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For the second straight pay-per-view event, the challenger is favored against the champion in a title bout, this time at Saturday’s UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York.
In fact, No. 1 light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson closed as a betting favorite the last time he faced Daniel Cormier for the 205-pound championship at UFC 187 nearly two years ago, and that looks to be the case again on the UFC 210 betting lines at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.
Johnson (22-5) lost to Cormier (18-1) for the title vacated by former champ Jon “Bones” Jones via third-round rear-naked choke in their first meeting, falling prey to a superior grappling game.