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By Max Meyer

The octagon returns to Abu Dhabi, as a monster UFC 267 card is set for Saturday. After all, there’s not just one title fight scheduled, but two—as both the main event and co-main event have the belt on the line. 

Caesars Sportsbook has odds up for all 15 fights, but for today we’re going to focus on the six main card bouts.

The headliner features light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz defending his status against No. 1-ranked contender Glover Teixeira.

Blachowicz (28-8) has won his last five fights and successfully defended his title bout in two of them, highlighted by triumphing over Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision to give him his first career loss. On the other side, Texieira (32-7) has also reeled off five straight victories, with his last defeat coming in 2018 to Corey Anderson. 

The current champion opened as the -270 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook, however Blachowicz has since been bet up to -300. Meanwhile, Teixeira is displayed at +240 to pull off the upset in the main event.

It’s a dead heat for total number of tickets, as each fighter has drawn 50% from Caesars Sportsbook bettors to emerge victorious on Saturday night. Blachowicz, though, has a sizable advantage in total dollars wagered at 86%.

The co-main event is an interim bantamweight title fight with Aljamain Sterling recovering from neck surgery. No. 1-ranked contender Petr Yan (15-2) and No. 3-ranked contender Cory Sandhagen (14-3) square off, with Yan looking to become champion again after losing the belt to Sterling in March 2021. 

Caesars Sportsbook bettors are split on this head-to-head, with the underdog Sandhagen (+190) winding up with 52% of the total number of tickets while Yan (-230) has commanded 73% of the total dollars wagered. The line has also crept up slightly, with Yan originally being listed at -220 in this one. 

The largest bet placed at Caesars Sportsbook for UFC 267 comes on the biggest favorite. A Nevada bettor put down $21,000 on Islam Makhachev -700 against Dan Hooker for a total potential payout of $24,000. Makhachev is currently at -625, while Hooker (+450) has more than three times the tickets of any other fighter on the entire card.

One underdog on the main card has notched the majority of the action in both categories thus far. Li Jingliang (+425) has racked up 70% of the total number of tickets and 98% of the total dollars wagered vs. Khamzat Chimaev (-575).

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for all six fights on the main card for UFC 267 below. 