Barao Out of Bantamweight Title Fight at UFC 177

Dillashaw Opened at -150 Against Barao for Bantamweight Title Rematch.

Please note: Renan Barao is out of Saturday's UFC bantamweight title fight after losing consiousness during weight cut on Friday and is being replaced by Joe Soto. New betting line at LVH SuperBook has champion T.J. Dillashaw -1500 favorite vs. Soto (+850).

In the most highly-anticipated rematch of the year, bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will put his title belt on the line against former champ Renan Barao on Saturday night in the five-round main event at UFC 177. Dillashaw-Barao II headlines a nine-fight event that will get underway from Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, with the first preliminary card bout starting at 4:30 p.m. (PT) on UFC Fight Pass followed by four more that will be televised on FOX Sports 1 at 5 p.m. before the main card begins on Pay-Per-View at 7 p.m.

Dillshaw (10-2) opened as a -150 favorite (bet $150 to win $100) at the LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas and registered a fifth-round TKO of Barao (32-2, 1 No-Contest) via head kick and punches 14 weeks ago in the first fight between them at UFC 173 that won him the belt. The former finalist on The Ultimate Fighter 14 - losing to No. 1 flyweight contender John Dodson - has won six of seven bouts in the UFC since then, with the other setback coming vs. No. 3 contender Raphael Assuncao by split decision last Oct. 9 in Brazil. Assuncao figures to be next in line for a title shot against the winner here.

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Barao, the +130 underdog (bet $100 to win $130) saw his 33-fight unbeaten streak come to a screeching halt against Dillashaw as he was finished for the first time in his illustrious career. Oddsmakers were so impressed with the former champ that they had made him a massive -1000 favorite vs. Dillashaw (+650) in the first fight. But now Barao's state of mind definitely needs to be questioned going into the rematch after he seemed invincible for nearly a decade and was beaten up by Dillashaw in losing his belt.

According to UFC commentator Jon Anik, Barao is facing a lot of pressure to win the rematch, just not quite the level of fellow Brazilian Anderson Silva, the former UFC middleweight champ who failed to come through in losing consecutive fights to Chris Weidman. Silva's second loss also resulted in a gruesome broken leg that he is still recovering from as he looks to attempt a comeback early in 2015.

"Renan Barao isn't a superstar on the level of Anderson Silva, so I don't think he's experienced it to that extent," Anik said. "But make no mistake about it, there's massive pressure on these guys. And I think for Renan Barao, I'm sure he felt some of that. I feel like maybe it's not the day-to-day type stuff that you experience in the United States where if you're hopping on social media, you just can't escape it. I just think he's out to prove that he's a fighter who dominated the sport for 10 years."

Pick: Dillashaw by decision

Other UFC 177 Picks: Derek Brunson -130 and Tony Ferguson -270