“Putting my entire life savings” – Betting odds for exciting Deiveson Figueiredo vs Cody Garbrandt UFC 300 fight has fans salivating

UFC CEO Dana White recently announced Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt for UFC 300. As such, oddsmakers jumped on the exciting matchup to provide their odds. However, the odds provided by ‘FightOdds.io’ surprised the fight fans since it had minimal differential between the two fighters.

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt is a fight between two former UFC champions. But, the fans felt Figueiredo had the upper hand and should be a huge favorite. As such, they assumed the odds to be one-sided. But, the opening odds of ‘FightOdds.io’ had ‘No Love’ as a +124 underdog while having Deiveson Figueiredo as a -148 favorite. This shocked the fans and led them to question the oddsmaker. Here is what one fan wrote: “Putting my entire life savings on figgy wtf are these odds.”

Cody Garbrandt called for this fight with Deiveson Figueiredo after winning on the prelims of UFC 296. As such, the UFC heard him and booked the fight. Although Garbrandt is a former champion, he lost his rankings after facing a steep downside. So, this fight with Figueiredo would be his chance to enter back into the rankings.

After a sound resume in the UFC flyweight division, Deiveson Figueiredo made his bantamweight debut in his last fight. As such, he put on a dominating performance against Rob Font to earn the #8 spot in the rankings. Now, Cody Garbrandt, who revived his career from a 1-5 skid, looked to grab that position. As such, both the former champions looked confident in becoming a UFC champion again.

Fans react to the fight odds of Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt

Although the fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt looked equal on paper, the fight fans tend to disagree. They favored Figueiredo on the matchup and expected him to be a massive favorite on the odds. But, the opening odds presented by ‘FightOdds.io’ shocked the fans as it had Figueiredo at -148 and Garbrandt at +124.

The odds were very close, hinting at the oddsmakers’ perspective of Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt being a neck-to-neck matchup. However, fans favored the Brazilian after looking back on Garbrandt’s turbulent record in recent times. As such, they took to X to criticize the opening odds and shared their views on the same. Here are some interesting fan reactions:

Most fight fans were elated to see the opening odds and affirmed betting a huge amount on Deiveson Figueiredo. However, a few backed Cody Garbrandt and reasoned with the oddsmakers. Anyway, it would be an exciting fight to be part of the historical card of UFC 300.

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