{"id":313518,"date":"2019-05-13T17:58:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T00:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313518"},"modified":"2019-05-13T17:58:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T00:58:07","slug":"ufc-238-tony-ferguson-opens-as-betting-favorite-against-donald-cerrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-238-tony-ferguson-opens-as-betting-favorite-against-donald-cerrone\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 238 | Tony Ferguson opens as betting favorite against Donald Cerrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With UFC 238 right around the corner, we recently got a very late yet extremely exciting match-up in the always enthralling 155-pound lightweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off his recent impressive <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/ufc-ottawa-results-donald-cerrone-defeats-al-iaquinta-highlights\/\">five-round dismantling of Al Iaquinta at UFC Ottawa<\/a>, the always active veteran Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone is back in the top five of the division he took time away from for two years. And he&#8217;s now one fight away from his second career UFC title shot as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/breaking-donald-cerrone-expected-to-return-at-ufc-238-against-former-interim-champ-tony-ferguson\/\">he&#8217;s set to take on the former interim champion, Tony Ferguson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Ferguson, it will be his first bout since being <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tony-ferguson-announces-he-is-back-following-meeting-with-ufc-officials\/\">cleared to compete<\/a> again following his mental health struggles. At UFC 229 in October 2018, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/ufc-229-results-tony-ferguson-defeats-anthony-pettis-highlights\/\">he defeated Anthony Pettis via second-round TKO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In wake of the fight being made official over the weekend, the betting odds have now been released.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/martial-arts\/mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BetOnline<\/a> has the 35-year old &#8220;El Cucuy&#8221; who rides a wild 11-fight winning streak as the -190 favorite over his multi-UFC record holding counterpart. Cerrone currently sits as the +165 underdog after his successful return to the division where he&#8217;s won back to back fights in ultra-impressive fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the great lightweight clash at UFC 238 will be two big title fights.<\/p>\n<p>The main event features flyweight king, Henry &#8220;The Messenger&#8221; Cejudo moving up to bantamweight to try and capture a second UFC title when he encounters the &#8220;Magic&#8221; one, Brazil&#8217;s former World Series of Fighting champion, Marlon Moraes. The elite bantamweight competitor is currently the slight favorite over the 125-pound champion at -130 with Cejudo as the +110 underdog. A position that isn&#8217;t new for the Olympic gold medalist.<\/p>\n<p>The co-main event on the other hand, not so close in the eyes of the oddsmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight champion, Valentina &#8220;Bullet&#8221; Shevchenko will be looking to make her first successful title defense as she takes on the &#8220;Evil&#8221; veteran, Jessica Eye. Shevchenko is favored at a whopping -1000 opposed to Eye&#8217;s +675.<\/p>\n<p>The full June 8 event line-up can be seen below.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10:00 PM EST \/ 7:00 PM PST)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight \u2013 135lbs: (C) \u2013 (Fly C)Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flyweight \u2013 125lbs: (C)Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight &#8211; 155lbs: Tony Ferguson vs Donald Cerrone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs Petr Yan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heavyweight \u2013 207-265lbs: Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Preliminary Card (ESPN, 8:00 PM EST \/ 5:00 PM PST)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strawweight \u2013 115lbs: Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs Aljamain Sterling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Alexa Grasso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Featherweight \u2013 145lbs: Ricardo Lamas vs Calvin Kattar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 PM EST \/ 3:15 PM PST)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strawweight: Yan Xiaonan vs Angela Hill<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Middleweight &#8211; 185lbs: Bevon Lewis vs Darren Stewart<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight: Eddie Wineland vs Grigory Popov<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Joanne Calderwood<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/13\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With UFC 238 right around the corner, we recently got a very late yet extremely exciting match-up in the always enthralling 155-pound lightweight division. 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