Currently, the odds for Saint-Denis to win are 1.741 (57.45% probability), while Puryear’s success is rated at 2.14 (46.73% probability).
Bookmakers released the starting odds shortly after the head of the world’s strongest league officially announced that the five-round lightweight bout will be the second main event of UFC 299, which takes place March 9 in Miami.
Benoit St. Denis, 28, is riding a streak of five early wins in the UFC, having knocked out Matt Frevola as early as the first round in his last fight, while Dustin Porier, 34, last stepped into the octagon last July, losing by second-round knockout to Justin Gaethje in a challenger’s matchup.
As a reminder, Dustin Porier and Benoit Saint-Denis are ranked third and twelfth in the UFC lightweight rankings, respectively.