Conor McGregor has earned the respect of his brethren in Las Vegas. The UFC's featherweight champion has been installed as a slight favorite over lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for Saturday's main event at UFC 205, according to OddsShark.com.
McGregor (-150) has been favored in each fight he has fought in UFC with the exception of Jose Aldo, where he was -105 to Aldo's -115. His only UFC loss came when he was an over-the-top favorite against Nate Diaz the first time they fought at UFC 196, when he went off at -400. So far, that is the only time he has not returned a profit to gamblers.
Meanwhile, his challenger, Alvarez, has been listed as an underdog in each of his four UFC fights, losing just one time to Donald Cerrone by unanimous decision.
Here is how the rest of the UFC 205 main card breaks down with odds from Bovada.
| UFC 205 odds | ||
| Favorite | Challenger | Weightclass |
| Conor McGregor, -140 | Eddie Alvarez (c), +110 | Lightweight title |
| Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c), -400 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz, +300 | Women's strawweight title |
| Stephen Thompson, -205 | Tyron Woodley (c), +165 | Welterweight title |
| Chris Weidman, -185 | Yoel Romero, +150 | Middleweight |
| Miesha Tate, -170 | Raquel Pennington, +140 | Women's bantamweight |
