UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria takes place on Saturday, June 24 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. 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 Jacksonville Odds
Ilia Topuria -300
Josh Emmett +250
Amanda Ribas -145
Maycee Barber +125
Sedriques Dumas -150
Cody Brundage +130
David Onama -275
Gabriel Santos +235
Brendan Allen -300
Bruno Silva +250
Neil Magny -110
Phil Rowe -110
Zhalgas Zhumagulov -190
Joshua Van +165
Justin Tafa -220
Austen Lane +185
Randy Brown -350
Wellington Turman +285
Mateusz Rebecki -220
Loik Radzhabov +185
Tabatha Ricci -140
Gillian Robertson +120
Trevor Peek -230
Chepe Mariscal +195
Jamall Emmers -170
Jack Jenkins +145
Tatsuro Taira -650
Kleydson Rodrigues +475
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Jacksonville Opening Odds:
- Headlining UFC Jacksonville is a five-round featherweight bout between top contenders Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria. Emmett is coming off of a submission loss to Yair Rodriguez which snapped a five-fight winning streak for the long-time featherweight contender. As for Topuria, he is unbeaten with a 13-0 record in MMA, and he’s 5-0 in the UFC with four stoppage wins. Both fighters are at the top of the division, but Topuria has far more upside as a fighter. He has been looking downright phenomenal during his entire UFC run, and there is no reason to doubt him now. As such, Topuria opened up as the clear favorite to get the win in this fight.
- Also on the card is a women’s flyweight bout between Maycee Barber and Amanda Ribas. Barber has won her last four fights in a row, including a decision win over Andrea Lee in her last outing. Ribas, meanwhile, is coming off of a decision win over Viviane Araujo. Both women are well-matched here and this should be a good fight, not to mention an important one at 125lbs. Ribas opened up as the favorite here, but you can’t count out Barber from winning.
