Tom Aspinall opens as slight betting favorite over Sergei Pavlovich in UFC 295 interim title fight

Tom Aspinall is the favored fighter according to oddsmakers in his upcoming heavyweight clash against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.

Due to a serious injury sustained by champion Jon Jones, the planned title fight between Jones and Stipe Miocic at the UFC’s 30th anniversary event on November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York had to be scrapped. In light of this, a matchup for the interim heavyweight title was arranged between Pavlovich (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC).

Despite Pavlovich’s six-fight knockout streak inside the octagon, oddsmakers have given Aspinall the upper hand by making him the favorite for the bout.

According to DraftKings, Aspinall is the favored fighter at -130 odds (meaning a $130 bet is required to win $100), while Pavlovich stands as the underdog at +110 odds (meaning a $100 bet will win $110). This highly anticipated fight will serve as the co-main event of the card.

Take a look at the latest UFC 295 fight card:

• Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka – for the vacant light heavyweight title

• Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall – for the interim heavyweight title

• Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern

• Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini

• Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint Denis

• Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van

• Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell

• Loopy Godinez vs. Tabatha Ricci

• Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen

• Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki

• Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Nazim Sadykhov

• Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers

• John Castaneda vs. Kyung Ho Kang

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