There are two belts on the line at UFC 240, and the main event is a clash of legends.
Former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will challenge current featherweight champion Max Holloway for the featherweight title. Collectively, they have fought in 12 UFC title bouts to date, and each will add one more championship appearance on Saturday.
So who to bet on in this five-rounder between legends? Here's a breakdown.
Featherweight title matchup: Champion Max Holloway (-380) vs. No. 4 Frankie Edgar (+300)
Edgar made his reputation fighting -- and beating -- larger fighters throughout his years at lightweight. Not only has he won, but he's defended the lightweight title on multiple occasions. Now fighting at featherweight, most assume Edgar to be closer to his natural weight class. Yet, he'll still be out-ranged when he faces Holloway.
The Hawaiian champion may have been underrated even as he made his UFC title run, but fans and betting markets now recognize the wiry featherweight to be one of the best ever to compete in the division. Despite Edgar's success in a larger division, Holloway is likely to close at more than 4-to-1 odds come fight night. The last time Edgar was that big of an underdog in the UFC was in 2010, when got his first ever title shot against then-champ BJ Penn.
