Betting Odds: Alexandre Pantoja sizable favorite over Brandon Royval for UFC 296 bout

The odds are out for Alexandre Pantoja’s first defense of his Flyweight title as he is set to take on the always-exciting Brandon Royval. This fight is set to serve as the co-main event of UFC 296 from the T-Mobile Arena on December 16th.

Odds Provided by BetOnline.ag accurate as of 9/21/2023 6:30 PM EST

Current Odds: Alexandre Pantoja -260, Brandon Royval +200

These odds mean a bettor would need to risk $260 on Alexandre Pantoja to win $100; meanwhile, a risk of $100 on Brandon Royval could win $200.

This rematch will go down over two years after the first matchup where Pantoja won via submission in round two. Alexandre Pantoja enters this off his hard-fought decision win over Brandon Moreno where he displayed incredible heart in a fight of the year candidate. Brandon Royval earned this shot with a highlight reel knockout over Matheus Nicolau that pushed his win streak to three.

Past Odds: Alexandre Pantoja

Odds from FightOdds.io

Alexandre Pantoja (+170) vs. Brandon Moreno (-200) UFC 290 – Win

Alexandre Pantoja (-170) vs. Alex Perez (+160) UFC 277- Win

Alexandre Pantoja (-157) vs. Brandon Royval (+147) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum – Win

Alexandre Pantoja (-105) vs. Manel Kape (-105) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Overeem – Win

Alexandre Pantoja (-185) vs. Askar Askarov (+170) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benevidez 2 – Loss

Past Odds: Brandon Royval

Odds from FightOdds.io

Brandon Royval (+177) vs. Matheus Nicolau (-192) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen – Win

Brandon Royval (-230) vs. Matt Schnell (+210) UFC 274 – Win

Brandon Royval (-155) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (+145) UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze – Win

Brandon Royval (+147) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (-157) UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs. Gastelum – Loss

Brandon Royval (+145) vs. Brandon Moreno (-155) UFC 255 – Loss

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