Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev meet at UFC 294 this weekend, with plenty of people set to visit their favourite UFC betting sites to punt on the bout. Finding some extra value is always helpful, and Parimatch is doing that in spades with an exciting odds boost on the lightweight contest. 

Volkanovski has stepped into the event at late notice, with the Australian replacing the injured Charles Oliveira. The 35-year-old is the big outsider to claim a victory but can be backed at brilliant odds of 60/1 with this UK betting site. Although his fight record is pretty strong considering he has enjoyed 26 wins from his 28 bouts in total, much of his success has come at featherweight, where he was champion and had five successful title defences.

Islam Makhachev will be confident of getting the right result against an opponent who might possibly be under-prepared for this contest, with new Parimatch customers likely to find the 40/1 that he wins the fight incredibly.

How to Get 60/1 for Volkanovski or 40/1 for Makhachev

The choice is yours when backing the fighter with such a massive price boost to enjoy with this betting app. Either way, you need to sign up for a Parimatch betting account, which should take just a couple of minutes. You then need to opt into the promotion by heading to the OFFERS tab and selecting this particular offer.

Once you have done this, you need to make a deposit using a debit card and fund your account with at least £5 before heading to the Alexander Volkanovski v Islam Makhachev betting page, where you will find the available fight odds.

Either select Volkanovski or Makhachev to win at the available odds. Don’t worry, you will still get the 60/1 or 40/1 price boost should the fighter you have backed win the actual fight.

You need to place exactly £1 on either of the above selections at the normal odds. Make sure your bet has been confirmed, and you can then sit back and watch the action unfold. 

Should your bet come in, you will be able to enjoy a normal cash out pay out at the regular odds. Furthermore, you will be paid out in free bets to reflect the price boost that was taken.

Therefore, the majority of winnings will be in the form of free bets, and you can then use these free bets to place further wagers on UFC or other sports. The only real stipulation is that your free bets need to be placed on selections at evens (2.00) or bigger in order to qualify. 

It’s a great way of getting started with Parimatch, which has a number of available pre-fight betting markets for the clash between Volkanovski and Makhachev, and the UFC 294 card as a whole, while there is also the chance to wager in-play on the action.

For example, you can bet on the Method of Victory, and the favourite on this market is one of the two fighters to claim a win by KO, TKO, DQ or Submission. There is also Round Betting available, where you can select bigger odds on a fighter to oblige with a win in a specific round.

This price boost offers customers the chance to back a value selection as their first bet with Parimatch and get the chance to play around with some free bets if their fighter ends up claiming a victory.