275
Colby Thicknesse +228
Abubakar Vagaev -275
Jacob Malkoun +228
Daniel Santos -155
Bolaji Oki +132
Kody Steele -135
Noah Gugnon +116
Iasmin Lucindo -450
Nicolle Caliari +354
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 333 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 333 is a five-round UFC featherweight title bout between champion Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Movsar Evloev. Volkanovski is coming off back-to-back wins over Diego Lopes, where he reclaimed the 145 lbs title and defended it dominantly. As for Evloev, he is 20-0 in his MMA career and a perfect 10-0 in the UFC, with a notable win over Lerone Murphy in his last outing to finally secure the title shot at 145 lbs that he has long coveted. The oddsmakers opened up these odds very closely, with Volkanovski as only a small betting favorite over Evloev, who is getting tons of respect in the betting odds. This should be a great fight for as long as it lasts, and, as the odds indicate, it should be very competitive.
- In the co-main event, we have UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan battling rival Merab Dvalishvili in a trilogy bout. Yan won the pair’s first fight several years ago before Dvalishvili took care of business in the rematch with a dominant victory. Given how good Yan looked in the pair’s rematch just last year, he opened up as the favorite to win this trilogy bout, which makes total sense given how good he looked the last time these two men fought.
