Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes —Dominick Reyes Jon Jones is almost the perfect fighter. He’s close. But he does have one area that isn’t plus and where he can be vulnerable. And that’s the lack of plus knockout power. 32 years old. In my opinion, he’s pound for pound,...
Junior dos Santos vs Curtis Blaydes —Curtis Blaydes There hasn’t been a wrestler like Blaydes in the heavyweight division since Cain Velasquez. 28 years old. Which is pretty young for a heavyweight. Already has a 7-2 UFC record. Only 2 losses? Francis Ngannou. Both of them. Everybody else, Blaydes...
Connor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone —Conor McGregor This fight isn’t a lay up for McGregor as some people think. Donald Cerrone does have legit paths to win here. Cerrone is 36 years old. 23-10 UFC record. Really impressive considering the who’s who of his opponents. He’s only lost to...
-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...