UFC Fight Night Emmet vs Topuria Market Report Main Event Has Sharp Side
The UFC Main Event is much earlier than usual as Dana White and company take the show to Jacksonville, Fla. for UFC Fight Night: Emmet vs. Topuria.
The main card is expected to get things underway around 3 p.m. ET with a middleweight bout between Bruno Silva and Brendan Allen. The bets are about even with Silva getting 52% of the bets and Allen with 48% of the bets. The money is on Allen as the -200 favorite accounts for 71% of the handle after opening at -155 at BetMGM.
Gabriel Santos will take to the octagon as the -225 favorite over David Onama. Santos is getting just 30% of the bets and accounts for 24% of the handle at BetMGM.
Then it will be time for the heavyweights to go at it. Justin Tafa is a -185 favorite over Austen Lane. Tafa appears to be getting some sharp action as he's garnering 54% of the bets and 71% of the money at BetMGM.
Maycee Barber vs. Amanda Ribas make up the Co-Main Event as the highly-anticipated women's fight of the night. All the betting attention has gone towards Barber as she's received 76% of the tickets and 82% of the money at BetMGM. Her odds have gone in the opposite direction, however, as she opened at +145 and is currently +165.
Josh Emmet is receiving most of the public action in the Main Event against Ilia Topuria. Emmet opened at +240 and is currently +275 but he's garnered 77% of the bets and accounts for 44% of the handle. It appears the sharps are playing Topuria in this bout between two of the top featherweights.
Pick: 聽Justin Tafa -185 and Ilia Topuria -350
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