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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Eli Aronov vs Zachary Reese It’s hard to grade Reese. Four out of his five pro fights have lasted a minute and a half or less. And all five wins have been against poor competition. So all those quick finishes look good. But who knows what his cardio looks like in the 2nd round and […]

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs George Hardwick Al-Selwady seemed a bit one dimensional when I saw him fight. Didn’t really let his hands go but had success because his wrestling is at least a 60. Hardwick looks well round. Saw him against a 9-1 grappler with 55 grappling. Got nowhere close to taking Hardwick down. His striking […]

Rafael dos Anjos vs Vicente Luque Despite how dominant dos Anjos looked in the Barberena fight, look, it’s Barberena. He has 55 wrestling. Let’s not forget, dos Anjos has been dominated on the ground by the likes of Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, guys with 75 wrestling. Luque’s got better striking, more power, he just […]

Cesar Almeida vs Lucas Fernando Fernando’s striking looked really good against Contender vet Silva, really out classed him on the feet. I couldn’t find any video on Almeida, but he’s only got 3 pro fights. All three were 1st round KOs. Even if Almeida’s striking is better, I think Fernando has the ability to take […]

Corey Sandhagen vs Rob Font The past few fights, Font went with a volume striking approach. Less power, but landing more shots. And for some reason, the judges showed no appreciation for that in the Aldo and Vera fights. They said Aldo and Vera landed more damage and said they won, despite Font out landing […]