UFC Vegas 62: Grasso vs. Araujo place on Saturday, October 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.
UFC Vegas 62 Odds
Alexa Grasso -170
Viviane Araujo +145
Jonathan Martinez -205
Cub Swanson +175
Askar Askarov -250
Brandon Royval +210
Dusko Todorovic -155
Jordan Wright +135
Alonzo Menifield -160
Misha Cirkunov +140
Joanderson Brito -270
Lucas Alexander +230
Mana Martinez -110
Brandon Davis -110
Nick Maximov -140
Jacob Malkoun +120
Victory Henry -230
Raphael Assuncao +195
Piera Rodriguez -230
Sam Hughes +190
Tatsuro Taira -270
CJ Vergara +230
Pete Rodriguez -400
Mike Jackson +300
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 62 Opening Odds:
- The headliner of UFC Vegas 62 features top-10-ranked women’s flyweights Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo. Grasso is currently riding a three-fight win streak at 125lbs, with a finish over veteran Joanne Wood her last time out. On the other hand, Araujo is coming off of a decision win over Andrea Lee and overall she has been impressive inside the Octagon. This looks like it should be a competitive fight that likely goes to the scorecards. Given Grasso’s experience inside the Octagon and her youth advantage, she opened up as the betting favorite here.
- The co-main event sees Cub Swanson drop down to 135lbs for the first time in his MMA career when he takes on Jonathan Martinez. At age 38, it’s surprising to see Swanson make this move down to bantamweight so late in his career. That being said, if the weight cut goes well, he immediately becomes a fresh contender at 135lbs. As for Martinez, he’s won three straight fights and on the whole, he has looked great in the UFC. This is a very interesting fight that should be very entertaining to watch. The younger Martinez opened up as the favorite, but don’t completely count out Swanson.
