MacDonald and Thompson appear tied in betting for UFC FN 89

Thompson (left) and MacDonald (right) fight in Ottawa. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Disclosure)

The expectation is that there will be great balance in the main fight of UFC Fight Night 89, this Saturday (18), between Rory McDonald e Stephen Thompson. And the parity between the athletes was already seen in the betting odds for the fight, as both are strictly tied.

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According to the website "marsbet”, both MacDonald and Thompson are priced at 1.85. This means that, if the bettor invests R$100 and guesses the result of the fight, he will obtain a return of R$185.

The duel between MacDonald and Thompson could define the next challenger for the UFC welterweight belt. Despite coming from a defeat against the current champion, Robbie Lawler, MacDonald still holds first place in the official weight rankings; Thompson is coming off an impressive victory over the former champion John hendricks and is enjoying a great moment in the UFC.

In the second most important fight of the night, Donald Cerrone takes advantage over Patrick Coté in the duel between welterweights. Cerrone appears with a quote of 1.55 (R$155 return for every R$100 bet), while the Canadian is at 2.30 (R$230 for every R$100).

The biggest “zebra” of the night according to the odds is Thibault Gouti, who will return R$365 for every R$100 bet on the duel against local athlete Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Leandro Buscapé, the only Brazilian in the event, also runs on the outside against Jason Saggo.

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Check out the complete odds according to Marsbet:

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Welterweights: Rory McDonald (1.85)x Stephen Thompson (1.85)
Welterweights: Donald Cerrone (1.55) x Patrick Coté (2.30)
Light heavyweights: Steve Bossé (1.70) x Sean O'Connell (2.02)
Mild: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (1.24) x Thibault Gouti (3.65)
Flies: Valérie Létourneau (1.50) x Joanne calderwood (2.40)

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Mild: Jason Saggo (1.60) x Leandro Buscapé (2.20)
Light heavyweights: Misha Cirkunov (1.45)x Ion cutelaba (2.55)
Medium: Tamdan McCrory (1.45) x Krzysztof Jotko (2.55)
Roosters: Chris Beal (1.80) x Joe Soto (1.90)
Medium: Elias Theodorou (1.33) x Sam alvey (3.05)
Straws: Randa markos (1.52) x Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (2.35)
Welterweights: Colby covington (1.33) x Jonathan Meunier (3.05)
Flies: Ali Bagautinov (1.33) x Geane Herrera (3.05)