Five crazy prop bets is a column featured on MMAOddsbreaker.com after every UFC event that highlights the biggest underdog prop bets to cash out from that card Here’s five crazy UFC Fight Night 41 bets that cashed big based on the closing odds at Several Bookmakers. Gegard Mousasi wins by submission (+900) In the main event of the evening, Gegard Mousasi had his best performance inside the Octagon to date as he took out Mark Munoz via first-round rear-naked choke submission. What a performance by Mousasi, who moves into the top 10 with the victory. The prop on Mousasi wins by submission cashed at +900, so if you hit that congratulations on your winnings. Sean Strickland wins by decision (+350) In what was the worst fight of the night by far, Sean Strickland won a close yet controversial decision over Luke Barnatt. Neither fight did much, but most figured that Barnatt’s aggressiveness would get him the judges’ nod. That wasn’t the case however, and Strickland won a split decision. The prop on Strickland by decision cashed at +350 — nice job if you bet that. Niklas Backstrom wins inside the distance (+421) In the opening main card bout of the night, Niklas Backstrom submitted Tom Niinimaki with a rear-naked choke in his UFC debut. It was a very good performance by the young Swede, who looks like he could be a real player in the UFC featherweight division one day. The prop on Backstrom wins inside the distance hit at +421, so nice job if you bet that. Peter Sobotta wins by decision (+550) In a welterweight bout, Peter Sobotta had a successful return to the UFC with a decision with over Pawel Pawlak. Clearly Sobotta has put the time in to improve his striking as his leg kicks were brutal and his wrestling was solid to boot. The prop on Sobotta wins by decision cashed at +550, a nice hit for anyone who took a stab at it. Ruslan Magomedov wins by decision (+290) And in the first fight of the night, Ruslan Magomedov took out Victor Pesta via unanimous decision in a fun heavyweight bout. Magomedov was expected to finish the fight, so the prop by him winning a decision was undervalued at only +290. Congrats to anyone who expected this heavyweight bout to hit the cards.
