The one-sided verbal warfare between UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw (pictured) and Dominick Cruz should come to a close Sunday when the rivals finally do battle.
Dillashaw may be thoroughly losing the smack talk battle to the former champ, but that hasn’t stopped the Gambling Gods from giving him the edge heading into UFC Fight Night 81.
Dillashaw is a slight -140 odds-on favorite to cement his status as the game’s top 135-pounder. Cruz, meanwhile, checks in closely behind at +110.
It will be interesting to see how these lines move as game time approaches.
TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts hosts the scraps.
Here are the wagering lines for Sunday’s fights:
Preliminary Card:
Joey Gomez +160
Rob Font -200Sean OConnell +200
Ilir Latifi -260Ed Herman +175
Tim Boetsch -220Daron Cruickshank +200
Paul Felder -260Luke Sanders +100
Maximo Blanco -130Patrick Cote -105
Ben Saunders -125Main Card:
Francisco Trinaldo +140
Ross Pearson -170Matt Mitrione +130
Travis Browne -160Eddie Alvarez +250
Anthony Pettis -350Dominick Cruz +110
TJ Dillashaw -140