In word underrated, I mean, other fighters don't prioritize it the way Chechnya guys do. Dustin Poirier is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt but can you compare his wrestling to Chechnya fighters? Who showed you real good wrestling skills other than Chechnya guys? Most of the time we see boxing and leg kicks, we rarely see wrestling with other UFC fighters. I don't say it's bad, no, I prefer to watch boxing and leg kicks over wrestling but all I'm saying is that, it's fact, wrestling pays back better.
I think all agree here that Dagestani Fighters are better and best in wrestling. Do you mean Chechnya is Dagestan? If so, then we both agree.
If so, then the word is that many fighters other than Dagestani fighters are below their wrestling level. That doesn't mean they put wrestling down and look down on wrestling, but the fighters in MMA come from a variety of martial arts backgrounds. It was also their previous training camp and the culture of their place that made their fighting style not wrestling.
Here are some of my predictions for main card:
Amanda Nunes KO-TKO win.
Charles Oliveira win by submission.
Adam Fugitt
Dan Ige
Marc-Andre Barriault
Okay for my prediction in this match:
Nunes vs Aldana
Even though Nunes has lost before via submission against J Pena, I believe Nunes is still very strong, especially in the Bantamweight Division.
Oliveira vs DariushI see a lot of people who favor Oliveira here. I also like Oliveira but if we look at the previous matches, Oliveira still can't overcome Makachev and Chandler's level of Wrestling (Even though Chandler lost but there we can see Oliveira is struggling to submit a wrestler on Chandler's level
Malott vs FugittPreviously, Malott did by submission and Fugitt won by TKO. I don't know the strength of these two fighters but I think Malott will win because in previous fights Malott has also won via submission