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Francis Ngannou opens as favorite over Derrick Lewis in potential UFC heavyweight title fight

News recently broke that the UFC is reportedly looking to move on from a big money match-up between former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Instead, the promotion is said to be eyeing Derrick Lewis as The Predator’s first title challenger.

Quickly Vegas began setting their odds for a potential Ngannou vs. Lewis, match-up. According to MMA Fighting those initial odds were set at:

Derrick Lewis +275 (11/4)

Francis Ngannou -350 (2/7)

Those odds have moved slightly in the past day or so, with Ngannou’s price going down to -360 and Lewis’ up to +285.