Ilia Topuria is closely favored to change into the UFC’s subsequent two-division world champ.
Earlier this week, UFC CEO Dana White introduced Islam Makhachev is vacating the light-weight title to problem Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title later this 12 months, and that Topuria will face former champ Charles Oliveira for the vacant belt in the principle occasion of UFC 317 on June 28 in Las Vegas.
In accordance with FanDuel, Topuria opened as an enormous -400 favourite to change into the subsequent UFC light-weight champ. The comeback on Oliveira is +285.
That offers Topuria an 80 p.c likelihood of profitable per implied odds. A $100 wager on Topuria yields a return of $125, whereas the identical wager on Oliveira yields $385.
Topuria vacated his featherweight title this previous February after knocking out Max Holloway in the principle occasion of UFC 308 in October in his lone title protection. “El Matador” captured the championship with a devastating knockout of Alexander Volkanovski eight months prior at UFC 298. Topuria appears to be like to win a second divisional title in simply his ninth octagon look.
Oliveira has the chance to change into a two-time light-weight champion. “Du Bronx” captured the title with a stoppage win over Michael Chandler in Could 2021 at UFC 262, after which stopped Dustin Poirier in December 2021 at UFC 269. Oliveira was later stripped of his title after lacking weight for a protection in opposition to Justin Gaethje (he went on to defeat Gaethje, however was not eligible to regain his belt), and was completed by Makhachev at UFC 280 for a vacant title.
Since then, Oliveira is 2-1 within the octagon with a second win over Chandler, a stoppage of Beneil Dariush, and a choice loss to Arman Tsarukyan.
