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MAX HOLLOWAY VS. DUSTIN POIRIER OPENING BETTING ODDS FOR UFC 236

A bombshell dropped on the MMA world late Friday evening, when ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed that UFC president Dana White confirmed to him that there will be an interim lightweight title on the line in UFC 236. In 1 corner will be high lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, while at the other corner UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will endure, looking to join the select few UFC fighters that have won straps in two weight classes. Below, I’ll give my first thoughts on the struggle, and also what it implies for the lightweight division.
Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway, UFC 236
Poirier and Holloway will fulfill in the primary event of UFC 236 for its interim lightweight title. The card takes place April 13 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The co-main event of the card is an interim middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum, meaning two fresh UFC champions will be crowned that night.
Before I get into the actual matchup between Poirier and Holloway, I must speak about what this means for the rest of the lightweight division. Evidently, the choice to create an interim name usually means the advertising expects UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to be out on the sidelines for some time. Really, he’s scheduled to return in the oldest in November because of his suspension coming out of the post-fight brawl in UFC 226. It’s possible the UFC doesn’t even think he’ll return before the close of the season is up, and the branch obviously must keep going around.
The fighter who has hurt the most with this news is obviously Tony Ferguson, who is on an 11-fight win streak and that was the prior interim name holder this past year before he slipped on a TV cable and blew out his knee. Ferguson returned last year in UFC 226 with a TKO win over Anthony Pettis and many figured he would be the next competitor for Nurmagomedov. However, according to White, Ferguson turned into a interim name struggle with Holloway, and Poirier jumped in and took his own spot instead. What this means for Ferguson moving forward remains to be seen, but considering what happened to Colby Covington and the welterweight division, it seems the UFC has moved on.
As far as the Poirier vs. Holloway fight goes, it is an great matchup, and really a rematch as both formerly fought at UFC 143 back in 2012, together with Poirier beating Holloway by entry. Obviously, that has been Holloway’s UFC debut and he is a very different fighter now. So is Poirier. They are both are the top of their respective games and this rematch should be amazing. Poirier (24-5, 1 NC) is unbeaten over his last five fights and will be coming off of a TKO win over Eddie Alvarez. Holloway (20-3) is really on a 13-fight win streak and knocked out Brian Ortega in his last fight. Both men are truly at the top of their game at this time and this should be an amazing battle.
The offshore sportsbooks dropped the opening betting odds for the fight, with Holloway opening as a -230 gaming preferred, together with the comeback on Poirier in +170. The early betting action has arrived in on Holloway, however awarded Poirier’s previous win more than him I anticipate some actions to come in his way at some point or another. Either way, the sportsbooks can expect a large handle for this fight, which promises to become among the most-anticipated bouts of the year.
In addition to Poirier vs. Holloway, UFC 236 additionally features an interim middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum. You can have a look at my thoughts on the opening line for this bout here.
Opening Betting Odds
UFC 236:
April 13, 2019
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Main Event — Interim Lightweight Title
Max Holloway -230
Dustin Poirier +170
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