Nick Klein vs Heraldo Souza Chris’ Pick: Klein by 1st round knockout. What odds I think the favorite should be at: Klein -135 Nick Piccininni vs Luis Gurule Chris’ Pick: Gurule by 2nd round knockout. What odds I think the favorite should be: Gurule -135 Yadier Del Valle vs Antonio Monteiro Chris’ Pick: Del Valle […]

Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway The first time Holloway moved up to 155 lbs to take on Dustin Poirier, he lost. Poirier looked much bigger. This time against Gaethje, Holloway out strikes him 181 to 103. Incredible. And when Holloway was going into his third fight with Volkanovski, I had both with 75 striking grades. […]

Artem Vakhitov vs Islem Masraf Masraf hasn’t fought the best compeition, as he only has 3 pro MMA fights, but he looks like the real deal. Patient and very fast. Vakhitov is most famous for having a win over Alex Pereira in kickboxing. Chris’ Pick: Vakhitov by 1st round knockout. What odds I think the […]

Michel Pereira vs Anthony Hernandez Pereira has three 1st round finishes in a row. Which is great. But at the same time, Pereira hasn’t fought more than 2 minutes in a fight in over 2 years. If Pereira can’t get rid of Hernandez quick, you’d think he’s going to have problems with someone with plus […]

Diyar Nurkozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk Szewczyk looks like a generic. Well rounded. His last fight was a rematch against an opponent he lost to Marcin Lazarz. Szewcyzk’s game plan was probably to be patient, but to me it looked hesitant. I didn’t see much confidence. Nurkozhay has big power, cardio looks good. Chris’ Pick: Nurkozhay […]

Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira Royval really broke through in his last fight with Moreno. And even though the record says win by split decision, the reality is that Royval out struck Moreno 142 to 103. The last 3 rounds weren’t close. Royval’s speed are cardio were really a sight to behold, especially in elevation […]

Danylo Voievodkin vs Bailey Schoenfelder Schoenfelder is a unique heavyweight in that he’s smaller for the weight class, but on the flip side, has much better speed and cardio than other heavyweights. As long as he’s able to weather the storm in the 1st round against Voievodkin, he should be okay. Chris’ Pick: Schoenfelder by […]

Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree Jr Who knows how good Daukaus is at 205 lbs. Not sure what to take away from Rountree Jr’s 1st round KO there. But I know how good Jacoby is and he out struck Rountree Jr 116 to 80. But the Rountree Jr that showed up against Smith, I know […]

Benoit Saint Denis vs Renato Moicano Moicano, once again, in the Turner fight, his grappling is no doubt a 75 tool now. It’s legit. And his striking is definitely a 70 as striking between him and Turner was close to equal. The market thought Saint Denis’ striking was a 75 going into his matchup with […]

Aaron Tau vs Elijah Smith Smith is extremely athletic, extremely fast, well rounded. Tau is explosive, but also defensively responsible, moves in and out really well. Trains at City Kickboxing. Chris’ Pick: Tau by 1st round knockout. What odds I think the favorite should be at: Tau -125 Tallison Teixeira vs Arthur Lopes Teixeira looks […]