-Korean Zombie: If this fight was happening just a couple years ago, I probably would pick Frankie Edgar to win the fight. But Edgar is 38 years old now and taking this fight on 3 weeks notice. 8-4 UFC record at 145 lbs. Has only lost to Jose Aldo...
-Colby Covington: Say what you will about Covington’s personality, but he’s a legit, elite fighter. 31 years old. 10-1 UFC record. Only loss was to Warlley Alves. Went in for a take down and got caught in a guillotine choke. Covington’s wins have been over Dong Hyun Kim, Demian...
-Jairzinho Rozenstruik: Rozenstruik reminds me a ton of Francis Ngannou. Rozenstruik is 31 years old. 9-0 pro record. 3-0 in the UFC so far. The quick knockouts over Junior Albini and Allen Crowder were impressive, but both of those guys are average UFC heavyweights. Andrei Arlovski was supposed to...
-Jacare Souza: There’s a big difference between Jacare vs Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold. Weidman and Rockhold look like their careers are done because they keep getting knocked out. But Jacare hasn’t been losing like that. 39 years old. 9-4 UFC record at 185 lbs. This will be his...
-Zabit Magomedsharipov: Kattar is 31 years old. 20-3 pro record. 4-1 in the UFC. He is really good. He’s knocked out Shane Burgos, Chris Fishgold, and Ricardo Lamas. He also beat Andre Fili. The 1 loss was getting out struck by Moicano. After knocking out Lamas in the 1st...
-Jorge Masvidal: Nate Diaz has had a successful UFC career. At 155 lbs in the UFC, he’s gone 14-6. Then at 170 lbs, he’s got a 4-3 UFC record. 34 years old now. And 2 of the losses at 170 lbs came against contenders back in 2011. He wouldn’t...
-Demian Maia: Tough fight to pick just because Ben Askren doesn’t have much of a track record when it comes to fighting elite competition. Askren is 35 years old. 19-1 pro record. 1-1 in the UFC. He fought a few decent prospects outside the UFC but none were able...
-Chris Weidman: As the body gets older, it becomes harder and harder to cut weight. And also, when you put such a strain on the body to cut weight, even after dehydrating, the body isn’t able to absorb as much punishment as it normally would. Weidman is now 35...
-Joanna Jedrzejczyk: I don’t see anyway Michelle Waterson wins this fight. Waterson is 33 years old. 5-2 UFC record. Got out struck by Tecia Torres a couple years ago. She has picked up her 2 biggest wins of her career in her last 2 fights, beating Felice Herrig and...
-Israel Adesanya: Real coin flip here. Adesanya is 30 years old. Undefeated. 17-0 pro record. 6-0 UFC record. Really had a coming out party by knocking out Derek Brunson in the 1st round. And I felt like his fight with Anderson Silva was a sparring match he could’ve finished...