A 3-0 run in 2018 that included a decision win over Francis Ngannou and an infamous post-match interview involving ‘hot balls’ catapulted him into a title shot that year, and although Lewis admitted he was not ready to be challenging a man of Daniel Cormier’s calibre, he conceded the offer on the table was too good to turn down. UFC 230 Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis Betting and Odds Preview. Daniel Cormier is a huge favourite in the fight against his challenger Derrick Lewis in the heavyweight title defense fight at UFC 230. The match was hastily organized in a bid to have a high profile headline event for the UFC 230 card taking place on 3 November, but if what the. Curtis Blaydes is a sizeable favorite heading into his UFC Fight Night headliner with Derrick Lewis. Betting trends for Curtis Blaydes vs. Round submission to Daniel Cormier. Lewis was riding a three-fight win streak and a wave of popularity due to his ‘hot balls’ post-fight interview when he signed on to face Daniel Cormier in November 2018. By his own admission ‘Black Beast’ knew he was out of his depth at the time and so it was no real surprise when Cormier took him down and submitted him in the second.

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It didn’t take long before Derrick Lewis got his UFC heavyweight title shot after knocking out Alexander Volkov at UFC 229. However, the quickness of his title shot has left some MMA fans dazed and confused. Less than a month after defeating Volkov, Lewis will step back inside the octagon to take on Daniel Cormier who is currently the reigning UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion.
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UFC 230: Lewis vs Cormier Betting Odds

On Tuesday, UFC’s Dana White officially announced that a fight between Lewis and Cormier was finalized for UFC 230 in New York on November 3^rd. It will be the main event of the night. Upon this announcement, betting sites released their opening odds for this fight. According to BetOnline, Daniel Cormier is a massive favorite over Derrick Lewis:

• Lewis (+575)
• Cormier (-800)

Why is Cormier Such a Huge Favorite?

In July, at UFC 226, Cormier upset the reigning UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic with a stunning 1^st round knockout. He earned his second UFC championship belt and proudly holds two titles simultaneously. After the UFC 226 victory, Brock Lesnar came into the octagon and some shoving ensued. From there, the UFC made a title fight between Cormier and Lesnar for early 2019. We all thought that DC would not fight again until he stepped inside the cage against Lesnar. Well, we all thought wrong.

Cormier (21-1), widely considered by many to be the best pound for pound fighter in the world, didn’t want to wait until 2019 for another fight. He expressed to White and the UFC brass a desire to fight again in 2018. With that in mind, the UFC discussed with Lewis if he wanted to fight Cormier next month and the “Black Beast” certainly agreed.

Cormier has won 6 of his last 7 fights. The only fight he didn’t win was a rematch against Jon Jones in July of 2017, where the fight was ruled a No Contest. Jones is the only man to have defeated Cormier in his professional career. And that fight went the distance with Jones winning via UD.

Cormier is undefeated as a heavyweight and knocked out the previously #1 ranked heavyweight in the world. His impressive record, fight resume and fight skills have made Cormier a huge favorite in this next fight.

Is There Any Betting Value with Lewis?

Lewis is an underdog for a reason. He lacks the ground skills that Cormier possesses. Furthermore, Lewis is only looking to do one thing – knock his opponent’s head off. With that said, ask Volkov about Lewis’ fight strategy. With just 11 seconds left in a fight that Volkov was going to easily win via UD, Lewis landed a massive right and KO’d the Russian.

That victory moved Lewis up to the #2 heavyweight and a shot at the UFC heavyweight title. However, Lewis might have bitten off more than he can chew. A quick turnaround against the top fighter in MMA is an uphill battle for any combatant. White’s desire to stack the UFC 230 card might have put Lewis’ at risk for a huge loss.

However, since Lewis has a puncher’s chance, I think his +575 moneyline is worth taking a flier on. As proven, it only takes one massive shot from Lewis to win a fight. Cormier has shown his own ability to KO opponents, but I believe the striking advantage and punching power goes to Lewis. Derrick will also have the height, reach and size advantage.

Early Prediction for this UFC 230 Fight

I believe Cormier won’t be scared to exchange strikes with Lewis. But, at some point, Cormier will look to take this fight to the ground and impose his will on Lewis. The “Black Beast” has never been forced to tap out before, but 3 of his 5 losses have come via TKO/KO due to his willingness to exchange punches. Cormier will most likely win this fight via TKO in some form of a ground and pound attack. With that said, I will be rooting for the “Black Beast” to win the fight, so that he can give us another amazing post-fight interview like at UFC 229.

Stay tuned for more coverage on UFC 230 and this main event fight as we draw closer to November 3^rd.

Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.UFC Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier looks to defend his title against Derrick Lewis in UFC 230’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event at the Madison Square Garden. This article contains our Cormier vs Lewis betting preview with winning predictions, betting tips, best odds, bookie promotions and no deposit free bets on UFC 230!

Cormier vs Lewis Betting Preview

Daniel Cormier has an excellent ground game that will give Lewis problems

Daniel Cormier (21-1, 1 NC) is UFC’s simultaneous light heavyweight and heavyweight champion at the moment. He is only one of two fighters in the UFC to ever hold two bets simultaneously, with the other being Conor McGregor. This is his first fight since knocking out Stipe Miocic back in July at UFC 226. His only defeat came at the hands of Joe 'Bones' Jones, considered by the UFC fanbase still the true, rightful champion. But DC has proven his championship worth with a stellar 2018, dominating Volkan Oezdemir before to beat Miocic.
Cormier is a technically superior striker and should have a considerable speed advantage and a better cardio. He won’t give Lewis room to breathe, much less room to strike. His gameplan will be using his enormous grappling advantage to wear his opponent out against the cage, take him to the mat and maul him. Objectively, he’s better than Lewis in every area except punching power. His toughest challenge will be trying to survive the early onslaught and closing the distance without getting tagged.

Derrick Lewis has won nine of his past 10 fights – 7 of those by KO/TKO

Derrick Lewis (21-5, 1 NC) is No. 2 in the ranking and 9-1 record over his last 10 bouts. He is taking this fight with a very quick turnaround after his win over Alexander Volkov. In that fight, the Black Beast was visibly distraught, and was only about 15 seconds away from earning one of the most telling, one-sided losses of his UFC career. But it took just one punch for Lewis to erase his massive deficit and KO the Russian. In his 21 MMA victories, 18 of those have come by way of knockout. He has put some of the heaviest hitters to sleep including Marcin Tybura, Travis Browne, Shamil Abdurakhimov and many more.

Cormier Vs Lewis Full Fight

Lewis is no easy beat though and possesses one of the hardest punches in the division. His lack of speed ansd dreadful cardio may be an issue against DC. Though Lewis is always dangerous, no matter how out of a fight he is, realistically he needs to hurt Cormier early to have a chance. Anyway, we have seen too many fighters gas themselves out trying to put Lewis away.

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