The odds for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia
are out and they’ve already shifted slightly.
Sharabutdin
Magomedov (17-1) is scheduled to face Israel
Adesanya (24-6) in the main event of
UFC Saudi Arabia on Dec. 5 at ANB Arena in Riyadh. The
five-round co-headliner pits former title challenger Ian Garry
(17-2) against former Bellator
champion Yaroslav
Amosov (30-1).
Opening and current odds for the UFC Saudi Arabia main and
co-main events
According to BetOnline Sports and Casino, Adesanya opened as
a -205 favorite. However, money has poured in for Magomedov,
shifting the odds significantly. Adesanya is now a -150 favorite,
while Magomedov is a +130 underdog.
Adesanya has dropped four straight since losing the middleweight
title to Sean
Strickland in 2023. Meanwhile, “Shara Bullet” is coming off
decision wins over Marc-Andre
Barriault and Michel
Pereira following his lone professional loss to Michael
Page last year.
In the co-main event, Garry opened as a -185 favorite when the
matchup was announced on Saturday. However, the odds have already
shifted, with Garry now a -145 favorite against Amosov, a +125
underdog. Garry is coming off a failed welterweight title bid
against Islam
Makhachev, while Amosov has finished both his UFC opponents so
far.