Let's concede reality: Justin Gaethje is an underdog—albeit not a prohibitive one—for a reason.
The guy he'll meet in the reconfigured UFC 249 main event, Tony Ferguson, is on both the lightweight (No. 1) and pound-for-pound (No. 10) rankings lists and he hasn't lost a fight in a few days beyond eight full years.
So if you're heading to a betting window before fight time arrives Saturday night, you'd be something less than a fiscal daredevil if you went ahead and laid mad money down on the fiery Californian.
But if you think that means Gaethje can't win their interim 155-pound title match, think again.