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Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio

Jon Anik: Yair Rodriguez ‘has a better chance’ than oddsmakers suggest against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 290

Jon Anik thinks oddsmakers are counting out Yair Rodriguez too much at UFC 290.

Interim featherweight champion Rodriguez (16-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will attempt to unify the title with undisputed champ Alexander Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

According to BetMGM, Rodriguez is a +325 underdog, meaning a $100 bet on the challenger would win $325 profit. Volkanovski is a -450 favorite, meaning a $450 bet would be needed on the champion to return $100 profit. Anik doesn’t think the odds are a fair reflection of the fight.

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