Bet $100 to win $25,000? Parlay UFC Fight Night 37's long shots (and then pray)

Today’s UFC Fight Night 37 main card features some sizable underdogs. So perhaps it’s not surprising that a $100 bet that parlays the four dogs offers such a big payoff.

UFC Fight Night 37 takes place at London’s O2 Arena. All nine fights stream on UFC Fight Pass at 12:55 p.m. ET (9:55 a.m. PT), and the four-bout main card, which includes some heavy favorites, kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.

If you’ve got money to burn – and let’s be serious here: you’re essentially throwing it away – and you expect a series of significant upsets, a $100 four-fight parlay will net you a hefty $25,000. If, by some miracle, it actually hits.

So who are the fighters to get you there? Jimi Manuwa (+375), Melvin Guillard (+130), Neil Seery (+550) and Omari Akhmedov (+260).

One of them emerging victorious is possible, especially with Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC) being a modest dog to fellow lightweight slugger Michael Johnson (14-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in UFC Fight Night 37's co-headliner. Two of them hitting? It’s unlikely, but possible. Akhmedov (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has some buzz following an action-packed UFC debut in 2013. Although the Russian is a near 3-1 dog, he’s facing undefeated welterweight Gunnar Nelson (11-0-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who could experience some ring rust after a 13-month layoff.

The big boost in odds, though, comes from headliner Manuwa (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who hopes to score a significant upset over top light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), as well as flyweight newcomer Neil Seery (13-9 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a massive underdog who welcomes the always-tough Brad Pickett (23-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) to the flyweight division.

There are certainly better betting options on the card, and the chances of hitting the $25,000 payoff are roughly the same as Conor McGregor and Cole Miller developing a bro-mance. But if you’ve got access to legal betting, you’re feeling adventurous (and perhaps a little reckless), and you’re a glutton for punishment, hey, knock yourself out.

You could also make your money the old-fashioned way: Stick the $100 in a savings account with a 0.7% compounding interest rate, and you’ll have $25,000 in a mere 792 years.

Or, better yet, keep your hard-earned money, head to our UFC Fight Night 37 staff picks, and then join fellow MMAjunkie readers in their predictions contest in the comments section. There’s no $25,000 payoff, but at least you won’t need to sweat the underdogs.

For more on UFC Fight Night 37, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Neil Seery)