UFC Betting - UFC 126 on February 5!

UFC betting excitement and anticipation continues to build for UFC 126 which will feature the matchup of Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort for the middleweight title.

UFC betting fans are expecting a phenomenal title belt bout as Silva may be the early UFC online betting favorite but Belfort will leave everything in the octagon to win.

UFC126 will take place on February 5 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. There are a total of 5 main card bouts along with 2 preliminary bouts on Spike TV.

Anderson Silva opened at Sports Gambling as a -280 favorite over Vitor Belfort for the middleweight championship which will start at 11:59 PM ET. Both fighters are from Brazil and Belfort is the former light heavyweight champion. Silva has a record of 26-4 and also goes by “The Spider.” Belfort has a record of 19-8 and is known as “Phenom.”

In light heavyweight action Forrest Griffin will matchup with Rich Franklin in a bout between Americans that is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM ET. Franklin opened as a -185 favorite with the UFC126 betting odds at Sports-Gambling while Griffin was a +155 dog. Griffin has a record of 17-6 while “Ace” Franklin has a record of 28-5.

Jake Ellenberger of the United States will take on Carlos Eduardo Rocha of Brazil in a welterweight bout that is scheduled to start at 11 PM ET. Sports-Gambling opened with Ellenberger as a -360 favorite and with Rocha as a +260 dog. Ellenberger has a record of 23-5 while Rocha is 9-0.

In another light heavyweight bout Jon Jones of the United States will take on fellow American Ryan Bader with a start time of 10:30 PM ET. Jones opened at Sports-Gambling as a -360 favorite with the UFC 126 odds while Bader was a +260 dog. “Bones” Jones is 11-1 while Bader is a perfect 13-0.

The main card will also feature a bantamweight bout between Americans Miguel Torres and Antonio Banuelos. Fight time is set for 10 PM ET and Sports-Gambling opened with Torres as a -380 favorite and with Banuelos as a +290 dog. Torres has a record of 36-3 while Banuelos is 18-6.

The 2 Spike TV UFC betting matchups are Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly in lightweight action while Chad Mendes will take on Michihiro Omigawa in featherweight action.