LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, July 18 at Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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.
LFA 112 Odds
Carlos Augusto da Silva -260
Otto Rodrigues +200
Filipe Esteves -150
Rafael Ramos +120
Kanyan Kruschewsky -240
Junior Luiz +190
Carlos Leal Miranda -115
Diego Dias -115
Brenner Alberth -200
Gabriel Bonfim +160
Quemuel Ottoni -150
Junior Marques +120
Wendell Giacomo -200
Uyran Carlos +160
Gabriel Alves Braga -350
Jonathan Cordeiro +275
Brena Cardozo -400
Vania Caceres +300
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for LFA 112:
- The thing to note about this card is that there is a one-night welterweight tournament going on to crown the promotion’s new champion at 170lbs. We don’t see these sorts of one-night tournaments very often in MMA anymore, especially not in a fight promotion as big as LFA, so this should be a lot of fun to watch. There are certainly a number of interesting prospects to watch out for on this card and the winner of this tournament will no doubt be someone who gets onto the UFC radar immediately. In fact, even though this tournament is going to crown a new champion at 170lbs, it’s possible they won’t hold the belt long if the UFC comes calling.
- One fight worth talking about is the co-main event between Carlos Augusto da Silva and Otto Rodrigues. The 27-year-old Da Silva has won his past 17 straight fights and he appears to be on the verge of making it to one of the big promotions should he win this tournament. As for Rodrigues, he has won his last 11 fights in a row. However, he is coming off of a four-year layoff which is a huge worry for anyone in this sport. As such, da Silva is the favorite here.
