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Daniel Cormier opens as big favorite over Anderson Silva in UFC 200 replacement bout

By ADAM HILL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 7, 2016 - 10:49 pm
 
Daniel Cormier attends the UFC 200 press conference at MGM Grand hotel-casino on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Anderson Silva may be considered one of the best fighters in UFC history, but oddsmakers know he is stepping into a difficult spot on Saturday night.

Silva agreed to replace Jon Jones on the UFC 200 card at T-Mobile in a fight against Daniel Cormier on just two days before the bout is scheduled to take place.

Cormier opened as a minus-400 favorite at CG Technology sports books when the fight was made official late Thursday.

Early action on Silva pushed the price down to minus-340. Underdog bettors can catch a price of plus-280 on the 41-year-old longtime middleweight champion, who hasn’t officially won a fight since 2012.

The new main event features women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate as a minus-250 favorite over Amanda Nunes. Former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar is a plus-150 underdog to Mark Hunt.

Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509. Follow him on Twitter: @adamhilllvrj

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