Influential oddsmaker Joey Oddessa has published his opening betting lines for the newly announced UFC on Fox 5 blockbuster card. Oddessa set Benson Henderson as a 3 to 1 favorite over Nate Diaz in the lightweight title fight. Almost the same odds he gives to Rory MacDonald against BJ Penn.
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More relevant to Nordic fans is that Oddessa has Sweden’s superstar Alexander Gustafsson as a favorite to win against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. In the opening odds Gustafsson is a considerable favorite at 1.69 (-145) while Shogun is the underdog at 2.15 (+115).
Oddessa commented the odds to MMAJunkie: “After Rua’s last performance, I’m hard pressed to make him a favorite against anybody at the top of 205”.