-Curtis Blaydes: Back when these two fought, Francis Ngannou was 1-0 in the UFC and Blaydes was making his UFC debut. Ngannou won by TKO when the doctor said Blaydes was too battered to continue the fight. But both are in a way different place now with Ngannou coming...
-Santiago Ponzinibbio: Even though, Neil Magny is being billed as a contender, the reality is, he’s never beat any top guys. And yes, he has beat guys with big names like Carlos Condit, but they were all over the hill when Magny fought them. And the split decision win...
-Korean Zombie: The Zombie is heading towards another title shot at 145 lbs. One of the biggest reasons I like his potential is that when he first signed with WEC, he was mainly a submission specialist. But since moving over to the UFC, 2 of his 4 wins have...
-Derrick Lewis: UPSET SPECIAL 1: To be transparent, this pick is largely influenced by the odds and who I would bet on. And I see Daniel Cormier at -700, -800 and there’s just no way I’d lay that type of money on Cormier winning the fight. Because Lewis absolutely...
-Volkan Oezdemir: This fight is pretty simple. Will come down to who has the better striking. And I’m convinced that’s Oezdemir. He’s knocked out a couple really good guys in Jimi Manuwa and Misha Cirkunov. I do think Anthony Smith is a top 5 light heavyweight, but that knockout...
-Conor McGregor: UPSET SPECIAL 1: Really confident in picking the underdog, McGregor in this fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. There’s a bunch of reasons. First and foremost is the mental warfare aspect and Conor getting inside Khabib’s press conference. That matters. Look back to the Jose Aldo fight. Then there’s...
-Eryk Anders: UPSET SPECIAL 1: This is a real coin flip of a fight for me. Thiago Santos has some of the best power at 185 lbs. But his technique isn’t the most refined. Santos is 10-5 in the UFC but 3 of his 5 loses came from being...
-Alexey Oleynik: UPSET SPECIAL 1: I’ve been saying for a long time that Oleynik has been one of the top 3 most under rated fighters in the UFC and now he finally gets his due. He takes on Mark Hunt who is on the outs with the UFC and...
-Darren Till: If Till makes weight, he’s going to become champion. I think it’s that simple. Tyron Woodley is 36 years old. There’s a bunch of elite, young welterweights coming up and I think he’s known for awhile that his time as champion is coming to an end, doesn’t...
-James Vick: There’s a reason why the top lightweights have been avoiding Vick. His reach creates problems. Especially since he’s improved a ton in his stand up the past couple years and figured out a way to unlock his knockout power. Vick has a total of 3 knockouts in...