By MMA futures, we mean those MMA bets whose outcome is not going to be known anytime soon. We might find out the result in a couple of weeks, months, or at the end of the year. Speaking of MMA future bets, one of the most popular is the one concerning UFC champions from every division at the end of the year.
There are plenty of online sportsbooks out there that offer these sorts of UFC futures. In all of those sportsbooks, odds are pretty high. The reason is obvious – It’s super-hard to guess what’s going to happen in the next UFC event, let alone what’s going to happen in a year’s time.
Still, if you believe in your MMA betting abilities, you can make a fantastic investment with some UFC future bets. These wagers can be both lucrative and fun. Because they’re interesting, you don’t even have to put any money on them – you can compete with your friends in a friendly contest.
Bantamweight Champion at the End of 2021
What you ought to do is guess who’s going to be in the possession of the UFC Bantamweight Championship belt at the end of the year. At the moment of writing (January, 2021), these fighters are the five biggest favorites:
- Petr Yan (+300)
- Aljamain Sterling (+350)
- TJ Dillashaw (+450)
- Cory Sandhagen (+650)
- Rob Font (+750)
Featherweight Champion at the End of 2021
Another interesting MMA futures bet is who is going to be the UFC Featherweight champion at the end of 2021? Here are the five biggest favorites:
- Alexander Volkanovski (+150)
- Max Holloway (+275)
- Brian Ortega (+400)
- Calvin Kattar (+600)
- Zabit Magomedsharipov (+700)
Flyweight Champion at the End of 2021
Who is going to be the UFC Flyweight champion at 11:59 pm on December 31, 2021? Will it be one of these five guys:
- Deiveson Figueiredo -125
- Brandon Moreno +350
- Cody Garbrandt +450
- Askar Askarov +600
- Alexandre Pantoja +800
Heavyweight Champion at the End of 2021
Another MMA futures bet you can make in 2021 is the champion of the UFC Men’s Heavyweight Division. These five guys are the biggest favorites:
- Francis Ngannou +150
- Stipe Miocic +275
- Jon Jones +350
- Ciryl Gane +600
- Curtis Blaydes +600
Light Heavyweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Israel Adesanya +175
- Jon Jones +300
- Jan Blachwicz +400
- Glover Teixeira +600
- Aleksander Rakic +650
Lightweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Conor McGregor +150
- Khabib Nurmagomedov +250
- Justin Gaethje +550
- Tony Ferguson +900
- Mason Jones +50,000
Middleweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Israel Adesanya -250
- Robert Whittaker +350
- Marvin Vettori +700
- Jared Cannonier +900
- Darren Till +1000
Welterweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Kamaru Usman +100
- Colby Covington +300
- Gilbert Burns +550
- Khamzat Chimaev +650
- Leon Edwards +800
Women’s Bantamweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Amanda Nunes -400
- Holly Holm +700
- Aspen Ladd +800
- Germaine de Randamie +900
- Ketlen Vieira +1000
Women’s Featherweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Amanda Nunes -1500
- Megan Anderson +800
- Felicia Spencer +1000
- Norma Dumont +1600
- Julianna Pena +2000
Women’s Flyweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Valentina Shevchenko -600
- Jessica Andrade +650
- Cynthia Calvillo +1000
- Lauren Murphy +1200
- Katlyn Chookagian +1200
Women’s Strawweight Champion at the End of 2021
- Weili Zhang +100
- Rose Namajunas +300
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk +400
- Tatiana Suarez +600
- Yan Xiaonan +800
Other Types of MMA Futures
Bets on events that are going to take place in a relatively distant future also belong to the category of MMA futures. Whether it’s an event that’s scheduled to happen in a few months’ time or there’s only speculation about a certain fight, many online sportsbooks offer these sorts of bets.
The best thing is that not only can you bet on the winner of the fight happening in the future, but you can also place all sorts of MMA prop bets. For example, you can bet on the Method of Victory in a fight that’s going to happen around Christmas next year.