More money appears to be coming in on Islam Makhachev just days away from his UFC Lightweight Championship clash with Alexander Volkanovski.
Makhachev will defend his lightweight title against Volkanovski, the featherweight champion, in the main event of this weekend’s UFC 284 event in Perth, Australia. It’s a highly-anticipated megafight between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC today.
Fans in the United States can watch Makhachev vs. Volkanovski and the entire UFC 284 fight card live from their own home by ordering the UFC 284 PPV on ESPN+. The action will commence at the usual time on Saturday night with the PPV main card beginning at 10 pm ET.
Despite this main event being a clash between the top two ranked fighters in the promotion, it’s been completely one-sided in terms of betting action. Makhachev’s size and wrestling ability seem to be the key factor here as the lightweight champ is set to enter the octagon as a -380 favorite. The gap has widened before the UFC 284 main event with Makhachev available as a -315 option late last year.
Volkanovski, on the other hand, already represented decent value at his +260 odds last year but has since moved out to a +310 underdog on fight week.
See below for the latest odds from every UFC 284 fight, including the Interim Featherweight Championship bout between Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett.
UFC 284 Betting Odds
Saturday, February 11 – Perth, Australia
Main Card – 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT only on
- Islam Makhachev (-380) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (+310)
- Yair Rodriguez (-180) vs. Josh Emmett (+155)
- Jack Della Maddalena (-300) vs. Randy Brown (+250)
- Justin Tafa (-130) vs. Parker Porter (+110)
- Jimmy Crute (-190) vs. Alonzo Menifield (+160)
Prelims – 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT on ESPN+
- Tyson Pedro (-225) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (+190)
- Josh Culibao (-110) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (-110)
- Shannon Ross (+270) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (-325)
- Jamie Mullarkey (-265) vs. Francisco Prado (+225)
Prelims – 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on ESPN+
- Jack Jenkins (-340) vs. Don Shainis (+280)
- Loma Lookboonmee (-315) vs. Elise Reed (+260)
- Shane Young (-140) vs. Blake Bilder (+120)
- Zubaira Tukhugov (-580) vs. Elves Brenner (+440)
