UFC Mexico: Yair Rodriguez a slight favorite to beat Brian Ortega again

Regardless of the abrupt ending to their first struggle, oddsmakers nonetheless favor Yair Rodriguez to beat Brian Ortega.

Featherweights Rodriguez (16-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will run issues again in a five-round co-headliner of a UFC Combat Night time occasion Feb. 24 in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.

Based on DraftKings, Rodriguez is -170 favourite, which means a $170 wager can be wanted on the previous interim champion to return a $100 revenue. Ortega is a +142 underdog, which means a $100 wager on “T-Metropolis” would win $142.

Rodriguez and Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) squared off within the UFC on ABC 3 headliner in July 2022. Rodriguez gained by first-round TKO after Ortega suffered a shoulder damage throughout a grappling alternate.

Ortega, who will look to snap a two-fight shedding skid, hasn’t competed since then. Rodriguez is coming off a title-unification loss to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski this previous July at UFC 290.