-Josh Emmett: UPSET SPECIAL 1: After doubting Emmett’s prospect resume, he’s made a believer out of me. How impressive is his knockout over Ricardo Lamas? Since Lamas joined the UFC in 2011, he’s only lost to 3 fighters. Let’s see if you’ve ever heard of them. Chad Mendes. Max...
-Yancy Medeiros: UPSET SPECIAL 1: To be blunt, Medeiros knocking out Alex Oliveira by itself makes me confident that Medeiros wins this fight. Oliveira was on such a roll. Oliveira moved up to 170 lbs. Finished Tim Means. Finished Ryan LaFlare, which is a big deal. And then Medeiros...
-Yoel Romero: UPSET SPECIAL 1: Super tough fight to pick. I will say that I’m of the opinion that Luke Rockhold is the better overall, all around fighter. And there’s a good chance Rockhold beats Robert Whittaker. But Romero is a nightmare style matchup for Rockhold. Rockhold’s pro record...
-Eryk Anders: This fight was booked to be a coming out party for Anders beating a big name such as Lyoto Machida. And Machida is 39 years old. Has lost 3 fights in a row. Lost 4 out of his last 5. This is probably the last fight in...
-Derek Brunson: UPSET SPECIAL: Brunson’s career changed back in January 2015 with his fight with Ed Herman. Brunson made a decision to stop playing it safe, trust his power, and be more aggressive in trying to knock his opponents out. Since then, Brunson has won via 1st round knockout...
-Francis Ngannou: Stipe Miocic has been a very good heavyweight champion. Probably a better champion than Cain Velasquez due to his consistency. But Miocic has not been as dominant as Ngannou. Although it’s been a long time, I remember Stefan Struve knocking Miocic out 5 years again. I remember...
-Doo Ho Choi: Jeremy Stephens might be only 31 years old, but he’s had 40 pro fights. That’s a lot of mileage on his body. And he’s lost the last 5 out of 8 fights. The UFC booked this fight for Choi to get a big win over a...