Sometimes it’s easy. Sometimes it’s hard.
Regardless, as a big UFC pay-per-view nears, the B/R combat sports team brainstorms ways the main event underdog can pull off an upset.
Our suggestion that Justin Gaethje could break through against Tony Ferguson looks good these days, while our longshot cases for Felicia Spencer against Amanda Nunes and Jorge Masvidal over Kamaru Usman don’t.
This one’s somewhere in the middle.
According to odds posted by Caesars Palace, it'd take a $170 bet on Israel Adesanya to yield a $100 profit if the champ retains his middleweight title and a $100 wager on Paulo Costa to make $150 if the challenger wins.