Sports books 'crushed' by Ronda Rousey loss to Holly Holm

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Show Caption Hide Caption Holly Holm KO's Ronda Rousey, shocks the world This could go down as one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.

Ronda Rousey packed a punch — well, at least at the Las Vegas sports books.

Jay Kornegay, vice president of the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, said Rousey’s stunning loss to Holly Holm on Saturday night exceeded the handle for an average NFL game and topped numbers for any previous Rousey fight. And Rousey wasn’t the only one who lost Saturday night.

“The results around town were not good,’’ Kornegay told USA TODAY Sports, referring to Las Vegas sports books. “Most books got crushed as typical underdog betting was popular.’’

The consensus line: bettors had to wager $900 on Rousey to win $100 and could wager $100 on Holm to win $600.

Betting tickets on Holm outnumbered those on Rousey by a 5-fo-1 margin at Westgate, according to Kornegay.

“They love low risk, high reward on those fights,’’ Kornegay said. “The rematch should be huge.’’

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