Betting on combat sports
Combat sports such as MMA, boxing and wrestling have long been extremely popular with audiences all over the world. Kids today will perhaps not understand the nostalgia that people who grew up watching WWE have when they hear certain phrases or names of wrestlers, while in recent years, the likes of Khabib and Conor McGregor have made MMA a global franchise. Boxing has a lot of fans globally as well, with a huge following in the UK due to British stars such as Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury who dominate the sport. All of this has meant that there is a lot of betting activity that takes place on these sports, as it does on any popular sport, and so it is important for those looking to get into MMA online betting and other forms of wagering on combat sports to understand how these sports work, as well as the various terms that betting sites will use, in order to be able to successfully bet on them.
It is extremely important for punters to do their own research before deciding where and whom to place their best on. This extends to both the fighters as well as the various different betting sites that they can place their wagers on, since different sportsbooks will often have different odds and markets for the same fight. It would be advisable for newcomers to try and back favourites and go for fighters who have specific game plans that they stick to, as they are much more likely to pick up wins. Only if you have done your research well should you go for unproven fighters or rookies, and it is important to not fall for the hype that is inevitably generated before big-name matches. It is also important to remember that a single win or loss will not make or break your strategy, and therefore the amounts you place on bets need to be sensible as well, to avoid huge losses wherever possible. This last suggestion is valid for all forms of betting – bet within your limits and know when to step away.
There are various types of bets available on contact and combat sports, with one of the most popular ones being proposition betting, where you place a wager on the exact outcome of a fight – so, for example, picking fighter ABC to win by knockout. There are multiple types of bets within prop betting, where you can place a bet on the method of victory, whether the fight will go the entire distance of the match, round by round betting where you wager who the winner of each round will be, as well as total round betting where you bet whether the fight will finish under or over a set number of rounds, decided by the sportsbook. All of these offer different ways to win, and so are quite popular and profitable as well if used intelligently.
Parlay betting is another strategy, but this is a lot riskier, since all of your bets need to win for you to pick up cash. Even if four out of your five parlay bets hit, you will not win, therefore such bets need to be carefully picked and only used occasionally.
There are many other ways in which to bet on combat sports, but the most important thing is to remember to stay in your limits and not go overboard while placing bets.
