UFC 334 Brings Two Title Fights and Heavy Favorites to Madison Square Garden

UFC 334 is heading to Madison Square Garden with two title fights that feel like they were booked in a group chat at 2 a.m. We have Ciryl Gane taking on Josh Hokit for the heavyweight crown, and Kayla Harrison finally clashing with Amanda Nunes.

MMA Junkie just dropped the full lineup and odds for the New York card, and the sportsbooks are leaning heavy on the favorites. Both Gane and Harrison are currently laying the points in their respective title fights.

"MMA Junkie reported the full lineup and odds for the upcoming MSG card."

Gane being a heavyweight favorite is standard operating procedure, but he is coming off a weird one. At UFC 310, he scraped by Alexander Volkov with a split decision while dealing with an early toe injury that clearly messed with his footwork.

Betting on a heavyweight who recently had his mobility compromised by a rogue digit is the kind of sweat that ages you five years in 25 minutes. You are essentially wagering on a guy's pinky toe holding up under 250 pounds of pressure.

Then you have the women's side, which is pure cinematic violence. Kayla Harrison stepping into the cage against Amanda Nunes is the exact type of legacy-defining matchup the UFC loves to park in MSG.

Nunes is the final boss of women's MMA, so seeing Harrison favored here tells you exactly how the betting market views this changing of the guard. The oddsmakers are not easily spooked, but they clearly think Harrison's grappling is a math problem Nunes cannot solve.

We will see if the favorites hold up under the bright lights of New York. If Gane's foot is fully healed and Harrison's judo translates against the greatest to ever do it, the sportsbooks are going to have a very predictable night. If not, MSG is about to host another classic combat sports meltdown.