UFC 95 Betting Odds – Pavlik vs. Rubio Fight Odds
Fight Night at Sportsbook.com returns this Saturday with some great action in the boxing ring and from UFC 95 across the pond in London. UFC 95 betting odds and Kelly Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio odds were available at Sportsbook.com
We begin with boxing where World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KO's) is defending his titles against Mexico's Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 37 KO's). The bout will be held in Pavlik's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio.
Rubio claims to have a secret plan to knockout the -825 favorite Pavlik and he better because he's a big +525 underdog in this fight.
Pavlik last fought in October against the venerable 43 year-old Bernard Hopkins. Pavlik was upset as the favorite but since it was a non title fight in the higher 170 pound weight class, he maintained his middleweight titles which he puts on the line Saturday night.
Note this is the second part of a great Pay-Per-View event. The first comes from Madison Square Garden and has former 147-pound champ Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) facing Britain's Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs). This is for the vacant WBO welterweight championship.
Cotto is the heavy favorite at -1300, while Jennings comes in at +700. The Puerto Rican Cotto last fought in July in Las Vegas against Mexican Antonio Margarito and he was stopped in the 11th round for the only loss of his career.
However, Margarito has since been suspended for having illegally wrapped hands and you have to assume he used them against Cotto as well although it can't be proven.
UFC 95 from London
Headlining this event are lightweights Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez (21-2) and Joe "Daddy" Stevenson (34-9). Sanchez is at -325 odds and Stevenson +250.
Stevenson has lost two of his last three bouts. He lost by submission in January, 2008 to B.J. Penn and then last October to Kenny Florian. Sanchez is making his debut at lightweight after a solid career at welterweight and some think he's a little too big of a favorite here and the value lies with the dog.
One of the co-features is welterweights Rory Markham (16-4) and Dan Hardy (20-6). They are each -115 odds right now. Hardy will have the ‘home octagon advantage' as he's a local hero from Britain going against the American.
Also attracting attention are middleweights Wilson Gouveia (12-5) and Nate Marquardt (30-8-2). Marquardt is -290 chalk and Gouveia +230.
Other UFC 95 Odds available at Sportsbook.com
Demian Maia (-275) Chael Sonnen (+215)
Josh Koscheck (-550) vs. Paulo Thiago (+350)
Junior Dos Santos (-260) vs. Stefan Struve (+200)
Terry Etim (-220) vs. Brian Cobb (+180)
Paul Kelly (-290) vs. Troy Mandaloniz (+230)
Mike Ciesnolevicz (-125) vs. Neil Grove (-105)
Per Eklund (-160) vs. Evan Dunham (+130)
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Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
