UFC Vegas 87: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev takes place on Saturday, March 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin looks at the opening odds below.
UFC Vegas 87 Odds
Shamil Gaziev -150
Jairzinho Rozenstruik +130
Vitor Petrino -350
Tyson Pedro +285
Muhammad Mokaev -325
Alex Perez +275
Umar Nurmagomedov -550
Bekzat Almakhan +400
Steve Erceg -220
Matt Schnell +185
Eryk Anders -250
Jamie Pickett +210
Vinicius Oliveira -185
Bernardo Sopai +160
Javid Basharat -400
Aiemann Zahabi +330
Claudio Ribeiro -250
Christian Leroy Duncan +210
Ludovit Klein -500
AJ Cunningham +385
Loik Radzhabov -175
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady +150
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 87 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 87 features heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev. Rozenstruik has been a top-15 heavyweight for several years now, but he has lost three of his last four bouts overall, including a one-sided submission defeat to Jailton Almeida his last time out. As for Gaziev, he made a big impression in his UFC debut last year when he knocked out Martin Buday in spectacular fashion. Even though Rozenstruik has far more UFC experience, considering how good Gaziev looked in his UFC debut, he is the favorite here.
- As for the co-main event, we have light heavyweights Tyson Pedro and Vitor Petrino. Pedro knocked out Anton Turkalj in his last fight in what was an incredible bounceback win for him after losing a decision to Modestas Bukauskas before that. As for Petrino, he is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC and actually knocked out Bukauskas in his last fight. Once again, even though Pedro has more UFC experience, he is the betting underdog in this fight to the favorite Petrino, who has looked amazing in the UFC so far and who looks like he could be someone who is a top-15 light heavyweight very soon in his career.
