The lengthiest UFC on Fox card in the history of the series could double as the most competitive, according to sports books’ odds.
All of the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion’s previous Fox events have featured a maximum of four fights airing on the network-television channel. UFC on Fox 15, which takes place Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will have eight with a portion of the preliminary card boosting to receive prime treatment.
Five of the final six bouts, including the main event between middleweights Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold, have a betting favorite of less than 2-to-1. It would have been a clean six-for-six if Yoel Romero hadn’t suffered a knee injury to force him out of a middleweight co-main event against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
Chris Camozzi stepped in to make the bout the only totally lopsided one on betting boards, where Souza posted as a minus-1500 favorite (risking $15 to win $1). Camozzi comes back at plus-900 (risking $1 to win $9).
Rockhold is a slight minus-150 favorite against Machida, who’s plus-130, to fit more with the tenor of the card. So many close fights could prove a chance for separation among the Sun’s picks panel.
Las Vegas Sun’s Case Keefer and Ray Brewer along with ESPN Radio’s Steve Cofield sit tied at the bottom of the standings with a 20-13 record on the year, trailing ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto (21-12) by one fight. KSNV’s Randy Howe is on top at 24-9. Check below for everyone’s picks along with odds and a breakdown on every UFC on Fox 15 fight.
Case Keefer can be reached at 948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
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