UFC 189 odds: Rory MacDonald opens as betting favorite over champ Robbie Lawler

[La Paix]

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UFC 189 odds: Rory MacDonald opens as betting favorite over champ Robbie Lawler - MMAmania.com


Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler may be defending his UFC title for the first time later this year, but the 170-pound champ will be the underdog when he rematches No. 1 contender Rory MacDonald.

According to the opening line over at 5Dimes (via BestFightOdds.com), "Ruthless" opened as the underdog at +100, while the "Red King" sits happily as the favorite at -140.


The two men are scheduled to face off for the second time in the co-main event feature at the upcoming UFC 189 pay-per-view (PPV) event on July 11, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada (more on the matchup here).

MacDonald earned his rematch with the champ by dispatching of former Strikeforce welterweight champ Tarec Saffiedine via (technical) knockout in the third round of their UFC Fight Night 54 main event last October. The victory was the Canadian's third straight since losing to Lawler via split decision back in late 2013.....

 

[lookoutawhale]

hmm thats trippy. Since Robbie beat Rory before I would have thought he would be the favourite. Although I guess in that last round Robbie started to gas and Rory started bring in on.

 

[La Paix]

^^^^ Ya I hear ya, wonder what the odd makers are seeing even though I agree. I'm more excited for this then most other fights this year

 

[Wild]

I've got Robbie ALL DAY. New and improved Robbie wins this fight.

 

[SickEye]

I'm a bigger fan of Robbie, but I think Rory takes this.

Hopefully it doesn't look like Rory/Ellenburger

 

[teamquestnorth]

I bet on Robbie the last time and he was like a 3 to 1 underdog.

Definitely betting on him again.

 

[ThatOneDude]

Tough fight to call

 

[La Paix]

I've got Robbie ALL DAY. New and improved Robbie wins this fight.

 

[La Paix]

Check out @UFC_CA's Tweet:
View: https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/580704030025863169?s=09

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

fans win either way

 

[Fett_Loadin76]

I made this for the first fight... I think it still holds up

 

[La Paix]

I made this for the first fight... I think it still holds up

You watch that hype talk son...

 

[Fett_Loadin76]

You watch that hype talk son...

I did.. I watched it get beat....daughter

 

[La Paix]

I did.. I watched it get beat....daughter

Dem fighten words....

 

[Fett_Loadin76]

Dem fighten words....

 

[La Paix]

Lmao.

 

[Fett_Loadin76]

^^^ sad thing is, if he kept the waterboy nickname I would probably still be rooting for him

 

[ECC170]

^^^ sad thing is, if he kept the waterboy nickname I would probably still be rooting for him

He thinks he to goodlookn for a nick name like that...after the Penn fight I hope Robbie splits his ugly mug..

 

[La Paix]

He thinks he to goodlookn for a nick name like that...after the Penn fight I hope Robbie splits his ugly mug..

Was there something I'm the Penn fight you didn't like?

 

[ECC170]

Was there something I'm the Penn fight you didn't like?

You got it sir..and that he thinks he's a model lol...he could play Jason vorhees stunt double without the mask..hes as tough as he is hideous...gosh damn hes tough lol

 

[La Paix]

You got it sir..and that he thinks he's a model lol...he could play Jason vorhees stunt double without the mask..hes as tough as he is hideous...gosh damn hes tough lol

 

[wiggum]

Strange. Robbie clearly beat him the first time and has appeared to improved at least as much as Rory.

 

[La Paix]

Strange. Robbie clearly beat him the first time and has appeared to improved at least as much as Rory.

I'm surprised it started off like this.