The BMF title will likely be efficiently defended for the primary time in historical past at UFC 300, if the oddsmakers are on level for Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway.
After claiming the BMF belt with a second-round knockout of Dustin Poirier in July, Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) will try and defend the strap when he meets former longtime featherweight titleholder Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) on the April 13 occasion, which takes place at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
The opening odds have Gaethje favored to take action, as DraftKings.com has set him at -225, which means a $225 wager would yield a $100 return. Holloway, in the meantime, is the +185 underdog, which means a $100 wager on “Blessed” would return a further $185.
Gaethje hankered for a light-weight title shot vs. Islam Makhachev after his win over Dustin Poirier in July. Nevertheless, White not too long ago introduced a title eliminator bout between Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan, which left many exterior observers questioning what was in retailer for Gaethje.
Ought to he win, Gaethje will change into the primary fighter to defend the BMF title. He may also lengthen his profitable streak to 3. He rides consecutive victories over Poirier and Rafael Fiziev into the April 13 bout.
Holloway strikes to light-weight for the second time in his UFC tenure. Recognized perennially as the perfect UFC featherweight not named Alexander Volkanovski, Holloway has repeatedly defeated contenders – simply not the champion. The odd scenario of dominating different ranked fighters however being 0-3 towards the reigning titleholder put Holloway in an uncommon place.
In October, Holloway referred to as for a combat vs. Gaethje, who didn’t appear that thrilled with the matchup. Nevertheless, issues have modified and UFC 300 has the third-ever BMF title combat.
The most recent UFC 300 lineup contains:
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – for BMF title
Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan – for strawweight title
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
Bobby Inexperienced vs. Jim Miller
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal
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