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Learn How to Bet on the UFC

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the most famous of all MMA organisations and there are a number of Brazilians that take part. In fact, the existence of the UFC is largely due to the work of a Brazilian, Rorion Gracie.

Today, the UFC is the largest MMA organisation in the world. It organises events globally across its twelve weight divisions, eight for men and four for women. The first UFC event was organised by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie back in 1993. The aim was to identify and showcase the most effective martial art in a contest that had minimal rules. Over the years, rules have been introduced and the fighters began to mix different fighting styles together, which ultimately led to what is known as mixed martial arts.

Today, the UFC is more popular than ever before. It brings in millions of dollars and is watched by people around the world. For fans of the sport, there are plenty of different ways to bet and back their favourite fighters.

Betting on the UFC

There are plenty of ways to bet on the UFC. Here you can learn about the most popular types of bet so that you can start building your betting strategy.

Fight Result

This is the easiest bet to start with. You are simply betting on which of the two fighters will win. For example, you could bet on Victor Altamirano to defeat Carlos Hernandez. It doesn’t matter how they win the fight, the idea is simply to pick the winner.

Fight to End in a Draw

It is very rare for UFC fights to end in a draw. Because of this, the odds can be extremely large and there is the chance of huge winnings.

Total Rounds

As the name suggest, this is a bet on how many rounds the fight will last for. It is presented as an Over/Under bet. This means that you are given a number and you bet on whether there will be more or less than that number of rounds. For example, you may see a bet offering Over/Under 3.5 rounds. This means that you can bet on the fight having at least four rounds (over) or no more than three (under).

Fight to Go the Distance

This is another very simple bet. All you are doing is betting on whether you think the fight will last until the final round and then be decided by the judges. It is a simple yes or no bet, but it can provide some big winnings.

Winning Method

This type of bet requires you to predict how the fight will be won, by knockout, submission, and so on. If you know that a particular fighter normally wins by one method, e.g. a technical knockout, then you can bet on them to win that way as well. Sometimes the bets are very specific, especially if you are betting on the judges’ decision. For example, you could find markets such as Fight to be Won by Unanimous Decision or Fight to be Won by Split or Majority Decision. There are also bets that combine multiple methods, for instance you could bet on a fighter to win by knockout or technical knockout. These markets will have smaller odds as the risk is less.

Winning Round

This is a bet on which fighter will win and in which round. For example, Victor Altamirano to win in round 2. As it is a very specific bet, the odds are sometimes very generous, which means you could win a large amount.

Round and Method

If you want to be very specific with your bet then you can bet on the method of victory and the round it will happen in. For instance, you could bet on a knockout in the second round. As it is hard to get right, the odds are usually very large.

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