After 16 Octagon scraps, Nate Diaz (Pictured) will finally be entering a championship fight. Unfortunately for Mr. 209, he’ll be stepping into the cage as a slight underdog against lightweight champ Benson Henderson.
As you can see from the picture above, Diaz is not too pleased. Actually, he couldn’t care less as long as he leaves Seattle with the hardware.
Diaz is pegged as a slight +130 dark horse in Saturday’s featured attraction. Henderson, meanwhile, checks in as a -160 odds-on favorite to retain his crown.
Key Arena in Washington state hosts tonight’s shindig.
Here are the complete investment options for UFC on FOX 5 (Courtesy of BetUS):
Underdogs (+) Favorites (-)
Preliminary Card:
John Albert +200
Scott Jorgensen -260
Nam Phan +220
Dennis Siver -300
Abel Trujillo +110
Marcus Levesseur -140
Henry Martinez +135
Daron Cruickshank -165
Joe Proctor +160
Ramsey Nijem -200
Raphael Assuncao +210
Mike Easton -280
Yves Edwards +160
Jeremy Stephens -200
Main Card:
Mike Swick -180
Matt Brown +150
Rory MacDonald -280
BJ Penn +210
Alexander Gustafsson -220
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua +175
Benson Henderson -160
Nate Diaz +130
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Nate Diaz,
Scott Jorgensen,
Nam Phan,
Dennis Siver,
Henry Martinez,
Raphael Assuncao,
Yves Edwards,
Mike Swick,
Matt Brown,
Rory Macdonald,
BJ Penn
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