Stipe Miocic will put his UFC heavyweight title on the line on Saturday when he enters the octagon for a long-awaited rematch with Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 as a +115 underdog on the UFC odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The 38-year-old American earned a unanimous decision victory over Ngannou in their first meeting at UFC 220, part of his current successful run of eight wins in nine outings going into Saturday night's bout at UFC Apex.
Miocic returns to action for the first time since claiming a unanimous decision win over Daniel Cormier in a third straight meeting with the heavyweight legend at UFC 252. Cormier had ended Miocic's record-setting run as UFC heavyweight champion, seizing the belt with a stunning opening-round knockout win at UFC 226. However, Miocic rebounded in their rematch a year later at UFC 241, ending Cormier's night by fourth-round TKO, and earning his fifth career Performance of the Night bonus.
Ngannou aims to avenge his loss to Miocic in their first clash when he enters the octagon on Saturday as a slim -135 favourite at betting sites. Ngannou makes his first appearance in almost 11 months riding a four-fight win streak, with each of those victories coming in the opening round. Indeed, Ngannou barely broke a sweat last time out while recording a KO victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik, just 20 seconds into their tilt at UFC 249, and he's seen his last four fights last just a combined two minutes and 42 seconds.
Elsewhere on the UFC 260 odds, a former champion meets a rising star in the UFC welterweight division as Tyron Woodley battles Vicente Luque as a +190 underdog. Woodley returns to action riding a three-fight losing streak, a run that started with a loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 that cost him the UFC welterweight crown.
However, Woodley has not made it easy for his opponents. In addition to going the distance with Usman, Woodley also went a full five rounds in his unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC Vegas 1, and was forced to retire in the fifth round due to injury while battling Colby Covington at UFC Vegas 11.
Luque is listed as -240 chalk this weekend after earning a Performance of the Night bonus for his second-round KO win over Randy Brown at UFC Vegas, and is now ranked 10th among UFC welterweight contenders.
Earlier in the evening, Sean O'Malley takes on Thomas Almeida in a clash of bantamweights as -325 chalk, while Miranda Maverick is a -165 favourite in her women's flyweight matchup with Gillian Robertson.
