If Jose Aldo cuts the road to a UFC title shot, the chances gained’t be in his favor.
Aldo opened as a large betting underdog to UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley for a possible matchup in odds launched Monday by web bookmaker BetOnline. The previous two-time featherweight champion is listed as a +210 underdog, that means a $100 wager on Aldo would return $210 if he pulled off the upset, whereas O’Malley sits as a -250 favourite.
Aldo, 37, returned from a close to two-year MMA retirement this previous Saturday with a classic win over Jonathan Martinez in UFC 301’s co-main occasion, incomes a sweep on the scorecards for a unanimous resolution in his native Brazil. Aldo is now an MMA free agent however expressed a want to problem O’Malley for the bantamweight title if he re-signs with the UFC.
Aldo’s profitable comeback reinserted him again into the higher echelon of MMA Preventing’s international bantamweight ranks, with Aldo debuting again at No. 6 on Monday’s replace.
O’Malley, 29, is at the moment anticipated to defend his UFC bantamweight title subsequent towards high contender Merab Dvalishvili someday this 12 months. O’Malley stays a betting underdog (+185) within the potential struggle towards Dvalishvili (-220), however stands as a much bigger underdog (+245) in a possible champion vs. champion match towards UFC featherweight king Ilia Topuria (-285).
