Here are the opening odds for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev:
Charles Oliveira +215 (43/20)
Islam Makhachev -255 (20/51)
(odds via @betonline_ag) #UFC280 pic.twitter.com/ryqXrYo5ut — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 17, 2022
There’s just something about Dagestani grapplers in the lightweight division that seems to curry favor with oddsmarkers.
According to online oddsmaker BetOnline, Islam Makhachev opened as a -255 favorite against Charles Oliveira (+215) in their fight for the vacant 155-pound title at UFC 280. As of this writing, those odds had shifted slightly, with Makhachev listed as a -220 favorite and Oliveira as a +185 underdog.