-Alexey Oleynik: Oleynik is one of those rare fighters that is still getting better despite being 41 years old. 6-2 in the UFC now. Won 5 out of his last 6, losing to Curtis Blaydes. No shame there. His opponent Alistair Overeem has this perception that he’s one of...
-Max Holloway: In asking myself how good is Holloway, all I need to do is look at his last fight. Like, I really thought Brian Ortega was going to beat him. So for Holloway to finish Ortega was really special. I think Holloway has found a formula where he...
-Edson Barboza: It’s proven that really the only way to beat Barboza is to take him down. He has plus plus striking and this fight is a horrible matchup for Justin Gaethje. Even though Gaethje is supposed to have pretty good wrestling, he almost never uses it in his...
-Anthony Pettis: UPSET SPECIAL 1: We see it all the time, a fighter has a hard time making a weight cut. Moves up a class and is a much better version. It doesn’t happen to everybody, but I think that’s what we see with Pettis. And Pettis hasn’t been...
-Darren Till: I think this is a pretty safe fight for Till to bounce back from. Jorge Masvidal has some wrestling, but not enough to take Till down. Especially when Tyron Woodley wasn’t able to take Till down. And Masvidal has knockout power, but he’s a smaller welterweight. I...
-Derrick Lewis: Lewis definitely has a big flaw in his game being that if he’s taken down, there’s a good chance he loses the fight. But he won’t get that threat from Junior dos Santos who’s going to try to out strike Lewis. This matchup is tailor made for...
-Anthony Smith: UPSET SPECIAL: The biggest reason why Jones is undefeated and could go down as the best pound for pound fighter of all time is because he has almost no weaknesses. And I say almost because the only place Jones hasn’t been tested is off his back. Jones...
-Jan Blachowicz: I don’t think Blachowicz ever becomes champion, but he does serve a purpose as an upper tier gate keeper. And it took Blachowicz a little bit of time to figure out what type of fighter he is. Like he knocked out Ilir Latifi in his UFC debut...
-Francis Ngannou: UPSET SPECIAL: Vast majority of the time, when a fighter deals with multiple serious injuries, he never comes back the same. Sadly, I see that being the case with Cain Velasquez. He’s 36 years old now. Has had 14 UFC fights. Made his UFC debut 11 years...
-Robert Whittaker: Whittaker reminds me a ton of Max Holloway. Take down defense is plus plus. And the cardio is a real weapon. I really thought Yoel Romero would be able to beat Whittaker, but Whittaker was able to stay fresher and hit Romero way more. And had a...