The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Los Angeles on Sept.
19 for UFC
331 and the early odds have been unveiled.
In the main event, Joshua Van
will look to defend the UFC flyweight title against former champion
Alexandre
Pantoja in their rematch. In the co-main event, Arman
Tsarukyan takes on Mauricio
Ruffy in a key lightweight clash with championship
implications. The card also features Gable
Steveson vs. Sean
Sharaf, Patricio
Freire vs. Doo Ho Choi
and Brian
Ortega vs. Renato
Carneiro 2.
UFC 331 betting odds favor Alexandre Pantoja over Joshua Van in
their title rematch
Per BetOnline Sports, UFC flyweight champion Van is
a slight underdog at -105 against former champion Pantoja, who
enters at -115. Tsarukyan is a much heavier favorite in the co-main
event at -380 against Ruffy (+305).
Steveson is the biggest favorite on the card at -1500 against
Sharaf (+600), while Robelis
Despaigne is also a sizable favorite at -700 against Tai Tuivasa
(+505). Notably, Carneiro is a favorite over Ortega despite the
latter coming out on top in their first meeting nine years ago.
UFC 331 betting odds are available for all 13 fights on the
Sept. 19 card
Joshua
Van (-105) vs. Alexandre
Pantoja (-115)
Arman
Tsarukyan (-380) vs. Mauricio
Ruffy (+305)
Gable
Steveson (-1500) vs. Sean Sharaf
(+600)
Patricio
Freire (+190) vs. Doo Ho Choi
(-225)
Brian
Ortega (+180) vs. Renato
Carneiro (-210)
Alonzo
Menifield (+245) vs. Iwo
Baraniewski (-300)
Marlon
Vera (+185) vs. Charles
Jourdain (-215)
Tai
Tuivasa (+505) vs. Robelis
Despaigne (-700)
Bruno
Ferreira (+135) vs. Edmen
Shahbazyan (-155)
Giga
Chikadze (+275) vs. Joanderson
Brito (-340)
Eduarda
Moura (+155) vs. Casey
O’Neill (-175)
Michael
Aswell (+210) vs. Joo Sang
Yoo (-250)
Osman
Diaz (+190) vs. Ryan Gandra
(-230)