T. Ferguson opens as a possible favorite against Gaethje. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook Tony 'El Cucuy' Ferguson
Contrary to what many sports organizations have done due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ultimate is trying hard to keep the tournament afloat. UFC 249. The event, which is scheduled to take place on April 18th, would have as its main attraction the dispute between Tony Ferguson x Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the Russian left the duel due to Covid-19. The likely replacement tends to be Justin gaethje. The fight hasn't even been made official, but it's already moving the bookmakers.
Although it is still nothing more than speculation, Gaethje is already considered an underdog in bookmakers. According to the count of OddsShark, Ferguson is named favorite and priced at 1.67. Gaethje is the underdog with a rating of 2.30.
(R$ 1,67) Tony Ferguson x Justin Gaethje (R$ 2,30)
Ferguson, with a record of 25 wins and 3 losses, is completely packed. His unbeaten streak is 12 fights, with his most recent defeat coming in 2012 to Michael Johnson. Interestingly, before, against the Russian, he is considered a very underdog, paying R$3,55 against R$1,29 for his opponent. Now, Ferguson has favoritism alongside him: 1,67
Yes, Justin gaethje, priced at R$2,30, promises to be a very tough opponent. Just look at the guy's history: 21 positive results and 2 negative results. The difference between him and his compatriot is that his unbeaten record is shorter, 3 fights, after recovering from setbacks to Dustin poirier and Eddie Alvarez. Gaethje is ranked 4th in the lightweight division, while Ferguson is ranked first, behind only Khabib Nurmagomedov. It could be the first time these fighters will meet inside the octagon.
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Check out the UFC 249 fights and odds:
($ 2,30) Justin gaethje x Tony Ferguson (R$ 1,67) – Lightweight (fight not yet official)
($ 2,55) Jessica Stacker x Rose namajunas (R$ 1,52) – Straw weight
($ 1,64) Ronaldo Jacare x Uriah Hall (R$ 2,25) – Medium weight
(R$ 1,50) Ben Rothwell x Gian Villante (R$ 2,60) – Heavyweight
($ 2,30) Khama Worthy x Ottman azaitar (R$ 1,62) – Welterweight
($ 3,15) Jeremy Stephens x Calvin kattar (R$ 1,36) – Featherweight
($ 1,30) sijara eubanks x Sarah Moras – Bantamweight (R$ 3,50)
($ 1,26) Islam makhachev x Alexander Hernandez (R$ 3,90) – Light weight
(R$ 2,15) Lyman Good x Belal Muhammad | (R$ 1,69) – Welterweight
($ 1,87) Makhmud Muradov x Karl Robertson (R$ 1,87) – Medium weight
($ 1,43) Umar Nurmagomedov x Hunter Azure (R$ 2,80) – Bantamweight
($ 1,40) Ion cutelaba x Magomed Ankalayev (R$ 2,95) – Light heavyweight
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