Everything is ready for this Saturday, October 26 Ilia Topuria (15-0-0), current UFC featherweight champion, faces the American Max Holloway (26-7-0) in what will be his first defense of the world title. The Hispano-Georgian fighter, one of the most visible faces of the mixed martial arts (MMA) at an international level, will meet his rival for the first time at the UFC 308 event, which is being held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
‘The Matador’ returns to the cage for a fight that aims to be legendary and that could be very important for the future of the discipline in our country. In front of him he will have one of the great legends of his category, the current number 2 in the world, who already knows what it is to be featherweight champion and who has always stood out for his ‘striking’ skills.
Waiting to find out what will happen in the battle and with all eyes on the Spanish athlete, the UFC public has already crowned a clear favorite. This is certified by the betting houses for weeks, where one of the two fighters is already beginning to distance himself from his rival. Although these results do not have to correspond to reality, it is common for these publications to anticipate the winner before anyone else.
We tell you who will win the fight according to the betting houses in Spain and the United States and how bettors believe the duel between both fighters will end at UFC 308.
This will be the winner of the Ilia Topuria – Max Holloway according to the bets
Just a few hours before the fight between Topuria and Holloway takes place, the betting houses consider that the Hispanic-Georgian will be proclaimed champion of combat. This is reported on websites such as oddschecker.com, which shows the odds for the fight of the main betting houses in Spain (Codere, Bwin, Bet365…).
According to these, ‘The Matador’with a fee of between 1.35 to 1.38would be easily imposed on Hollowaywith a fee of 2.80 to 3.25thus maintaining his unbeatability in mixed martial arts competition once again. In this way, if what was proposed by these web pages were fulfilled, the current featherweight champion I would revalidate the belt again which he achieved by defeating Alexander Volkanovski last February and would once again consolidate his dominance in the UFC category.
For their part, American betting houses also place Ilia Topuria as winner face to face with the Hawaiian. In this case, according to the Fight Odds website, which collects the statistics of the main companies in the North American country (BetOnline, BetWay, BetUS…), the pupil of the Climent brothers would be the great contender to win the main fight of the UFC 308, with an odds of +235 compared to Holloway’s -200 ─a negative number indicates how much you must bet to have a profit of 100 dollars and a positive number indicates how much you could win if you bet 100 dollars─.
In which round and how will the UFC fight end according to the bets?
Likewise, the bets also consider the different situations that could occur within the fight between both fighters, from the way in which the Spaniard will prevail to the round in which the fight will end.
According to the Betfair website, the most likely form of victory for Topuria will be Technical KO (2.8 share), followed by a by points (3.5) and another by submission (8.0). The majority of bettors also believe that the fight will finish in the first round (4.5) or in the second round (6.0).
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