The UFC will travel to the land down under this Saturday night, as UFC 234 will take place from the Rod Laver Arena in the City of Melbourne, Australia.
The action will get started with three fights on the early prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET via UFC Fight Pass. Four more fights will take place on ESPN at 8:00 before the event's five-fight main card gets going on Pay-Per-View at 10:00.
The main event features a battle for the middleweight title. Undisputed 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker will defend his belt against fop-contender Kelvin Gastelum.
Kelvin Gastelum is currently a +205 underdog entering his fight against Robert Whittaker (-265) at #UFC234
The last time Gastelum closed as bigger underdog was at +260 against Uriah Hall back in 2013.
— Action Combat (@ActionFights) February 4, 2019
The co-main event would be worthy to headline most shows, as former champion Anderson Silva will face off against Isreal Adesanya, who is also known as "The Last Stylebender" and is undefeated in 15 professional MMA fights. Silva, one of the sport's potential GOATs, is positioned to fight as the biggest underdog of his career.
Anderson Silva betting odds in his last 8 fights …
+105 (vs. Brunson)
+300 (Cormier)
-250 (Bisping)
-370 (Diaz)
-200 (Weidman 2)
-260 (Weidman 1)
-825 (Bonnar)
-300 (Sonnen 2)Silva is currently a +425 underdog against Israel Adesanya (-650) at #UFC234
— Action Combat (@ActionFights) February 4, 2019
Be sure to check back here later in the week for betting breakdowns for the event’s featured fights.
You can find personal attributes and metrics for each fighter in the table below. All statistics are courtesy of UFC.com along with FightMetric.com.
Each fighter’s official weight will be added on Friday.
UFC 234 Odds
Middleweight Title Fight: Robert Whittaker (185 pounds) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (184)
- Monday lines: Whittaker (-265); Gastelum (+205)
- Tuesday: Whittaker (-250); Gastelum (+195)
- Wednesday: Whittaker (-240); Gastelum (+190)
- Thursday: Whittaker (-240); Gastelum (+190)
- Friday: Whittaker (-240); Gastelum (+190)
Middleweight Fight: Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Anderson Silva (186)
- Monday lines: Adesanya (-650); Silva (+425)
- Tuesday: Adesanya (-650); Silva (+425)
- Wednesday: Adesanya (-650); Silva (+425)
- Thursday: Adesanya (-650); Silva (+425)
- Friday: Adesanya (-550); Silva (+375)
Bantamweight Fight: Rani Yahya (135) vs. Ricky Simon (135)
- Monday lines: Yahya (+105); Simon (-135)
- Tuesday: Yahya (-105); Simon (-125)
- Wednesday: Yahya (-105); Simon (-125)
- Thursday: Yahya (-105); Simon (-125)
- Yahya (-115); Simon (-115)
Women Flyweight Fight: Montana De La Rosa (125 vs. Nadia Kassem (124)
- Monday lines: De La Rosa (-265); Kassem (+205)
- Tuesday: De La Rosa (-265); Kassem (+205)
- Wednesday: De La Rosa (-260); Kassem (+200)
- Thursday: De La Rosa (-260); Kassem (+200)
- Friday: De La Rosa (-260); Kassem (+200)
Light Heavyweight Fight: Jim Crute (206) vs. Sam Alvey (205)
- Monday lines: Crute (-145); Alvey (+115)
- Tuesday: Crute (-140); Alvey (+110)
- Wednesday: Crute (-135); Alvey (+105)
- Thursday: Crute (-135); Alvey (+105)
- Friday: Crute (-145); Alvey (+115)
Prelims
Lightweight Fight: Devonte Smith (156) vs. Dong Hyun Ma (156)
- Monday lines: Smith (-240); Hyun Ma (+190)
- Tuesday: Smith (-240); Hyun Ma (+190)
- Wednesday: Smith (-260); Hyun Ma (+200)
- Thursday: Smith (-260); Hyun Ma (+200)
- Friday: Smith (-260); Hyun Ma (+200)
Featherweight Fight: Shane Young (145) vs. Austin Arnett (145)
- Monday lines: Young (-300); Arnett (+230)
- Tuesday: Young (-300); Arnett (+230)
- Wednesday: Young (-305); Arnett (+235)
- Thursday: Young (-305); Arnett (+235)
- Friday: Young (-315); Arnett (+245)
Flyweight Fight: Kai Kara-France (125) vs. Raulian Paiva (125)
- Monday lines: Kara-France (-300); Paiva (+230)
- Tuesday: Kara-France (-300); Paiva (+230)
- Wednesday: Kara-France (-305); Paiva (+235)
- Thursday: Kara-France (-305); Paiva (+235)
- Kara-France (-265); Paiva (+200)
Bantamweight Fight: Teruto Ishihara (136) vs. Kyung-Ho Kang (136)
- Monday lines: Ishihara (+325); Kang (-450)
- Tuesday: Ishihara (+325); Kang (-450)
- Wednesday: Ishihara (+300); Kang (-400)
- Thursday: Ishihara (+300); Kang (-400)
- Ishihara (+285); Kang (-375)
Early Prelims
Lightweight Fight: Lando Vannata (156) vs. Marcos Rosa Mariano (155)
- Monday lines: Vannata (-350); Rosa (+265)
- Tuesday: Vannata (-350); Rosa (+265)
- Wednesday: Vannata (-400); Rosa (+300)
- Thursday: Vannata (-400); Rosa (+300)
- Friday: Vannata (-450); Rosa (+325)
Lightweight Fight: Callan Potter (156) vs. Jalin Turner (155)
- Monday lines: Potter (+215); Turner (-275)
- Tuesday: Potter (+215); Turner (-275)
- Wednesday: Potter (+200); Turner (-260)
- Thursday: Potter (+200); Turner (-260)
- Friday: Potter (+180); Turner (-230)
Bantamweight Fight: Wuliji Buren (136) vs. Jonathan Martinez (136)
- Monday lines: Buren (+160); Martinez (-200)
- Tuesday: Buren (+160); Martinez (-200)
- Wednesday: Buren (+140); Martinez (-170)
- Thursday: Buren (+140); Martinez (-170)
- Friday: Buren (+120); Martinez (-150)
