UFC Paris: Saint-Denis vs. Moicano takes place on Saturday, September 28 at Accor Arena in Paris, France. 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 Paris Odds
Benoit Saint-Denis -300
Renato Moicano +250
Nassourdine Imavov -175
Brendan Allen +150
Joanderson Brito -260
William Gomis +220
Bryan Battle -145
Kevin Jousset +125
Morgan Charriere -550
Gabriel Miranda +400
Matt Frevola -140
Fares Ziam +120
Ion Cutelaba -120
Ivan Erslan +100
Oumar Sy -500
Da Woon Jung +375
Ludovit Klein -425
Roosevelt Roberts +355
Ailin Perez -242
Dariya Zheleznyakova +207
Daniel Barez -110
Victor Altamirano -110
Jacqueline Cavalcanti -325
Nora Cornolle +275
Taylor Lapilus -300
Vince Morales +250
Bolaji Oki -185
Chris Duncan +160
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Paris Opening Odds:
- The main event sees Benoit Saint Denis take on Renato Moicano in a five-round lightweight bout. Saint Denis is coming off a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier which snapped a five-fight win streak for the Frenchman after moving down to lightweight. Moicano, on the other hand, is coming off a huge knockout win over Jalin Turner and overall he has won his last three fights in a row. It makes sense that Saint Denis is favored here at home, but don’t discredit Moicano.
- In the co-main event, Brendan Allen fights Nassourdine Imavov in an important middleweight bout. Allen has won seven straight fights and has been looking like one of the top contenders at 185 lbs. If he wins one or two more fights, the UFC is going to have to consider giving him a title fight. Imavov has also been impressive, having defeated Jared Cannonier and Roman Dolidze in his last two fights. Overall, this is a very well-matched bout between two of the best middleweights in the sport. However, even though Imavov is fighting at home in France and matches up well stylistically, you have to favor Allen slightly due to his win streak.
