If you are a beginner, you should be aware of the basic concepts, such as the difference between MMA and UFC betting. Simply put, while MMA is the sport itself, the UFC is one of the organizations in which the sport of MMA is practiced.
With MMA online sports betting, you’re betting on the sport itself, not specifically the organization. Also, don’t forget that some sports betting bonuses may be specific to UFC matches, while others may be for MMA events in general.
But what are MMA bets?
MMA is considered a mixed martial art, which, although in many countries includes almost all combat sports, is not one of the established sports per se. The bookmaker chooses what he recommends for setting MMA bets, which event is available at which odds and on which market.
While there used to be hardly any restrictions on the fights, today the fighters compete against each other according to sophisticated rules.
For this reason, online sports betting in Hungary makes little or no distinction between MMA and UFC betting. You as a player only have to make sure to get special odds for the games and their results.
Fortunately, in the world of martial arts, you can also find excellent offers from foreign bookmakers, so don’t miss them if you are interested in sports betting!
The best markets for UFC betting
If you are already deep enough into this sport, know the major leagues and their key players, you might want to try the more complex betting options. MMA online betting covers many possibilities, some of which we present below.
Bet on the winner
This is called money line or match betting. In such a bet, we have to correctly guess the winner of the match. The lower odds indicate the favorite of the match, the higher the more unlikely the competitor. But the beauty of the UFC is that really anything can happen…
Betting to win
An MMA match can end in a number of ways in favour of one competitor: Again, there is a victory on points, a KO, or a takedown/technical KO. There is the un. tap out, when one of the fighters indicates that he is giving up the fight (submission) in a tight situation, such as an impossible hold. To simplify things, there is also the double chance bet, where two results can appear on one ticket.
Under/over betting markets
Under/Over markets in MMA can be for rounds. This is usually a number in decimal format, like in football betting – so a bet over 1.5 is for at least 2 rounds in a row. A variation of this is the so-called Fight to go the distance bet, which refers to the number of rounds that went without a knockout.
Bet on the last round
The so-called round betting is really a professional field, because here we have to guess the number of the last round exactly! For this there are other combinations – of course with higher odds – such as the number of the last round + bets on the way to victory. It is absolutely worth choosing a bookmaker for UFC betting that has more than just moneyline markets!
UFC live betting
The best UFC tipster sites also offer live betting, the bookmaker chooses how many of the above pre-match markets are live. Markets available during live betting can include: winner of the match, number of last round, number of under/over rounds and method of victory.
Unfortunately, it is not common for the above-mentioned bookmakers to offer their own live broadcast in addition to betting. Under the live tabs, the matches are only displayed a few minutes before they start. The disadvantage of live betting is that you have to follow the progress of the match on a separate channel/page and that online bookmakers can sometimes freeze live betting for minutes.