Chael Sonnen doesn't think the odds are an accurate reflection of how the UFC Fight Night 267 main event will go.
Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) takes on Anthony Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Saturday (Paramount+) at Toyota Center in Houston. According to FanDuel, Hernandez is a sizable -300 favorite against the former UFC middleweight champion, who's a +235 underdog.
"They got Hernandez as a 3-1 favorite. Do you guys see it that way?" Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. "Three-to-one? You are three times more confident that Hernandez is going to beat Sean than you are that Sean can stand his ground with Hernandez? That surprised me."
Sonnen sees a lot more to lose for Strickland than the streaking Hernandez, which is why he finds the odds troubling.
"It doesn't hurt Hernandez that bad if he gets bumped by Sean," Sonnen said. "Hernandez is a young guy, and he's got all sorts of paper behind him, and now he's the main event. Hernandez has got a rocket ship tied to his ass. He's gonna be a star, but Sean could really fall. The way you look does matter. What the performance looks like does matter.
"Hernandez says he's going to dominate him. He says he's going to whip him. DraftKings has him as a 3-1, which means they think Sean is about to get whipped. Is Sean about to get whipped? I don't see this fight this way. I don't see anybody that can just come in and big brother Sean Strickland. Am I wrong?"
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez odds surprise UFC analyst