Paddy Pimblett opens as a sizeable betting favorite in return fight against Tony Ferguson

Paddy Pimblett opens as a sizable betting favorite over Tony Ferguson

Paddy Pimblett is a sizable betting favorite over Tony Ferguson for their upcoming meeting inside of the Octagon.The UFC recently announced that Pimblett and Ferguson will go one-on-one at the upcoming UFC 296 pay-per-view (PPV) event in December. It’s a matchup that has had the mixed martial arts (MMA) community buzzing for several reasons. One such reason being whether or not the pairing is a mismatch given where “El Cucuy” is at this point in…

Paddy Pimblett opens as a sizeable betting favorite in return fight against Tony Ferguson

Paddy Pimblett has opened as a sizeable betting favorite in his UFC 296 fight against Tony Ferguson in December in Las Vegas

Paddy Pimblett opens as massive betting favorite over Tony Ferguson for UFC 296 fight

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The oddsmakers seemingly do not believe in Tony Ferguson anymore. Ferguson opened as a sizable betting underdog to Paddy Pimblett this past weekend following the announcement of the pair’s divisive UFC 296 lightweight matchup. In introductory odds posted by BetOnline, Ferguson is listed as a +280 underdog to pull off the upset, while his Liverpudlian foe is set as a -340 favorite to keep the bad t…