Best Sportsbook Sites to Bet on Mixed Martial Arts

Written by: Brad This entry was posted on Monday, January 27th, 2014

The sport of mixed martial arts has come a long way in just a few short years. From a fringe sport vilified and tagged with unflattering labels (“barbaric”, “heinous”, “blood sport”), MMA is now one of the fastest-growing sports in the world and on the fast-track toward mainstream acceptance.

Compared to its combat sport relative/rival – the plodding, unexciting, and predictable boxing – MMA is typified by a fast pace, balls-to-the-wall action, and perhaps most important of all, legitimate unpredictability. Where else can you see a truly dominant champion get knocked out while clowning around, or have his leg broken with a single kick? Only in MMA.

This type of unpredictability can be particularly appealing betting wise. One big right hand or a surprise submission hold from a heavy underdog can instantly land a huge payout. But where can one exactly place a bet on MMA?

Online sportsbooks recommended for betting on MMA

Topbet

Topbet’s sportsbook consistently features the top MMA events of the UFC, the biggest MMA organization in the world – from pay-per-views to free TV shows on Fox. They also put lines up for the major events of their nearest competition, Bellator. The site allows bettors to parlay several fights from a card for a potentially greater payout. Read our TopBet review here.

BetOnline

BetOnline also carries MMA on its sportsbook and site similarly offers the money line and the ability to parlay bets. But if you’re not interested in who will win the fight, they also include lines for how many total rounds the fight will last.

Sports Interaction

Finally, Sports Interaction’s sportbook offers some very unique MMA betting options. Aside from the money line on the final decision, players can also bet on who will win individual rounds. And if that’s not enough, they even have odds for how each fight will be won – KO/TKO/DQ, decision, or submission.

So if you’re prepared to step into the proverbial octagon of MMA betting, then you can’t go wrong with the knock-out offers of these three sportsbooks.

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