UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov takes place on Saturday, January 14 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 takes a look at the opening odds below.
UFC Vegas 67 Odds
Nassourdine Imavov -170
Sean Strickland +145
Damon Jackson -160
Dan Ige +140
Punahele Soriano -180
Roman Kopylov +155
Ketlen Vieira -145
Raquel Pennington +125
Umar Nurmagomedov -200
Raoni Barcelos +170
Abdul Razal Alhassan -115
Claudio Ribeiro -105
Mateusz Rebecki -450
Nick Fiore +350
Javid Basharat -260
Mateus Mendonca +220
Allan Nascimento -190
Carlos Hernandez +165
Dan Argueta -350
Nick Aguirre +285
Charles Johnson -134
Jimmy Flick +114
Sijara Eubanks -140
Priscila Cachoeira +120
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 67 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 67 is a middleweight bout between top-15-ranked fighters Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland, who took this fight on short notice, filling in for the injured Kelvin Gastelum. Imavov has won four of his five fights in the UFC and he is quickly making a rise up the middleweight rankings. Strickland, on the other hand, has lost his last two fights, but they were against top fighters in the champion Alex Pereira and Jared Cannonier. Imavov is very good, but Strickland is more proven in the UFC. It’s interesting to note that although Imavov opened as the betting favorite, the line flipped to Strickland being favored.
- As for the co-main event, it’s a featherweight bout between Dan Ige and Damon Jackson. Ige is ranked in the top-15 at the moment but he has lost his last three fights in a row and four of his last five. As for Jackson, he has been on the rise lately with four straight wins and five wins in his last six fights. This should also be a very fun fight between two solid fighters. Jackson opened up as the favorite, likely due to being on a win streak, but Ige is a very solid fighter.
