UFC 196 Betting Preview

When lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his next title defense against Connor McGregor 12 days before the show, the UFC had choices galore.
You see, in the same way the featherweight kingpin will tell you, any card headlined by the Dubliner will be a profitable bonanza. The marketing first offered the struggle to Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, but neither answered the telephone.
Edgar was coping with a groin injury that had prevented him from training for the many months, while Aldo’s coach said he was not in good enough shape conditioning-wise to select the battle on this short notice.
Former 155-pound champ Anthony Pettis was one fighter volunteering his services, joining the likes of Urijah Faber and Donald’Cowboy’ Cerrone. Even B.J. Penn needed a shot McGregor.
Nate Diaz was also more than prepared when contacted from the UFC. Dana White let the rumors in the air for several hours before deciding that the interest from fans was best to get a Diaz-McGregor showdown.
McGregor had informed the UFC he’d fight anyone on the roster at any given weight. When Diaz’s camp indicated that getting down to 155 on short notice was too much, the UFC countered using a catchweight offer of 160 pounds. Diaz countered with 165.
Whenever the UFC known as’The Notorious,”’ he said let’s just take action at 170. Therefore, tonight’s main event for UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is a five-rounder contested at welterweight. McGregor, the 145-pound champ, is shifting up two weight classes.
Advertisement Most novels opened McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at approximately -300, but the chances have become more expensive with every passing day. As of Thursday afternoon, most spots had McGregor preferred in the -450 to -500 range. Diaz was around +380 about the comeback (risk $100 to win $380).
Now that we have arrived at combat day, most places have McGregor in -500 or higher. The best payout for Diaz overseas is at 5Dimes, which includes him +425.
The complete for’over/under’ wagers is 2.5 rounds (-200 to the’under,’ +165’over’). For all those gamblers wanting to shave some of the’chalk’ yet back McGregor, the brace for him to win within the distance doesn’t offer you much help (-278 in 5Dimes).
If you would like to take McGregor’s information that he’ll dust Diaz from the opening round, that brace provides a +170 yield. If you think the pride of Ireland will make rapid work of Diaz, much like his 13-second demolition of Aldo, there’s a brace at 5Dimes that the fight won’t go 1:01 that offers a lucrative +550 yield.
For McGregor to acquire by TKO/KO (in any round), the cost is -275 (risk $275 to win $100). We should notice that Diaz hasn’t been finished in the first round in 28 professional bouts.
In reality, Diaz (18-10 MMA, 13-8 UFC) has just been finished twice. He had been filed by Hermes Franca in WEC 24 in the next round, and the 209 product endured his sole livelihood TKO loss to Josh’The Punk’ Thomson in the next round of the April 2013 showdown. (Diaz’s corner threw in the towel)

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