UFC Vegas 118: Muhammad vs. Bonfim takes place on Saturday, June 6 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 Vegas 118 Odds
Gabriel Bonfim -150
Belal Muhammad +130
Brendan Allen -350
Edmen Shahbazyan +285
Fares Ziam -185
Tom Nolan +160
Bryce Mitchell -250
Santiago Luna +210
Alessandro Costa -550
Matt Schnell +400
Junior Tafa -260
Iwo Baraniewski +220
Marcus McGhee -450
John Yannis +350
Bruno Silva -110
Edgar Chairez -110
Chelsea Chandler -175
Priscila Cachoeira +150
Joanderson Brito -270
Jordan Leavitt +230
Jeisla Chaves -900
Yuneisy Duben +600
Ketlen Souza -300
Ariane Carnelossi +250
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 118 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 118 is a five-round welterweight bout between former champion Belal Muhammad and rising contender Gabriel Bonfim. Muhammad has lost his last two fights against Jack Della Maddalena and Ian Machado Garry, while Bonfim has won four straight bouts and is 6-1 overall in the Octagon. Bonfim has a legitimate puncher’s chance in this bout, and he also has slick submissions, but Muhammad is as tough as they come and carries five-round, championship experience. It’s a tough one to call, but with Bonfim on a win streak right now, the sportsbooks opened him up as the betting favorite for this main event fight.
- In the co-main event, top-five-ranked middleweight Brendan Allen fights the unranked Edmen Shahbazyan. Allen is coming off a TKO win over Reinier de Ridder in his last bout, and he beat Marvin Vettori in his fight before that. Despite two big wins in a row, Allen is fighting outside of the rankings against Shahbazyan, who has won his last three fights in a row and four of his last five overall. Although Shahbazyan has a puncher’s chance in this fight, Allen is the best overall fighter and deserves his favorite status in the matchup.
