UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes takes place on Saturday, April 12, at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. 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 314 Odds
Alexander Volkanovski -130
Diego Lopes +110
Michael Chandler -125
Paddy Pimblett +105
Jean Silva -450
Bryce Mitchell +350
Yair Rodriguez -155
Patricio Pitbull +135
Nikita Krylov -175
Dominick Reyes +150
Dan Ige -162
Sean Woodson +142
Virna Jandiroba -140
Yan Xiaonan +120
Chase Hooper -400
Jim Miller +330
Julian Erosa -575
Darren Elkins +400
Michal Oleksiejczuk -250
Sedriques Dumas +210
Sumudaerji -300
Mitch Raposo +250
Marco Tulio -225
Tresean Gore +190
Hailey Cowan -151
Nora Cornolle +131
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 314 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 314, we have the vacant UFC featherweight title on the line between former champ Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Volkanovski has lost three of his last four fights, but the losses came against lightweight champ Islam Makhachev and the former featherweight champ Ilia Topuria. As for Lopes, he has won his last five fights since losing his debut to Movsar Evloev. This vacant title fight should be incredible as it features two of the best fighters in the weight class. The oddsmakers opened Volkanovski as a small favorite, and this line should stay relatively close.
- In the co-main event, we have a five-round lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett. Chandler has lost four of his last five fights, but he has been fighting the best fighters in the world, and you can’t take too much away from losing to elite talent. As for Pimblett, he has won his last six fights in a row and is undefeated since he joined the UFC in 2021. While Pimblett has looked great in the UFC, he has not been fighting the elite opposition that Chandler has, and so it makes sense that Chandler opened up as a small betting favorite.
