UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, Yan vs. Dvalishvili 3

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUFC 333 is Saturday in Abu Dhabi, and Yahoo Sports wants your predictions for two title fights.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo here's the panel question: is it fair to call a favorite in a rematch series that's tied?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNo. Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili have one win each, and Tapology still lists Yan at minus one seventy-five and Dvalishvili at plus one forty-five.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody broke a tie with a spreadsheet.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYes, because Yan just took the belt in December by unanimous decision. That's the latest episode, and the algorithm always pushes the latest episode.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA slight favorite is still a favorite, and I was a pageant runner-up, so I know what a slight favorite feels like from the other side.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSlight is the word that gets people hurt.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI once backed a slight favorite at a village raffle and the tombola went to a man called Colin.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentColin is the underdog story we needed. Also, the main card starts at two Eastern, which I assume is eleven Pacific, so it's a lunch-break fight.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEveryone's sleep schedule is about to be wrecked, and I'm already planning the fix as a series.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA series? Kenji, that's a good idea.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, I'm changing my vote.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorVolkanovski is thirty-seven, defending against a man who's twenty and oh, and I'd like to see the oddsmakers explain that one.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou switched because of a number?

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVerdict time. Hands up if the favorite deserves it. Just me, and I've been outvoted before.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe couch is tied one-one, and I refuse to be a favorite. Brock, any weather for the underdog?