Conor McGregor v Eddie Alvarez UFC Betting Odds & Predictions

McGregor to create history in New York

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Ireland’s Conor McGregor is on a mission to create some history in the UFC. If the Dubliner gets the win he will become the first ever dual-weight world champion as he already holds the Featherweight crown and would rip the Lightweight title out of the hands of Sunday’s opponent Eddie Alvarez. Given the dramatic press conference that went down between the two in the week, this could be explosive on Saturday.

This is the main bout on a big night of UFC action from New York, the first time that such a night has been hosted there since the sport was legislated in the state after a 20 year legal battle. So with history created on this UFC night in New York, the hype is growing over the night’s big bout between McGregor and Alvarez.

Conor McGregor v Eddie Alvarez Odds

Conor McGregor 4/6, Eddie Alvarez 5/4

‘Notorious’ McGregor has been seen posing in a white Gucci mink coat as he looks to grab all of the limelight ahead of the bout. There was a bizarre press conference this week, when chairs were held aloft and title belts were stolen. Hopefully all of the hype around this one lives up to the billing and the betting margins are tight on the encounter. Conor McGregor is a 13/18 shot to land the win with Boylesports, with Alvarez at 11/8.

McGregor himself has predicted that he is going to have the fight wrapped up in the first round of the event. A Conor McGregor Round 1 wager will fetch you a price of 11/4 in Round Betting. In the Method of Victory marker you have Conor McGregor by KO, TKO, Submission or Disqualification you have a price of 5/6 with bookmaker Boylesports.

McGregor has a massive reach advantage of 5 inches over Alvarez but he has never been in a fight at 155 pounds. From his opponent, McGregor will have to deal with some relentless pressure and Alvarez is the technically stronger of the two when it comes to wrestling. Alvarez may well look to take the speed out of the fight by bring it to the mat. If the press conference this week is anything to go by then this should be a humdinger. Alvarez overall isn’t up to the quality of McGregor and it’s worth having a crack on a second round victory for the Irishman at a price of 6/1.

Boylesports are running a great promotion for the UFC battle. Place a wager on the bout before 05:00 on November 13th 2016 and if the bout goes the distance you will get your lost stake refunded as a free bet from the bookmaker. This applies to bets placed on 5 Round Betting only and the maximum free bet coming back from the promotion is £25 per customer. Register an account with online betting site Boylesports and enjoy a great welcome bonus offer from them too.