Where To Bet on UFC 311

Mixed martial arts is one of the world's fastest growing sports, as the sport has made tremendous inroads into new markets such as Australia, Sweden and Canada over the past decade.

Betting on the UFC has proven to be very popular with sports bettors, as a thorough knowledge of the sport can give a person an advantage over the bookmakers, especially when it comes to preliminary card fights. A gambler with a thorough knowledge of preliminary card fighters can use this information to exploit some pretty wildly priced lines.

There are multiple ways that people can bet on the UFC, including outright winner, round betting and method of finish props.

Lines can move wildly shortly after a fight is announced and during the time between weigh-ins and when the fight takes place. In addition, a fighter's popularity can dramatically swing a line, as evidenced by the tremendous amount of wagering that takes place on every Conor McGregor fight. These are all things to keep in mind when you look to place your bets.

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Gamblers have a wide assortment of different things that they can bet on in a UFC fight, including:

1. Who will win.
2. How long the fight will last.
3. How the fight will end.
4. Which round the fight will end in.
5. Who will land the most significant strikes.

The draw of the UFC is that you really don't know what could happen on any given night, which creates the potential for some very big underdogs winning. This is obviously appealing to gamblers.

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UFC 311 will take place on Saturday, January 18th and will feature two title fights - Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan and Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov.

The main event, which will be for the Lightweight title, will see Islam Makhachev attempt to build his case that he is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Makhachev and Tsarukyan fought in 2019, with Makhachev winning via decision in a fight that ultimately was named Fight of the Night.

The co-main event will see Merab Dvalishvili attempt to defend his newly won Bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov.

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov will be in the corner of both Makhachev and Nurmagomedov.

Here are the current betting odds for the top three fights on this card, courtesy of Bet365:

Source: Bet365
Time Stamp: January 8th, 2025 11:33 am EST
Odds Subject to Change

Islam Makhachev, 1.25
Arman Tsarukyan, 4.00

Merab Dvalishvili, 3.50
Umar Nurmagomedov, 1.30

Jiri Prochazka, 1.90
Jamahal Hill, 1.90


Where To Bet on UFC

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