Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko For awhile, I thought Viviane Araujo had 75 wrestling. She was able to take Andrea Lee down and control her. Case closed. But as time has gone on, it appears Lee was just off that night and Araujo’s wrestling tool is actually a 70 grade. Which makes sense because Shevchenko […]
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Lewis vs Llontop, Neves vs Diniz, Nguyen vs Cunningham Fight Picks – Contender Series – September 12, 2023
Malik Lewis vs James Llontop Lewis is really good. He almost finished Trevor Peek in their Contender fight. It’s possible his striking could be a 65. I don’t think Llontop has anything to offer against Lewis. Chris’ Pick: Lewis by 1st round knockout. What I think the odds should be: Lewis -250 Eduardo Neves vs […]
Adesanya vs Strickland, Tuivasa vs Volkov, Pedro vs Turkalj Fight Picks – UFC 293 – September 9, 2023
Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland Look, I know what the narrative is. Strickland has no chance. Adesanya is supposed to be the greatest middleweight of all time. Strickland got knocked out by Pereira, lost to Cannonier. But the facts are that Strickland has improved since the Cannonier loss. He out struck Imavov 175 to 104, […]
Haraguchi vs Park, Zhu vs Kim, Long vs Kamikubo – Road to UFC – Singapore Semifinals 2 – August 27, 2023
Shin Haraguchi vs Jae Hyun Park Chris’ Pick: Haraguchi by 1st round submission. What I think the odds should be: Haraguchi -600 Zhawupasi Daermisi vs Chang Ho Lee Zhawupasi got a rear naked choke on Eperaim Ginting in under a minute, so not much to take from that fight, but probably safe to say Zhawupasi’s […]
Kaiwan vs Kanda, Niushiyue vs Choi, Zha vs Kim Fight Picks – Road to UFC – Singapore Semifinals 1 – August 27, 2023
Kaiwen Li vs Kouya Kanda Really small sample. Fight between Kaiwen and Lu only went a minute. But Kaiwen appears to be much better than I thought. Blitzed Lu, showed better striking, albeit in a tiny sample. I think he blitzes Kanda and overwhelms him just like Lu. Chris’ Pick: Kaiwen by 1st round knockout. […]
Gane vs Spivac, Namajunas vs Fiorot, St Denis vs Moises Fight Picks – September 2, 2023
Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac This is a good matchup because 6 months after Gane got submitted by Jon Jones, he gets thrown back in against another fighter with 70 grappling. I think normally, he would’ve been able to get up, but I think he got stuck being put in a position he had never […]
Lopes vs Ribeiro, Taveras vs Sidey, Hanekom vs Rowston Fight Picks – Contender Series – September 5, 2023
Bruno Lopes vs Brendson Ribeiro Lopes looks like an elite prospect at 205 lbs. Well rounded. Possible his grappling is a 65. But his stand up is where he gets it done. Ribeiro’s striking is only a 55 for me as he gets hit too much. Chris’ Pick: Lopes by 1st round knockout. What I […]
Holloway vs Zombie, Smith vs Spann, Chikadze vs Caceres Fight Picks – August 26, 2023
Max Holloway vs The Korean Zombie This is Holloway’s fight to lose. Zombie will have more power, but Holloway has proven to be one of the most durable fighters in UFC history. So I think Holloway’s chin holds up and he lands more. I’ve also heard this could be Zombie’s retirement fight and you know […]
Prates vs Ramirez, Belgaroui vs Costa, Cuamba vs Vogel Fight Picks – Contender Series – August 29, 2023
Carlos Prates vs Mitch Ramirez Ramirez looks like a fun fighter. Talks in the cage, can be aggressive. But he gets hit too much and that makes his striking a 55 for me. And I think Prates’ striking is better. Chris’ Pick: Prates by 2nd round knockout. What I think the odds should be: Prates […]
Sterling vs O’Malley, Zhang vs Lemos, Vera vs Munhoz Fight Picks – UFC 292 – August 19, 2023
Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O’Malley Sterling’s grappling is a borderline 75. In the Yan fight, he was able to control Yan with body triangles and getting Yan stuck vs showing complete superiority. And it’s hard to take much away from the Cejudo fight because we don’t really know how good Cejudo is at this point. […]