Jon Jones Opens As Huge Favorite Over Daniel Cormier At UFC 200

The UFC announced on Wednesday that Daniel Cormier will defend his light heavyweight title against current interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 200. This bout will serve as the main event, which makes sense now that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 is off of the card. Jones – Cormier has hype and should be a good fight, so this replacement fight should not be criticized by most MMA fans. 

Jones (22-1) is currently on a 13-fight winning streak while Cormier (17-1) is currently on a two-fight winning streak. In his last six bouts, he’s 5-1.

When they first met, which was at UFC 182, Jones opened as an approximate -170 (1.59) favorite and eventually closed at -240 (1.42).

Jones was the stronger fighter when they fought and won the fight by decision, so can you image how Jones would do against Cormier when they fight again?

Jones is a -300 (1.33) favorite at most books, according to bestfightodds.com. Cormier is a +245 (3.45) underdog. If you placed a $100 bet on Jones and Jones won then you would net you $33.33 in profit. A winning bet on Cormier would result in a $245 profit.

Keep in mind that Jones hasn’t opened or closed as an underdog in a UFC fight since 2009, which was against Stephan Bonnar.

UFC 200 takes place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 9, 2016. The main card will air on PPV while the prelims air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.