UFC 249 Betting Odds: Ferguson favored over Gaethje, Cejudo over Cruz

Esten McLaren | Sportsbook Wire

UFC 249 is set to take place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Below, we look at BetMGM's betting odds for the entire UFC 249 fight card, including the two championship bouts between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz.

The UFC 249 pay-per-view is available via stream on ESPN+ with the main card getting underway at 10 p.m. ET. The main event between Ferguson and Gaethje for the interim lightweight title should start around midnight ET.

UFC 249 had initially been scheduled for Saturday, April 18, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UFC 249 betting odds: Main card

Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Tony Ferguson (red gloves) celebrates after beating Anthony Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie - Paste BN Sports)

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM. All lines last updated Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Tony Ferguson (-208) vs. Justin Gaethje (+175)

Lightweight interim title bout. No. 1 contender vs. No. 4.

Henry Cejudo (-223) vs. Dominick Cruz (+175)

Bantamweight title bout. Champion vs. unranked, but former two-time champ.

Francis Ngannou (-294) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (+230)

Heavyweight bout. No. 2 contender vs. No. 6.

Jeremy Stephens (+230) vs. Calvin Kattar (-294)

Featherweight bout. No. 7 contender vs. No. 9.

Greg Hardy (-204) vs. Yorgan De Castro (+165)

Heavyweight bout. Both unranked.

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UFC 249 betting odds: Prelims

January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Donald Cerrone is introduced before fighting Conor McGregor during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. (Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas - Paste BN Sports)

Anthony Pettis (-147) vs. Donald Cerrone (+120)

Welterweight bout. No. 15 contender vs. No. 6.

Aleksei Oleinik (+255) vs. Fabricio Werdum (-323)

Heavyweight bout. No. 12 contender vs. unranked.

Carla Esparza (-147) vs. Michelle Waterson (+120)

Women's strawweight bout. No. 7 contender vs. No. 8.

Uriah Hall (+105) vs. Ronaldo Souza (-125)

Fight canceled after Souza tested positive for COVID-19.

UFC 249 betting odds: Early prelims

Oct 12, 2019; Tampa, FL, USA; Niko Price (red gloves) celebrates after defeating James Vick (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Amalie Arena. (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay - Paste BN Sports)

Vicente Luque (-278) vs. Niko Price (+220)

Welterweight bout. No. 13 vs. unranked.

Bryce Mitchell (-172) vs. Charles Rosa (+140)

Featherweight bout. Both unranked.

Ryan Spann (-455) vs. Sam Alvey (+335)

Light heavyweight bout. Both unranked.

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How/Where can I watch Ferguson vs. Gaethje?

Ferguson and Gaethje, along with the rest of UFC 249, will be available on Pay-Per-View on ESPN+ streaming service. Sign up for ESPN+ now.

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