-Holly Holm: UPSET SPECIAL 1: Yes, Cyborg has looked dominant. But the big thing to look at is the lack of quality competition at 145 lbs for women. There’s no one at the elite level. Yes, Cyborg knocked out Tonya Evinger, but Evinger was decently competitive. And Evinger is...
-Robbie Lawler: If a much smaller fighter in Eddie Alvarez, who fights at 155 lbs, could knock out dos Anjos, I expect the bigger 170 lb fighter in Lawler to have no problem doing the same. And Lawler is a big 170 lbs. Lawler’s shown no signs of slowing...
-Brian Ortega: What’s Cub Swanson done in his last 6 fights? Lost to Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway. No shame in that. Other 4 fights? All decision wins. 3 of the 4 decision wins are against fighters no longer in the UFC. The only quality win Swanson has is...
-Nicco Montano: Montano has been good all along. Despite her low ranking on TUF, she had a 8-2 pro/amateur record. And Montano’s losses have only been against a 155 lb fighter in Pam Sorenson and an undefeated 135 lb fighter. But Montano is a 125 lb fighter who is...
-Max Holloway: I’m disappointed that the UFC is having Jose Aldo get this title fight instead of Cub Swanson, after Frankie Edgar dropped out. The vast majority of the time. I’m talking like 19 out of 20 fights, when an imcumbent champion loses the belt to the younger, up...
-Kelvin Gastelum: Not too many fighters are 26 years old and already have 11 UFC fights. And not too many of those that do have as good a record as Gastelum has which is 8-3. He’s only going to continue to get better and won’t even be in his...
-Fabricio Werdum: Marcin Tybura has a 3-1 UFC record. 32 years old. I think this is a horrible matchup for him. Tybura lost to Tim Johnson in his UFC debut by being outwrestled and grinded. Werdum has the skills to do the same thing and take the fight to...
-Anthony Pettis: Very unpredictable fight with Pettis vs Dustin Poirier. Looking at how Pettis has been doing, I’m tempted to go with the younger Poirier who is still chasing a title shot. Because once champions lose their titles, they’re usually never the same and not as effective. But Poirier...
-Georges St. Pierre: It was March of 2007. I remember it well. 44 year old Randy Couture came out of retirement to upset heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. It was one of the most exciting fights I’ve seen in the UFC. And how did Couture pull off the upset at...
-Derek Brunson: I remember watching Brunson years ago and him being a boring fighter, mostly using his wrestling. But since 2015, Brunson has switched up his strategy to try and steamroll fighters and it’s been working with spectacular results, with 5 of Brunson’s last 7 wins coming via first...