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UFC 233: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Betting
UFC 233 takes place on Saturday, January 26, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main card airs live on pay-per-view starting 10pm ET.
The flyweight division is pretty much dead in the water. Especially since it’s current champion, Henry Cejudo, will be moving up to challenge bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. It’s a great fight, but also signals that a bunch of talented 125-pounders are going to be unemployed very soon.
For what it’s worth, Cejudo should settle in nicely in the 135-pound ranks even if he loses as expected. The silver lining here is that Dillashaw can get back to fighting in his natural weight class and stop flirting with the idea of being a double champ and holding up the rest of the division. Plus, their main event matchup pits an Olympic gold medalist wrestler in Cejudo against the fancy footwork of Dillashaw. Watching The Messenger try to take down the perpetually dancing TJ is gonna be a lot of fun.
Also on the card is the debut of Ben Askren, the undefeated former Bellator and One FC champion. Long thought of as the best fighter to never have fought in the UFC, Askren was “traded” by One FC for former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, so it’s kind of ironic that he be making his debut here. “Funky” gets thrown right into the shark tank against Robbie Lawler, a tough-as-nails mofo with very violent tendencies.
Take a look at the scheduled UFC 233 fights below, and make sure to check in during fight week for in-depth betting previews on how to bet online. UFC odds from BookMaker.eu are typically released on Monday before each event - though big fight bookings are usually available much earlier. Live UFC betting is also available to hedge any of your bets as well.
UFC 233 Lineup (Subject to Change)
Main Event, Bantamweight Championship - Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw
Welterweight - Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler
Featherweight - Kron Gracie vs. Alex Caceres
Lightweight - Alexander Hernandez vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Lightweight - Paul Felder vs. James Vick
Women’s Flyweight - JoJo Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski
Middleweight - Markus Perez vs. Anthony Hernandez
Women’s Bantamweight - Marion Reneau vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Women’s Strawweight - Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire
Women’s Strawweight - Cynthia Calvillo vs. Cortney Casey-Sanchez
UFC 233 Betting Lines, Predictions and Picks
The main event might be a champion vs. champion contest, but we’d hesitate to call it a superfight given that neither brings too much starpower. Oddsmakers opened with Dillashaw as a -195 favorite, with Cejudo at +185 on the comeback. The size difference definitely plays a factor into this, as it’s much tougher for a wrestler to take down a bigger dude that also happens to be a solid wrestler himself.
Speaking of wrestling, nobody’s been able to touch Askren, who pretty much takes his opponent down and shrinkwraps his body onto the poor souls. “Funky’s” folkstyle wrestling isn’t a style seen very often in MMA, and in 18 pro fights nobody’s been able to solve it. However, it’s not the most fan-friendly, and Askren’s watchability has been a big part of why the UFC took so long to sign him. Pairing him with Robbie Lawler - whose allergic to boring fights - is a great move. We’ll finally get to see Askren in the cage throwing down with some of the best in the world.
You’ve heard of the name Gracie? Well it was Rickson Gracie that was considered the best out of all them, and now his son Kron is making his UFC debut. Even if you’ve never watched Kron fight, the name and the heritage alone should draw your attention. Alex Caceres is a striker by nature, so he’s pretty much toast if this goes to the ground.
Alex Hernandez might just be the lightweight division’s best prospect, as he’s a hulking wrestler who can sleep dudes with his fists. He squares off against Francisco Trinaldo, who is playing gatekeeper for the upper lightweight tier. If Hernandez dominates here, his career busts wide open.
Stay Tuned for Fight Odds and Updates
Make sure to check the fight odds at BookMaker.eu for all your available betting options. For pay-per-view cards, odds usually release early for the bigger fights. In fact, you can bet on some fight odds right now. Odds for the entire card are generally available on Monday of fight week.
And during fight week, keep an eye out for our in-depth betting guides that we post during that time as well! You’ll find detailed analyses for fights, common sense betting picks and underdog specials to help you win some cash before the night’s over.
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