UFC 98 betting odds favor Matt Hughes in his bout against Matt Serra. These two fighters simply hate each other so it should be an exciting bout to watch. UFC odds favor Hughes but gamblers might take a shot with the underdog Serra in this bout scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd.
UFC betting has a total of eleven fights on the board in addition to Hughes vs. Serra with the feature bout being Rashad Evans against Lyoto Machida. While Evans against Machida will get the press, it could be Hughes and Serra who put on the show. Hughes is 43-7 in his career while Serra is 9-5. Rumors have it that this is the last bout for both fighters so it should be a classic. Hughes is the deserving favorite in UFC betting because of his record and his talent. What should be remembered though is that Hughes is past his prime and his heart is not in fighting anymore.
Serra has the ability to win this bout but he can’t make any mistakes. Hughes has the wrestling advantage so Serra must avoid getting caught if he is to win in UFC betting. Serra has the punching power to catch Hughes and that really is his only chance. If this fight is fought on the ground then Serra is probably going to lose in UFC betting.
In addition to the Evans-Machida and Hughes-Serra bouts, there are three other pay-per-view bouts and six preliminary bouts that are not on TV in UFC betting. The three other TV bouts in UFC 98 betting have James Irvin facing Drew McFedries, Dan Miller against Yushin Okami and Frankie Edgar against Sean Sherk.
The preliminary bouts in UFC 98 betting have Chris Wilson facing Brock Larson. It was originally going to be Josh Koscheck against Wilson in UFC betting but Koscheck was injured and Larson stepped in as a replacement. Pat Barry faces Tim Hague, Kyle Bradley vs. Phillipe Nover, Andre Gusmao against Houston Alexander, Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff and David Kaplan vs. George Roop.
In those pay-per-view bouts it is Machida favored in UFC odds against Evans, Hughes favored in UFC 98 odds over Serra, Irvin favored against McFedries in UFC betting, Okami favored against Miller in UFC 98 betting and Sherk favored against Edgar.
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