Isaac Dulgarian had an extra layer of pressure entering his UFC Fight Night 242 matchup with Brendon Marotte, because he built up to being the biggest betting favorite in UFC history.
When cage announcer Joe Martinez read Dulgarian’s (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) name for his introduction, the pre-fight graphic listed him as a record-setting -2400 betting favorite over Marotte (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) for the featherweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Dulgarian came out instantly and scored an easy takedown in the first 10 seconds...