{"id":39799,"date":"2026-08-07T02:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-331-opening-odds-highlight-massive-favorites-202252"},"modified":"2026-08-07T02:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:12:45","slug":"ufc-331-opening-odds-highlight-massive-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-331-opening-odds-highlight-massive-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 331 opening odds highlight massive favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The early odds are out for the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s next event in Los Angeles, set
\nfor Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n

Joshua
\nVan<\/a> (17-2) will put his flyweight title on the line in a
\nrematch against Alexandre
\nPantoja<\/a> (30-6) in the main event of UFC
\n331<\/a>. Pantoja defended the title four times before losing it to
\nVan last December. The odds have their upcoming rematch as nearly a
\npick\u2019em.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

UFC 331 opening odds for Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja,
\nArman Tsarukyan and Gable Steveson<\/h2>\n

Pantoja injured his arm while attempting to brace his fall after
\nVan caught a kick and dumped him, prompting the referee to step in
\nless than 30 seconds into the fight. Van has since defended his
\ntitle with a final-round stoppage win over Tatsuro
\nTaira<\/a>. He is on a seven-fight winning streak since his lone UFC
\nloss in 2024. The oddsmakers have it as a coin-flip matchup, with
\nVan opening at -115 and Pantoja at -105, according to Bet Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> will take on Mauricio
\nRuffy<\/a> in the co-main event. With Tsarukyan widely considered
\nthe most deserving title contender at lightweight, the opening odds
\nreflect his standing in the division. He is a -400 favorite against
\nthe +315 underdog Ruffy, who will face his toughest test to
\ndate.<\/p>\n

Tai
\nTuivasa<\/a> will take on Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist Robelis
\nDespaigne<\/a> in a heavyweight bout at UFC 331. Currently on a
\nseven-fight losing streak, Tuivasa is a +365 underdog against the
\n-475 favorite Despaigne, who returns for his second UFC stint.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Olympic wrestling gold medalist Gable
\nSteveson<\/a> makes a quick turnaround against Sean Sharaf<\/a>
\nafter a successful UFC debut last month. Steveson is the biggest
\nfavorite on the card at -1800. Sharaf, who has lost both of his UFC
\nfights, is a +1000 underdog.<\/p>\n

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REMATCHING FOR GOLD IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
\n\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n

Joshua Van puts his title on the line in his rematch against
\nAlexandre Pantoja!<\/p>\n[ #UFC331<\/a>
\n| SEPT 19 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus<\/a>
\n] pic.twitter.com\/QyvHzwbPz9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
\nAugust 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The early odds are out for the Ultimate Fighting Championship\u2019s next event in Los Angeles, set for Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena. Joshua Van (17-2) will put his flyweight title on the line in a rematch against Alexandre Pantoja (30-6) in the main event of UFC 331. Pantoja defended the title four times before losing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}