The 11 Best UFC 297 Betting Promos, Sign-Up Offers & Existing User Bonuses at FanDuel, DraftKings, More

UFC 297 kicks off Saturday afternoon from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. It's highlighted by a middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis, one of 12 bouts on the card.

UFC is the perfect sport to claim "bet/get" offers (like ones available at FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM and more), because the initial $5 or $10 wager required to unlock more bonus bets will settle quickly since the fights don't last long. You'll then be able to use your bonus bets on other fights later in the night.

UFC 297 Promos for New Users

Any of these promos can be used for UFC 297, or any other event/game this week. Sportsbooks rarely tie sign-up offers to one specific game.

1. BetMGM

• Promo code: TOPACTION
• Offers: Bet $5, get $158 in bonus bets
• States available: AZ CO DC IN IA IL KS KY LA MA MD MI NJ OH PA TN VA WV WY

BetMGM has two offers available right now — $158 in bonus bets or a 20% deposit match. You can only get one of the offers as a new user.

If you're just looking to get in on the action for UFC and not bet all month, TOPACTION is going to be your best bet.

1. Bonus code TOPACTION: Bet $5, get $158 in bonus bets. You'll get the bonus bets back once your first bet settles, so make a $5 wager or more on an early UFC fight, and you'll have the bonus bets available for the main card. The bonus bets are returned in three increments — $50, $50 and $58.
2. Bonus code TOPTAN1500: Get a 20% deposit match up to $1,500 (which would require a $7,500 deposit). But it comes with a 10x rollover, meaning you must wager 10x your bonus amount in the first 30 days your account is open to keep your deposit match.

With the rollover, you can see that if you're not regularly betting at BetMGM, it will be tough to hit. If you deposit $2,000 and get $400 in bonus bets, you have to wager $4,000 in your first 30 days.

2. bet365

• Promo code: TOPACTION
• Offer: Either $2,000 first bet insurance or $150 in bonus bets
• States available: CO KY LA NJ OH VA IA

bet365 allows users to pick from two different offers, though you'll enter the same promo code for both and pick your offer on a landing screen after registering.

1. Bet $5, get $150 in bonus bets: Just make any $5 wager and you'll get $150 in bonus bets (though you have to deposit $10).
2. $2,000 first bet safety net: Make a first bet up to $2,000 and if it loses, you'll be refunded in bonus bets equal to whatever you lost on that wager.

bet365 has some of the most favorable bonus bet terms in the industry. You can split them up into any increment you'd like and they don't expire unless your account is inactive for 90 days.

3. FanDuel Sportsbook

• Promo code:Activate here
• Offer: Bet $5 on anything, get $150
• States available: AZ CO CT IL KS KY LA IN IA MA MD MI NJ NY OH PA TN VA WV WY

FanDuel Sportsbook's bet/get offer is back. Just deposit $10, bet $5 on anything and you'll get $150 in bonus bets. Again, with any bet/get, just make a wager on an early UFC fight and you'll have the bonus bets available for the main card. The bonus bets can be split up into any increments, but they do expire in seven days.

If you've signed up for FanDuel Sportsbook in a different state, you won't be eligible for this offer.

4. DraftKings

• Promo code: No code needed
• Offer: Bet $5, get $200
• States available: AZ CO CT IL IN IA KS KY LA MA ME MD MI NH NJ NY OH OR PA TN VA VT WV

DraftKings, the official sportsbook partner of the UFC, is offering new users $200 in bonus bets after any $5 wager. They'll come back as eight, $25 bonus bets that expire in seven days.

If you've signed up for DraftKings in a different state, you won't be eligible for this offer.

5. ESPN BET

• Promo code: ACTNEWS
• Offer: Bet anything, get $150
• States available: AZ CO IL IN IA KS LA KY MA MD MI NJ OH PA TN VA WV

Just make any cash wager, and you'll get $150 in bonus bets. The bonus bets should hit your account as soon as you place your first bet, as well, instead of after your first bet settles.

The bonuses will be returned as five, $20 bonus bets, and then you'll get the final $50 bonus bet in the following 24-48 hours.

6. Caesars Sportsbook

• Promo code: ACTION41000
• Offer: $1,000 first bet insurance
• States available: AZ CO IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI NJ NV NY OH PA TN VA WV

With this Caesars offer, you'll be refunded in bonus bets if your first bet loses, equal to what you lost, up to $1,000. So if you put $200 on Dricus Du Plessis to win by KO/TKO against Sean Strickland at +200, here's how it will go:

• If he wins, you'll profit $400 and keep your $200. The promo is now over.
• If he loses, you'll get back a $200 bonus bet.

The big caveat with this offer is that your bonus bet is returned in one chunk — if you lose $1,000, you only get one, $1,000 bonus bets. Most of the other books allow you to split them up, or they come in pre-split increments.

You'll then have to wager that big bonus bet once, and if it loses, you're left with nothing.

7. PrizePicks

• Promo code: ACTION
• Offer: $100 instant deposit match
• States available: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, NE, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY

PrizePicks is a DFS site available in more than 30 states, including many without sports betting. You can tie multiple player statistics together to increase your payout.

Their UFC options aren't as extensive as their NBA or NFL options, but I can pick from a few statistical categories.

For example, say I like the Strickland-Du Plessis fight to end quickly. I can choose Du Plessis under 79.5 significant strikes and the fight time under 12 total minutes (meaning it ends before the 3-minute mark of Round 3). If it wins, I'll 2x my payout (the 3x they list in the screenshot includes your entry $).

UFC 297 Boosts for Existing Users

If you're already signed up at all these sportsbooks, we didn't forget about you.

1. DraftKings

DK has two boosts as of Saturday morning for this PPV card:

1. Strickland vs. Du Plessis to end by KO/TKO/DQ, boosted to +100. It's listed at -150 at DraftKings and -140 at FanDuel.
2. Stepped-up parlay boost, up to 100%. The more legs you add to a parlay, the bigger your boost. 3 legs gets you 20%, and 10 legs gets you 100%.

I'm tailing our UFC expert Sean Zerillo, combining two same game parlays — Jourdain & Over 1.5 Rounds (+120) and Katona & Over 1.5 Rounds (-120, Risk 0.5u) at DraftKings.

This parlay comes out to +296 before the boost and since it's four legs, it turns into +370.

2. bet365

bet365 also has a version of a stepped-up parlay, albeit it's a little worse than DK's. It can be used on different sports, including UFC.

But for UFC, you can only use moneylines and fight outcome markets — so with a four-leg moneyline parlay, you'll get a 15% profit boost.

3. Caesars Sportsbook

Caesars has a 25% profit boost on any UFC parlay with 4+ legs that's over +400.

I'll tail Zerillo again and play this four-legger — Cachoeira/Jasudavicius to go the distance, Pennington +150, Robertson-Viana to finish inside the distance, and Katona-Armfield over 1.5 rounds.

With the boost, it's at about +1040.