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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