UFC 141 Betting Odds: Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem
Thursday, December 29, 2011
by Bovada Sportsbook
For years now MMA betting fans have been wondering how Alistair Overeem would stand up against the top UFC competition. That wait will be over on Friday when he steps into the Octagon against former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
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Overeem has won just about everything there is to win in the world of combat sports. The former Dream, Strikeforce, and K-1 champion is considered by many to be the best striker in the Heavyweight division, but until now he’s never faced a UFC-level opponent.
Oddsmakers at Bovada's online sportsbook initially had this fight handicapped at near-even odds with Overeem coming in as the slight -120 favorite. Over the last few weeks that line on Overeem has moved as high as -200 and currently sits at -145.
Lesnar will be returning to action after over a year off following another bout with diverticulitis. He didn’t look good in his last fight against Cain Velasquez, who exposed his inability to strike with the elite in the division, and now he has to get into the Octagon against one of the best strikers to ever compete in the MMA Heavyweight division.
The moneyline action on Lesnar began with the former champ as a slight -110 underdog. Action has driven that line up to as high as +165, which MMA bettors quickly jumped on and pushed back to its current +115 payout.
This fight will come down to whether or not Lesnar can take down Overeem. If he can, he will likely be able to get Overeem to quit from ground-and-pound punishment. But if Lesnar can’t get Overeem down and keep him there, he will likely get KOed in the first or second round and fail to pay out on the UFC betting lines at Bovada's online sportsbook.
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