Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks remains a steady 2-1 odds-on favorite to retain his title against Robbie Lawler tonight in UFC 181‘s featured attraction, so let’s take a closer look at Saturday’s co-main event between lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (pictured) and Gilbert Melendez.
Despite his 16-month layoff due to knee surgery, Pettis is nearly a 3-1 favorite to beat the former Strikeforce king. Melendez, meanwhile, checks in as slightly more than a 2-1 underdog to dethrone the Wheaties cover boy.
Is it just me, or does Melendez have great value here? We shall see…
UFC 181 goes down inside Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Here are the wagering lines for tonight’s fights:
Underdogs (+) Favorites (-)
Preliminary Card:
Clay Collard -115
Alex White -115Matt Hobar +200
Sergio Pettis -260Raquel Pennington +160
Ashlee Evans Smith -200Justin Jones +250
Corey Anderson -350Johs Samman +120
Eddie Gordon -150Francisco Rivera +375
Urijah Faber -550Main Card:
Abel Trujillo +210
Tony Ferguson -280Anthony Hamilton +250
Todd Duffee -350Brendan Schaub +250
Travis Browne -350Gilbert Melendez +210
Anthony Pettis -280Robbie Lawler +165
Johny Hendricks -200