UFC 261 odds: Who are the favourites in the three UFC 261 title fights?

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Kamaru Usman kicks Jorge Masvidal in their UFC welterweight championship fight during UFC 251 (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Going by the odds here are the favourites in the three UFC 261 title fights.

We are hardly two days away from UFC 261, which features a stacked card. It is headlined by Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2, with two other title fights in the main-card.

Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas face-off in the co-main event, as Thug Rose will be looking to get back the strawweight belt she once owned.

Rose Namajunas will be hoping that her hands are raised, come the 24th of April.(Image credit: Getty)

The third title fight has Valentina Shevchenko defending her women’s flyweight belt against the powerful Jessica Andrade.

According to how things stand currently at betonline, betting odds for the three high-voltage clashes were posted by MMA reporter Chamatkar Sandhu on Twitter.

Having beaten Masvidal 9 months earlier, Usman goes into the rematch as the overwhelming favourite with odds of -425, whereas the hard-as-nails Gamebred will be going into the fight with odds of +325.

Weili is coming off a bloodbath victory against Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 248. She will be going into her second title defense as a favourite with odds of -205. Namajunas will be a slight underdog, +175.

Valentina Shevchenko has been an immovable force in the UFC women’s division. She is riding a 6-match win streak, and will be going into the fight as a massive underdog with odds of -425.

Andrade is coming off a victory against Katlyn Chookagian, but when it comes to fighting Bullet Valentina, there is no chance you are the favourite; +325 for Andrade.

Will UFC 261 shatter the PPV records

Usman vs Masvidal 1 at UFC 251 is the highest-grossing PPV event in the history of the UFC that doesn’t feature Conor McGregor. UFC 251 stands number 6 in the top 10 PPV buys of all time.

Kamaru Usman of Nigeria takes down Jorge Masvidal in their UFC welterweight championship fight. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

UFC 261 has a great chance to better this record, since it features two other title fights besides the Usman-Masvidal rematch.

The event will also feature 15000 fans in attendance at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. This will be the first UFC event hosted in the US, with fans allowed in the stadium, since the pandemic began.