The American bookmaker BetOnline has published odds for the upcoming title fights in the middleweight and lightweight UFC divisions.
Thus, the undisputed champion of the lightweight division, Khabib Nurmagomedov (1.37), opened as a big favorite in a duel with the interim title holder Dustin Poirier (3.25).
Specialists also give advantage to the middleweight title holder Robert Wittaker (1.65) in a potential fight with interim champion Israel Adesanya (2.32).
With a high probability Nurmagomedov vs Poirier will lead the tournament on September 7, the sequence number of which and the venue have not yet been determined. Rumor has it that the event can take place in Abu Dhabi.
As for the Whittaker vs Adesanya, the Aussie declared his readiness to fight as early as in August. However, his closest opponent does not share such plans - in one of his last interviews, Adesanya had said that he was not going to return to the cage earlier than September.
