Bellator MMA is gearing up for an exciting heavyweight tournament grand prix for 2018. The grand prix consists of eight entertaining fighters, as the group will be battling it out for the heavyweight title. Now oddsmakers have decided to come forward with a look at which fighters are favorites and which ones will be coming in as underdogs.
Bellator 192 goes down Jan. 20, 2018 and will kick off the grand prix with a match up between Quinton Jackson and Chael Sonnen. Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione will then face off on Feb. 16. In April, Frank Mir and Fedor Emelianenko will face off. Lastly, Ryan Bader and “King” Mo Lawal will meet in May.
Oddsmakers Bovoda have since released the odds for the upcoming tournament. Matt Mitrione is entering the event as the current favorite, as “Rampage” Jackson is entering as the underdog for the tournament.
Check out the full list of released odds down below:
Matt Mitrione 9/4
Ryan Bader 14/5
Frank Mir 4/1
Fedor Emelianenko 6/1
Roy Nelson 6/1
Any Alternate Fighter 6/1
Muhammed Lawal 11/1
Chael Sonnen 14/1
Quinton Jackson 16/1
Jackson vs Sonnen
Quinton Jackson -155 (20/31)
Chael Sonnen +125 (5/4)
Frank Mir vs Fedor Emelianenko
Frank Mir -190 (10/19)
Fedor Emelianenko +155 (31/20)
Matt Mitrione vs Roy Nelson
Matt Mitrione -175 (4/7))
Roy Nelson +145 (29/20)
Ryan Bader vs Muhammed Lawal
Ryan Bader -260 (5/13)
Muhammed Lawal +200 (2/1)
