UFC 330 Odds

UFC 330 Odds: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry

By Garrett Kerman

The Octagon returns to the City of Brotherly Love for the first time in 15 years on August 15, bringing a massive championship double-header to the Xfinity Mobile Arena for UFC 330. Headlining the card is a fascinating welterweight title clash, as pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev looks to make his first defense of the 170-pound strap against the surging Ian Machado Garry.

Makhachev captured the welterweight crown after vacating his lightweight title, recently dismantling Jack Della Maddalena to cement his two-division legacy. However, he faces a completely different puzzle in Garry. "The Future" has put together an impressive winning streak, using his length and pinpoint striking to dispatch top contenders like Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates. For fight fans, the stylistic clash between Makhachev’s dominant Dagestani wrestling and Garry’s sniper-like kickboxing makes for a fascinating fight to watch.

The co-main event promises an absolute treat for grappling purists, as Mackenzie Dern makes her first strawweight title defense against submission specialist Gillian Robertson. Dern resurrected her title hopes with a gritty three-fight win streak, culminating in her capture of the vacant belt. She’ll be heavily tested by the battle-hardened Robertson, who boasts the UFC women's record for submission victories and is riding a red-hot five-fight win streak of her own.

With two high-stakes title fights, and a deeply stacked undercard with fan-friendly matchups like Edson Barboza vs. Esteban Ribovics and Vicente Luque vs. Tresean Gore, UFC 330 is shaping up to be one of the more pivotal and action-packed cards of the summer slate.