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Ahead of each UFC event in 2024, UFC reporter Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter), producer Dan Fernandes (@DanFernandes__) and writer/editor Mike Johnston (@MikeyJ_MMA) will attempt to beat the odds by perusing various sportsbooks and making four betting predictions: one lock each to combine for a three-leg parlay, plus one additional favourite, underdog and dart throw wager.
UFC 298 features a scintillating championship headliner when 145-pound great Alexander Volkanovski aims to defend his title a sixth time, this time against undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria.
The betting line has narrowed as the fight approaches and depending on the day and the sportsbook, it has been a pick’em or seen the challenger tip the scales as a slight fave. The champ levelled out as a slight favourite on nearly all books after both athletes made weight Friday.
Volkanovski, when competing at 145 pounds, has not been this short a favourite since he was an underdog ahead of his first fight with Max Holloway at UFC 245 in 2019.
The stacked main card also features a pair of former champions, Robert Whittaker and Henry Cejudo who face Paulo Costa and Merab Dvalishvili, respectively, in bouts that each have title implications to varying degrees. Ian Machado Garry will look to remain unbeaten when he takes on Geoff Neal in a welterweight bout and middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Roman Kopylov will look to inch closer to the top 10 at 185 pounds when they kick off the main card.
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