It’s fair to say Dana White and the UFC love feeding interim title fights to their fans, and by now we all now they don’t guarantee an immediate actual title shot afterwards as we seen with the treatment of Colby Covington and his WWE-esque reaction. This makes sense why Tony Ferguson turned down the offer to fight against Dustin Poirer for this interim title, as he once held the Lightweight interim belt, but injuries happened thus delaying the fight we all want Ferguson vs. Khabib.
The early money on off-shore sportsbooks has been put on Max Holloway, who has been on a tear at featherweight going undefeated since losing to Conor McGregor in 2013. That’s 13 wins in a row, the past four of which were by TKO.
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier Betting Odds:
Max Holloway (-275)
Dustin Poirier (+225)
* Odds updated March 3rd
Let’s not forget that this is a rematch at a different weight class, originally Holloway and Poirier met earlier in their MMA career. Where Poirier (24-5, 1 NC) handed Holloway (20-3) his first MMA loss via submission at UFC 143.
Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum Betting Odds:
Israel Adesanya (-200)
Kelvin Gastelum (+160)
*odds updated March 7th
It’s fair to say Dana White and the UFC love feeding interim title fights to their fans, and by now we all now they don’t guarantee an immediate actual title shot afterwards as we seen with the treatment of Colby Covington and his WWE-esque reaction. This makes sense why Tony Ferguson turned down the offer to fight against Dustin Poirer for this interim title, as he once held the Lightweight interim belt, but injuries happened thus delaying the fight we all want Ferguson vs. Khabib.
The early money on off-shore sportsbooks has been put on Max Holloway, who has been on a tear at featherweight going undefeated since losing to Conor McGregor in 2013. That’s 13 wins in a row, the past four of which were by TKO.
Let’s not forget that this is a rematch at a different weight class, originally Holloway and Poirier met earlier in their MMA career. Where Poirier (24-5, 1 NC) handed Holloway (20-3) his first MMA loss via submission at UFC 143.