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 […]
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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. […]
Aronov vs Reese, Brito vs Elliott, Verbeek vs Knutsson Fight Picks – Contender Series – August 22, 2023
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 […]
Al-Selwady vs Hardwick, Aslan vs Renato Jr, Amil vs Sonmez Fight Picks – Contender Series – August 15, 2023
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 […]
dos Anjos vs Luque, Swanson vs Dawodu, Daukaus vs Rountree Fight Picks – August 12, 2023
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 […]
