Although Urijah Faber is one of the smallest fighters competing tonight at “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones,” the former WEC champ is the card’s largest favorite. “The California Kid” makes his big league debut as a whopping 4.5-to-1 favorite to dispose of Eddie Wineland.
We are well aware Jon Jones is a -190 favorite to take Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s belt in the night’s main event, but the light heavyweights have been hoarding the headlines all fight week and it was about time the little guys got some shine.
Shogun enters his first title defense a +155 underdog.
UFC 128 takes place this evening inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The pay-per-view broadcast begins at 10PM ET/7PM PT.
Here are the complete wagering odds (Courtesy of BetUS):
Preliminary Bouts:
Favorite (-) Underdog (+)
Nick Catone -220
Costantinos Philippou +175Erik Koch -160
Raphael Assuncao +130Joseph Benavidez -400
Ian Lovela +300Kurt Pellegrino +135
Gleison Tibau -165Ricardo Almeida -170
Mike Pyle +140Edson Barboza -300
Anthony Njokuani +220Luiz Cane -200
Eliot Marshall +160Main Bouts:
Brendan Schaub -260
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic +200Dan Miller +220
Nate Marquardt -300Kamal Shalorus +210
Jim Miller -280Urijah Faber -450
Eddie Wineland +325Jon Jones -190
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua +155