UFC Vegas 97: Burns vs. Brady takes place on Saturday, September 7 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 looks at the opening odds below.
UFC Vegas 97 Odds
Sean Brady -110
Gilbert Burns -110
Natalia Silva -148
Jessica Andrade +124
Steve Garcia -200
Kyle Nelson +170
Matt Schnell -110
Alessandro Costa -110
Trevor Peek -110
Yanal Ashmouz -110
Nathan Fletcher -115
Zygimantas Ramaska -105
Gabriel Santos -230
Yizha +175
Rongzhu -175
Chris Padilla +130
Jaqueline Amorim -500
Vanessa Demopoulos +380
Felipe dos Santos -120
Andre Lima +100
Ryan Spann -200
Ovince St. Preux +205
Isaac Dulgarian -900
Brendan Marotte +600
Andre Petroski -250
Dylan Budka +205
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC Vegas 97 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC Vegas 97 features Gilbert Burns taking on Sean Brady in a five-round welterweight bout. Burns is coming off a knockout loss to Jack Della Maddalena earlier this year and he has lost two straight fights, with his last win coming back last April against Jorge Masvidal. As for Brady, he submitted Kelvin Gastelum in his last fight, which was his first win since a surprisingly (at the time) TKO defeat to Belal Muhammad. This looks like a close matchup between two of the best welterweight fighters in the world. Given his youth advantage and having taken less damage in his career, you have to lean toward Brady here, but it is certainly a close fight.
- Also on the card is a women’s flyweight bout between Natalia Silva and Jessica Andrade. Silva is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC and she continues to move closer to the title shot at 125 lbs. As for Andrade, she is coming off two straight wins, snapping a three-fight losing skid in the process. While Andrade is the best fighter who Silva has fought yet, it’s hard not to lean toward Silva in this matchup.
