Talk about landing a nice Christmas bonus…
You know your luck is in when the £4 of loose change you stick on an ambitious 12-fold comes in to net you a tasty £3.7k – all from one night of the UFC. That was the welcome reality for one lucky punter, who will no doubt be popular at the bar this Christmas after correctly predicting all 12 fights at UFC 296 on the weekend.
The 926/1 included eight odds-on favourites from the card at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fortunate winner was given a nail-biting finish to their bet as they were made to wait for a decision from the judges on the main event as Leon Edwards beat Colby Covington in the Welterweight title clash.
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Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Our plucky punter has played an absolute blinder here… our trading floor have unanimously decided this is the best MMA bet we've seen all year!"
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Punter's winning UFC bet
Bet slip in full
Cody Garbrandt to beat Brian Kelleher – 1/2
Paddy Pimblett to beat Tony Ferguson – 1/3
Shavkat Rakhmonov to beat Stephen Thompson – 2/13
Alexandre Pantoja to beat Brandon Royval – 1/2
Leon Edwards to beat Colby Covington – 8/13
Josh Emmett to beat Bryce Mitchell – 7/4
Irene Aldana to beat Karol Rosa – 1/2
Alonzo Menifield to beat Dustin Jacoby – 21/10
Ariane Lipski to beat Casey O'Neill – 6/4
Tagir Ulanbekov to beat Codey Durden – 4/7
Andre Fili to beat Lucas Almeida – 4/7
Shamil Gaziev to beat Martin Buday – 11/10
TOTAL STAKE – £4
TOTAL RETURNS – £3,708
The win comes after some other delighted punters cashed in huge amounts from audacious bets that have lined their pockets ahead of the festivities. One football fan hedged £10 on a bold double, impressively calling Aston Villa's shock win over Manchester City as well as Manchester United's victory against Chelsea earlier this month.
Their gamble included various eventualities as their Villa selections were priced at 200/1, while their United picks were at 40/1. And their gamble paid off handsomely as they collected a whopping £82,410.
Another fan also turned their £10 into a rich reward – albeit on a much smaller scale – claiming £1263 despite one of their selections LOSING. The punter took advantage of Sky Bet's 'freeze' option, enabling them to void the Luton vs Manchester City match from their five-fold acca after backing the Hatters to emerge victorious.
It meant only their other four selections were counted to earn them a tidy payday – and in perfect timing!
*Please remember to gamble responsibly.
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