-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...
-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....
-Dustin Poirier: Yes, Khabib Nurmagomedov is undefeated at 27-0. 11-0 in the UFC. But I don’t buy into this idea that’s he the best pound for pound fighter in the UFC. Or that he’s unstoppable. The main reason is the lack of quality competition he’s beat and the fact...
-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...
-Dusko Todorovic: To be blunt, after I looked over Todorovic’s resume, I was already convinced he was going to win this fight and it didn’t matter who the opponent was. Todorovic is 25 years old. 8-0. Knocked out a well rounded 8-0 fighter in just his 3rd pro fight....
-Leon Shahbazyan: Really close fight. When looking at Leon’s brother Edman Shahbazyan, who’s turned into one of the best prospects in all of the UFC, to think Leon would be an elite prospect too. But it’s too early to say that because all of Leon’s wins are over cans...