Sean O'Malley shifts to betting favorite over Merab Dvalishvili as UFC 306 fight week arrives

Heading into UFC 306 fight week, Sean O'Malley is now the betting favorite over Merab Dvalishvili.

O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) main event at Sphere in Las Vegas.

After O’Malley opened up as a +108 underdog and Dvalishvili a -138 favorite, the odds have shifted with the fight just six days away. According to DraftKings, O’Malley is now a -135 favorite over Dvalishvili, who is a +114 underdog.

O’Malley knocked out Dvalishvili’s teammate, Aljamain Sterling, to claim the bantamweight title at UFC 292. He then retained his title with a shutout of Marlon Vera at UFC 299 in March.

Dvalishvili is on a 10-fight winning streak – most recently getting his hand raised against former UFC champions Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.