Regardless of what league or organization staged it, the first major American sporting event back from the coronavirus disruption was always going to make for blockbuster betting action.
It’s arguably going to be even bigger since it’s one of the most jampacked mixed martial arts cards in recent memory. The UFC is already a main draw in local sports books to the point that it probably would have attracted the most handle today even if the rest of the sports world wasn’t still shut down.
Now almost everyone with money in their mobile accounts — or those who sign up for accounts via drive-thru options at South Point, Circa Sports and William Hill — will be betting on UFC 249, scheduled to start at 3:30 p.