Ilia big favorite vs Volk, Lopes but big underdog vs Islam

[MrBlackheart]

UFC odds: Ilia Topuria heavy favorite over Alex Volkanovski — but sizable underdog against mighty Islam Makhachev

Ilia Topuria is the betting favorite against any contender in the featherweight division but remains the underdog in a potential lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev.

www.mmamania.com

From the article:
Ilia -350
Volk +285

Ilia -350
Lopes +285

Ilia +300
Islam -400

 

[cereal gan]

volk almost slumped islam and nearly won their first fight and he doesn't have half the grappling of illia, this odds vs islam are ridiculous but also good opportunity to cash out big

 

[swizztony]

Rightfully so, Islam is way bigger than him and even on the feet presents trouble with his clinch work and head kicks

 

[MrBlackheart]

volk almost slumped islam and nearly won their first fight and he doesn't have half the grappling of illia, this odds vs islam are ridiculous but also good opportunity to cash out big

A lot of people thought Holloway getting over 2-1 vs Ilia was crazy value. We know how that turned out.

 

[RockyLockridge]

volk almost slumped islam and nearly won their first fight and he doesn't have half the grappling of illia, this odds vs islam are ridiculous but also good opportunity to cash out big

Im with you we already saw islam have a competitive fight with Volk. We ALL know illa is a better grappler than volk

A lot of people thought Holloway getting over 2-1 vs Ilia was crazy value. We know how that turned out.

I don't fault anyone for taking that bet, you're not going to see 2-1 for max ever.

 

[MrBlackheart]

Rightfully so, Islam is way bigger than him and even on the feet presents trouble with his clinch work and head kicks

Ilia will get dominated on the ground. He has good techniques but he's not strong enough to keep opponents down. I watch the Zalal fight and he couldn't control him. And max got up with ease.

 

[Contempt]

Those odds look about right to me TBH.

Who knows what Volk will look like after is time off or if he can avoid the big shot for five rounds.

Lopes is a bit wild in the standup and could easily get dropped by a big shot. I think he's the least likely to beat Ilia.

Islam is much bigger and has elite striking, grappling and much more extensive experience.

 

[RockyLockridge]

And max got up with ease.

and he also got max down with ease like no one ever does. Bare in mind that was early in the fight Max still had the pep to get right up but after 4-5 times of getting lifted and dropped, see how easy it is.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Islam should be the favorite over every fighter under 185.

 

[Marko Polo]

Title gore

 

[balkanbomber85]

He is also a favorite over Evloev, and what have this guys in common? They are in his category! And what differentiates Islame from them? Right, he is a category above!

 

[cereal gan]

Who knows what Volk will look like after is time off or if he can avoid the big shot for five rounds.

volk has almost nothing for topuria, i said this before their first fight and people called me crazy
he can't do shit on ground, his only option is out scoring topuria standing for 5 rounds which won't happen cause he's gonna get ko'd
pocket fighting with topuria is certain death, which he knew and tried to keep the range but how much did that last ? it should be a off night for topuria and volks best performance of his life to beat him

 

[Trabaho]

volk almost slumped islam and nearly won their first fight and he doesn't have half the grappling of illia, this odds vs islam are ridiculous but also good opportunity to cash out big

That was 2 years ago before 2 KO losses. How did the second fight go. Volk stepped over the barier, out of prime.

 

[cereal gan]

That was 2 years ago before 2 KO losses. How did the second fight go. Volk stepped over the barier, out of prime.

he got whats coming to him for going in a championship fight with no training camp
this odds make sense versus khabib, islam is not invincible
my personal opinion islam should be -200

 

[Brigfa2]

Lopez is too sloppy and Islam is too big so it's normal

 

[Tweak896]

I would think Lopes would have better odds than Volk, considering his chin isn't as cracked and has more power. Grappling with Topuria is still an unknown. Still I would have Topuria as favorites to both and underdog to Islam. I've always been high on Topuria, but it's hard for me to see him keep Islam off him, even though his TDD is probably better than Dustin.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

I can see Ilia being an underdog against Islam, but I don't get why he'd be THAT big of an underdog. Who has ever outgrappled Ilia? It would be a very tough stylistic test for Islam.

 

[Hank Grill]

Volk is going to go down the Frankie path i feel like. He will be competitive but he wont ever get it back. He had his time and now its Illia's with volk and max the fucker is super impressive.

 

[blaseblase]

volk almost slumped islam and nearly won their first fight and he doesn't have half the grappling of illia

Where did you get that idea from?

 

[Rapa]

Ilia has better wrestling and grappling than volk and porier he can fuck up islam