The upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirer set to take place this Saturday at UFC 257 has led to significant betting interest at the sportsbooks, according to ESPN’s David Purdum.
Per the report, McGregor is a consensus -315 favorite to beat Poirier, and FanDuel reports that they were taking a $188,800 bet on McGregor from a customer in New Jersey at -290 odds to win a net $65,103. PointsBet took a $100,000 bet on McGregor at -277 odds on Friday, and many believe the betting is just beginning.
McGregor vs Poirier Odds
| Fighter | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Conor McGregor | -315 | -180 |
| Dustin Poirier | +245 | +155 |
Odds as of January 20th courtesy of Bovada (h/t OddsShark).
“Saturday is trending to be our biggest UFC event ever, surpassing UFC 246, when McGregor took out Donald Cerrone,” Patrick Eichner, communications director for sportsbook PointsBet said, according to the report.
“Since we turned betting on, it’s been all McGregor, all the time,” said John Murray, executive director of the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas. “[We’re] anticipating huge volume this weekend. Eventually we’ll find a price at which they’ll take Poirier, but haven’t got there yet.”
McGregor scored a knockout victory of Poirier in the first round back in 2014.
