Betting Odds For UFC on ESPN 1: Is Francis Ngannou Favored To Beat Cain?
The final UFC on ESPN 1 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.
UFC on ESPN 1 is here, and it goes down tonight (Sunday, February 17, 2019) from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The main card will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will be split broadcasted on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET and the TV network’s streaming service, ESPN +, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight bout will headline the show. Paul Felder vs. James Vick in a lightweight bout will co-headline.
Rounding out the six bout main card is Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo in a women’s strawweight bout, Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie in a featherweight bout, Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena in a welterweight bout, and Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury in a featherweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, Velasquez is a -165 favorite over Ngannou, who is a +145 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Felder being a +105 underdog against Vick, who is a -115 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)
Cain Velasquez (-165) vs. Francis Ngannou (+145)
James Vick (-115) vs. Paul Felder (+105)
Cynthia Calvillo (-300) vs. Cortney Casey (+250)
Kron Gracie (-350) vs. Alex Caceres (+290)
Vicente Luque (-360) vs. Bryan Barberena (+300)
Myles Jury (-150) vs. Andre Fili (+130)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
Jimmie Rivera (-145) vs. Aljamain Sterling (+125)
Manny Bermudez (-200) vs. Benito Lopez (+170)
Andrea Lee (-190) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (+165)
Scott Holtzman (-175) vs. Nik Lentz (+155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)
Jessica Penne (-160) vs. Jodie Esquibel (+140)
Luke Sanders (-185) vs. Renan Barao (+160)
Aleksandra Albu (-155) vs. Emily Whitmire (+135)