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This coming Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski is defending his UFC Featherweight Championship against his former champ Max Holloway. T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV is where the two archrivals will meet for the third time. Their previous two fights finished in Volkanovski’s favor; is it time for Holloway to exact his revenge?


Before Betting on Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway

The fact that Volkanovski is second in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings explains why offshore betting sites see him as the favorite on July 2. He is 24-1 in his professional career, with his only loss happening back in 2013 when he was fighting under the banner of Australian FC promotion.

Since coming to the UFC, Alex has all wins, including two against Holloway. The first of those happened in December 2019, when Max was the reigning UFC Featherweight champ. Volkanovski beat him by unanimous decision, taking away the championship belt from him. Holloway tried to get it back seven months later but failed to do so – Volkanovski won again, this time by split decision.

Since then, he went on to defend the title two more times, beating Brian Ortega by decision and The Korean Zombie by TKO. Meanwhile, Holloway defeated Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez, both by unanimous decision.


Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway Offshore Betting Odds

Offshore SportsbookTotals (Over/Under 4.5 Rounds)Moneyline
BetOnlineOver: -260
Under: +200
Alexander Volkanovski: -235
Max Holloway: +200
BovadaOver: -230
Under: +175
Alexander Volkanovski: -205
Max Holloway: +175
BetUSOver: -260
Under: +200
Alexander Volkanovski: -215
Max Holloway: +170
SportsBetting.agOver: -260
Under: +200
Alexander Volkanovski: -205
Max Holloway: +175
PinnacleOver: -257
Under: +207
Alexander Volkanovski: -190
Max Holloway: +162
MyBookieOver: -220
Under: +180
Alexander Volkanovski: -190
Max Holloway: +155

We are pretty confident Volkanovski will win on Saturday and the odds suggest the offshore bookies think the same. If the odds are too short for your taste, betting that the reigning champ will win by decision might be a better alternative.