ANDERSON SILVA VS CHAEL SONNEN UFC 117 BETTING ODDS
After all the smack-talk is said and done, it's time to get down to business with Silva and Sonnen set to sort their differences out in the octogon in the main event of UFC 117.
Anderson Silva is a heavy favourite here with a slim 1/5 price tag ahead of Sonnen, who has reveled in his underdog role since the fight was announced. You can back Chael Sonnen at a 3/1 price to win the fight by any means.
This fight is favoured to not go the distance and you can back the "no" option at a 3/10 listing with the "yes" option priced at 9/4.
According to the bookmakers, if the fight is going to end by any method, it's odds-on to be Silva by KO or TKO at an 8/11 listing. Silva on points is priced at 4/1 and a submission victory is listed at 4/1 as well.
Should Chael Sonnen pull this one off it would easily go down in history as one of the biggest UFC upsets of all time, not because he's that much worse than Silva, but simply because so many people expect Silva to beat the living tar out of him because of all the scorn Sonnen has been heaping on the Brazilian.
This is going to be a bruising 5 rounds and if you think Sonnen can get through them all, you'd reckon he'd be good value to win. It's his most favoured method of victory with a 6/1 price. He's 8/1 to score a dramatic KO or TKO victory and you can back a submission win at 16/1.
Round betting is also available on this one and the favoured outcomes are Silva in round one at 13/8 and Silva in round 2 at 3/1. Silva to win on points is somehow listed at 7/2 (even though it's 4/1 in the method of victory market) while Silva in round five is a solid 12/1.
THe longest shot on the board is Sonnen to win in round 5 at a mammoth 28/1.