-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...
-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...
-Jack Hermansson: Hermansson took that next step in his last fight dominating perennial contender Jacare Souza. 31 years old. 7-2 UFC record. Hermansson is best known for his plus plus wrestling and submission game and now his striking on the feet is a plus grade. Jared Cannonier has looked...
-Jeremy Stephens: I could be really wrong here, but I’m still not sold on Yair Rodriguez being an elite top 5 fighter. Rodriguez is 26 years old. 7-1 in the UFC. But the quality of competition he’s beat isn’t that good. Beat Charles Rosa by split decision. His biggest...
-Justin Gaethje: This is the worst style matchup for Donald Cerrone. Cerrone being 36 years old. 17-5 in the UFC at 155 lbs. Lately, he’s showed he can out strike someone like Al Iaquinta but got out struck by Tony Ferguson. That put’s Cerrone’s striking at the plus level....
-Weili Zhang: UPSET SPECIAL: Casual fans might be surprised by the betting odds and my pick here, but despite only having a 3-0 UFC record, Zhang is very legit. 30 years old. 19-1 pro record. Plus striking. Above average grappling. And pretty impressive she dominated gate keeper Tecia Torres...
-Valentina Shevchenko: This is one of those title fights where there’s no clear cut #1 contender, so they just give the title shot to whoever has the biggest name. In this case it’s Liz Carmouche who’s now 35 years old. 5-4 in the UFC. Above average wrestling. Above average...