-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...
-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...
-Marlon Moraes: Yes, it’s true that just a year and a half ago Rafael Assuncao did beat Moraes. And normally, I pick the fighter who won the first fight in the rematch. But it was a split decision win. Also, Moraes has gotten a lot, a lot better in...
-Henry Cejudo: UPSET SPECIAL 1: At 125 lbs, I’d never seen Demetrious Johnson taken down. John Dodson got close. He took Johnson down, but couldn’t keep him down. But Cejudo is a wrestling gold medalist. And Cejudo showed the only flaw Johnson had in his game was having no...
-Kevin Lee: Al Iaquinta is really, really under rated. I think he’s in the top 5 or top 7 of best lightweights in the division. If you count his fights on the Ultimate Fighter, he’s 12-3 in the UFC. He’s improved a lot the past few years. Took on...
-Tai Tuivasa: UPSET SPECIAL: A lot of people say Junior dos Santos hasn’t been the same since his 3rd fight with Cain Velasquez. But I disagree because after that, he beat Stipe Miocic. It was the fight after that where he got knocked out by Alistair Overeem that he...