Opening Odds for UFC Vegas 89: Ribas vs. Namajunas

Vegas 89: Ribas vs. Namajunas takes place on Saturday, March 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin looks at the opening odds below.

UFC Vegas 89 Odds

Rose Namajunas -300
Amanda Ribas +250

Karl Williams -250
Justin Tafa +210

Edmen Shahbazyan -185
AJ Dobson +160

Peyton Talbott -110
Cameron Saaiman -110

Billy Quarantillo -300
Youssef Zalal +250

Fernando Padilla -155
Luis Pajuelo +135

Trey Ogden -150
Kurt Holobaugh +130

Julian Erosa -155
Ricardo Ramos +135

Miles Johns -150
Cody Gibson +130

Steven Nguyen -300
Jarno Errens +250

Dariya Zheleznyakova -180
Montserrat Rendon +150

Andre Lima -125
Igor da Silva +105

Michael Parkin -190
Mohammed Usman +165

• The main event of UFC Vegas 89 sees Rose Namajunas return to the Octagon against Amanda Ribas. Namajunas has not fought since she lost a decision to Manon Fiorot last year, and she has lost her last two fights after losing to Carla Esparza before that. Still, she is a former UFC champion and you shouldn’t write her off so soon. As for Ribas, she is coming off a great knockout win over Luana Pinheiro that got her back in the win column after Maycee Barber knocked her out. While Ribas is a solid fighter, Namajunas is one of the best women’s fighters to ever step into the Octagon, and she opened up as the betting favorite for this fight.
• The co-main event sees Karl Williams take on Justin Tafa in a grappler vs. striker heavyweight battle. Williams has won both of his UFC fights so far and has shown solid wrestling skills, while Tafa has gone unbeaten over his last four fights, scoring several knockout wins during that stretch. Tafa has a puncher’s chance in this fight but if Williams can get this fight down to the mat he should be able to grind this fight out.