“International Fight Week” finally has a headliner.
On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White broke the news that Ilia Topuria was officially stepping in as the main event of UFC 317 to square off with Charles Oliveira for the VACANT Lightweight belt. This booking confirmed Islam Makhachev’s plans to move up to Welterweight and challenge recently crowned Australian kingpin Jack Della Maddalena.
The rest of the UFC 317 card filled out nicely as well, including a Flyweight title fight in the co-main between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France. Multiple bookings between Top 10-ranked fighters were announced, as well as one more future main event bout, so it was definitely a major day for fight news.
Naturally, the opening betting odds have released to accompany the announcements. It should come as no surprise that Topuria is favored to topple “Do Bronx” given his incredible 2024, but perhaps the breadth of these numbers is slightly surprising, as Topuria opened as a 3-1 favorite.
Check out the full UFC 317 odds (so far) below via SportsBetting.ag.
Charles Oliveira +255
lia Topuria -305Kai Kara-France +210
Alexandre Pantoja -250Manel Kape -270
Brandon Royval +230Paulo Costa +185
Roman Kopylov -220Jack Hermansson +195
Gregory Rodrigues -230Tracy Cortez -205
Viviane Araujo +175Renato Moicano -180
Beneil Dariush +155Justin Tafa +225
Jhonata Diniz -265
Keep in mind, these odds are likely to change as fight day gets closer and the money starts rolling in. That said, do any of these early odds look appetizing to our readers? Tell us in the comments below if you see an obvious lock or worthy underdog at plus money.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
