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UFC 193 breakdown, betting odds and picks

Ronda Rousey not alone as historically large favorite at record-breaking event

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk, right, has her arm raised in victory by referee Mike Beltran after beating Juliana Lima by unanimous decision in a women’s strawweight mixed martial arts bout at a UFC on Fox event in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, July 26, 2014.

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Less than a year ago, a fighter had never commanded odds of minus-2000 (risking $20 to win $1) or lower going into a UFC bout.

Now there are two on the same card, at the top of the same card no less. Ronda Rousey and Joanna Jedrzejczyk stand little chance of losing their championship belts against Holly Holm and Valerie Letourneau, respectively, tonight in the headlining bouts of UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. The pay-per-view portion of the event begins at 7 p.m. with preliminaries airing on Fox Sports 1 starting at 5 p.m. and UFC Fight Pass at 3 p.m.

The card that will draw the largest live audience in UFC history, with an estimated attendance of 70,000 fans at Etihad Stadium, won’t be much for competition according to the odds. The Las Vegas Sun’s picks panel doesn’t see either of the monumental upsets taking place as all four prognosticators went the more-than-safe route with Rousey and Jedrzejczyk.

Check below for odds and a breakdown of every fight along with picks from KSNV’s Randy Howe (80-46 year to date), Las Vegas Sun’s Case Keefer (79-47), ESPN Radio’s Steve Cofield (74-52) and Las Vegas Sun’s Ray Brewer (74-52).

Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.

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