LFA 145: Assis vs. Murray takes place on Friday, October 21 at Oshkosh Arena in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 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 145 Odds
Bruno Assis -150
Jesse Murray +120
Jena Bishop -400
Olivia Beeskau +300
William Starks -150
Melquizael Costa +120
Miguel Sanson -115
Tyus White -115
Scott Writz -300
Craig Fruth +240
Kegan Gennrich -210
Jake Kozorosky +170
Cody Linne -150
Payton Brezinski +120
Kevin Messer -170
Santos Verdinez +140
Rachel Martinez -300
Diamond Long +240
Here are my initial thoughts on the Opening Odds for LFA 145:
- The main event of LFA 145 is a light heavyweight bout between Bruno Assis and Jesse Murray. Assis was knocked out by Ozzy Diaz earlier this year, a loss that snapped a three-fight win streak for the Brazilian. A veteran of LFA, Brave CF, and Dana White’s Contender Series, Assis has a number of submissions on his resume, showing how dangerous he is on the ground. As far as Murray goes, he’s also a DWCS veteran who is coming off of a decision win in his last fight to bounce back following a first-round TKO loss to Caio Borralho on DWCS. Overall, this looks like a very solid matchup between two fighters on the cusp of the UFC. Assis opened up as a small favorite here, but Murray definitely has a chance to get the win.
- In the co-main event slot is a women’s flyweight bout between Jena Bishop and Olivia Beeskau. Bishop turned pro last year and since then she has won all three of her MMA fights, all coming under the LFA banner. As for Beeskau, she turned pro last year and she has gone 1-1 since then. Overall, this should be an interesting fight, but given Bishop is undefeated and has the better pedigree on paper, she opened up as the clear betting favorite to win this fight.
