Heavyweight MMA Prediction Market Odds and Best Bets

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Heavyweight Title Prediction Market Favors the Reigning Champion

This weekend’s professional mixed martial arts heavyweight championship features the reigning French champion, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound kickboxer, against an undefeated contender known as the Incredible Hulk.

The champion is favored at 66% in the prediction market, while the contender sits at 34%. The difference may reflect the fighters’ size disparity. The contender is listed at 6-foot-1 but is closer to 6 feet tall, and he weighs only 230 pounds.

Despite those odds, the contender has the wrestling skills to take the champion down. He played football and wrestled in college, giving him a potential path to victory against the larger kickboxer.

In the method-of-victory market, the champion winning by knockout leads at 41%. However, the contender winning by decision at 11% is another outcome to consider. If he cannot get past the champion’s long jab, he could rely on his wrestling, secure takedowns and control the fight through the decision.