Opening Odds for Cage Warriors 127: Wooding vs. Fletcher takes place on Thursday, September 30 at York Hall in London, England. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below.
Cage Warriors 127 Odds
Nathan Fletcher -300
Dominique Wooding +240
Kurban Khizriev -300
Josh Reed +240
Weslley Maia -260
Rory Evans +200
Oban Elliott -260
George McManus +200
Adam Wilson -185
Kingsley Crawford +155
Bakhtyaar Oryakhail -400
Jack Clarke +300
Ryan Shelley -300
Liam Molloy +240
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for Cage Warriors 127:
- The main event of Cage Warriors 127 sees Nathan Fletcher against Dominuiqe Wooding for the vacant CWFC bantamweight title. Fletcher is unbeaten in his MMA career with a 6-0 record and all of his wins coming by way of stoppage. Just 23 years old, Fletcher appears to be someone who could eventually end up in the UFC. As for his opponent, Wooding is 7-4 and he is a veteran of both CWFC and Bellator. Wooding is coming off of a head kick knockout win in his last fight that snapped a two-fight losing skid, but he appears to be in over his head here against Fletcher. Look for Fletcher to win this fight and take the belt, most likely via stoppage.
- The co-main event of this card sees Kurban Khizriev against Josh Reed. Khizriev is unbeaten with a 4-0 record, but he hasn’t fought since 2015. As for Reed, he is a Cage Warriors veteran who lost his last fight in the promotion. Khizriev being favored makes sense here since he’s an unbeaten fighter, but with him having not fought in six years, it makes him difficult to back in this matchup. I actually think it’s dog-or-pass just based on the fact that Khizriev hasn’t stepped into the cage in such a long time, so I think Reed is a live dog in this fight.
