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By Max Meyer

A monster UFC 266 card is slated for this Saturday in Las Vegas, with T-Mobile Arena the scene for 14 fights—highlighted by two title bouts.

Caesars Sportsbook has odds available for every single matchup, including the main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. Both Volkanovski and Ortega have just one career loss ahead of their featherweight title fight.

Volkanovski (22-1) is the current champion, and has emerged victorious in his last 19 bouts. He earned the prestigious belt after defeating Max Holloway by unanimous decision in Dec. 2019. Volkanovski’s last meeting in the Octagon also came against Holloway in July 2020, where he won by split decision.

Ortega ripped off 14 victories to start his career, but fell to Holloway in the fourth round via TKO (doctor stoppage) with a title belt on the line in Dec. 2018. He bounced back with a triumph by unanimous decision over Chan Sung Jung in Oct. 2020, and now gets a second opportunity to become the featherweight champion.

Volkanovski opened as the -195 favorite back on Aug. 3 when Caesars Sportsbook first posted odds for this matchup, while Ortega was displayed at +165. The line has crept down a bit since, with Volkanovski at -175 and Ortega at +150. The total has been set at 4.5, with the over listed at -150 and the under at +110.

The majority of Caesars Sportsbook bettors are siding with the champ, as Volkanovski has reeled in 63% of the total number of tickets and 86% of the total dollars wagered against Ortega.

While Volkanovski vs. Ortega has the highest handle of any UFC 266 matchup, the most popular bout on the card by total number of tickets is the co-main event. Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) will look to defend her women’s flyweight title against Lauren Murphy (15-4), who enters on a five-fight winning streak.

Shevchenko was originally at -800 at Caesars Sportsbook, and now she’s all the way up to -1500. She’s easily the heaviest favorite on the card, with Matthew Semelsberger (-490 vs. Martin Sano) serving as the second-biggest chalk.

Shevchenko is tops among all of UFC 266 with 88% of the total number of tickets against Murphy, and has also snagged 91% of the total dollars wagered. Yet, five other fighters have surpassed her in the latter category, including a preliminary competitor who has racked up nearly all of the total dollars wagered in his showdown.

Merab Dvalishvili is -260 against Marlon Moraes after opening at -220. Dvalishvili leads the way with 99% of the total dollars wagered to go along with 76% of the total number of tickets. A Nevada bettor put $11,500 on Dvalishvili -230 for a total potential payout of $16,500, which is the largest UFC 266 wager taken thus far at Caesars Sportsbook.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for every UFC 266 fight below.