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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Odds

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSpread) – Two of the top welterweights in the world collide to headline UFC 127 on Saturday. Here is a look at the odds and the fight card for this event.

UFC 127 takes place from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia and will air live on Pay Per View at 10PM ET. The card has a total of 12 bouts with the top five being featured on the PPV. The main event is a welterweight contest between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch.

Fitch enters the fight as the favorite according to oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com as he has betting odds of -200 while Penn comes in with odds of +160. Penn (16-7-1) is making his third run at the welterweight division and is coming off a 21-second KO of rival Matt Hughes back in November. Fitch (23-3) is riding a 5-fight win streak and looking for a title shot. His lone loss in his UFC career was a decision loss to current champion Georges St. Pierre. Penn has typically struggled with strong wrestlers, which Fitch is, but Penn will have the edge in terms of speed and striking ability.

The co-main event is a middleweight contest between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera. Bisping is the clear favorite heading into the fight with odds of -325 while Rivera comes in with odds of +250. Bisping (20-3) is among the top 185-pound fighters in the world. He is a good boxer with good conditioning and has been stopped just one time in his career. Rivera is a boxer that has a lot of toughness, but lacks a lot of the big-fight experience that Bisping has. Rivera (19-7) has also done a lot of trash talking leading into this fight, so he will get a motivated Bisping on Saturday.

UFC 127 Betting Odds & Fight Card

UFC Welterweight Bout

B.J Penn +160

Jon Fitch -200

UFC Middleweight Bout

Michael Bisping -325

Jorge Rivera +250

UFC Lightweight Bout

George Sotiropoulos -500

Dennis Siver +300

UFC Welterweight Bout

Chris Lytle -250

Brian Ebersole +190

UFC Middleweight Bout

Kyle Noke -225

Chris Camozzi +185

UFC Heavyweight Bout

Chris Tuchscherer -270

Mark Hunt +210

UFC Lightweight Bout

Maciej Jewtuszko -130

Curt Warburton +100

UFC Featherweight Bout

Tiequan Zhang -295

Jason Reinhardt +235

UFC Light Heavyweight Bout

Tom Blackledge -175

Anthony Perosh +145

UFC Lightweight Bout

Ross Pearson -180

Spencer Fisher +150

UFC Light Heavyweight Bout

Alexander Gustafsson -350

James Te Huna +275

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