🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[YuginKadoya]

It could prolly also mean he isn't really as good as he's said to be.  To think he was matched vs Sean Brady before the match vs Hatez.  Brady is a good wrestler who prolly would've rag dolled JDM around the cage.  I think the line for that match up was close to a coin flip.  Good value for Brady.  :/

Yup! That might be it, for sure Jack Della Maddalena isn't what we think he could be with Wrestler for sure, or maybe because of his weight cuts for 2 weeks that might affect his cardio, maybe he had a hard time with Bassil Hafez, but for sure a lot is thinking Jack Della Maddalena will surely struggle against Khamzat Chimaev for sure,

Amanda is too competitive to retire but because there is just too few fighters in the division, she goes hunting for another promotion that might give her more opportunities and retiring a champ is a good selling point for these opportunity. But sure if Dana wants a title shot for Holm, why not. How fake can it get when its obvious that some up there not worthy. UFC sometimes can just give it to anyone doesn't matter if it sounds like a clown show.

So many fighters are looking for opportunity and rumor has it that Dana is buying Bellator.   I guess the fights that we fansy for a long time will come to materialize. This is if the rumor is true.

Well, Dana White is a clown aswell, for making that Slap Contest a reality he is engaging in Clown entertainment, but yeah giving an opportunity to Holly Holm is not really bad even giving it to Ronda Rousey and I get it to give a chance to the legends of the UFC, but it was a terrible mistake in giving Holm to Bueno Silva in my opinion, she was eaten alive by those Submissions for sure, and instead of giving it to the obvious why not make an interesting gamble on making Mayra Bueno Silva a shot to the title,

Same high risk against Khamzat but at least Abu Dhabi fight will be profitable for Costa. Fans will not look at it that way though, to them Costa is a pullout puss.
Khamzat also pullout against Usman reasoning he only wants in the MW which Costa make sense. They did have a heated quarrel before and Costa was very eager to fight Khamzat so they finally agreed.

Costa can prove his BJJ blackbelt against Khamzat. Either that Khamzat sniffs his crouch.

It was a long time since I saw a Khamzat Chimaev fight and that is for sure so this fight could be juicy and much awaited for many fans they want to see Costa mutilated by Chimaev, but some are just curious about what has happened with this fight well if Khamzat Chimaev can pull a wrestling move on a much bigger and heavier Paolo Costa for sure and yes both of the fighters can surely prove their worth in this fight,

Well, Paulo Costa has teases fans that he backs out on his fight on UFC 291 against Ikram Aliskerov but in Topology I can still see them in the card, well if he backs out on UFC 291 we will surely see him against Khamzat Chimaev taking the fight to Abu Dhabi on UFC 294, for sure,

[owengtam09]

This fight has been cancelled. Paulo Costa refused to fight in two less before the fight (Booo!). Now Aliskerov gonna fight Roman Dolidze, whos gonna be on short notice and fought in March against Vettori. For information, Aliskerov has only 1 loss (to Chimaev) in his career and is sort of a Chimaev on minimal settings. Either Costa has money issues with UFC again, or got scared. Because Aliskerov is a perfect counter for Costa (combat sambo + he is from Dagestan ). Btw, anyone ever seen how Costa wrestle or use bjj techniques? Has he proved that he really got that black belt in bjj?

There might be a reason why Paulo Costa Cancelled his fight against Ikram Aliskerov, and there are a lot of speculation that Paulo Costa is cancelling the fight due top the fact that he wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev, for me he should fight Ikram Aliskerov so he could see if he can have the fire power to defeat Islam Makhachev, because Ikram Aliskerov is surely like Makhachev but in low maintained mode, so this is a great opportunity for Paulo Costa to surely try it on a low level fighter than with the real deal Makhachev, he is insane if he doesn't try his BJJ to Ikram Aliskerov first, but I really don't see Costa perform some BJJ maybe this is the 1st time,

Allegedly Paulo Costa is hinting (on his twitter) that the reason for his pull-out is that he got contracted to fight Chimaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi (October?) and this would make sense.
His fight with Aliskerov was a poor match-up in my opinion. Aliskerov would gain a lot by winning, but from Costa's point of view, it was a high-risk-low-reward move. And from the UFC perspective, Costa is still a well hyped-up fighter, so why waste his earning potential like that? Setting him up against Chimaev makes way more sense money-wise.

You might be right in the UFC point of view Costa is still a profitable fighter and many is still wants to see him fight, well maybe not to fight but his antics was really go for the profit for sure, or maybe Paulo Costa also know that he still isn't ready for that Ikram Aliskerov fight for sure so he still needs time to prepare for that fight for me it is really exciting and I am curious is Khamzat Chimaev would defeat a build like Gilbert Burns but this time a much more bulkier Paulo Costa,

[tusandii]

Yup! That might be it, for sure Jack Della Maddalena isn't what we think he could be with Wrestler for sure, or maybe because of his weight cuts for 2 weeks that might affect his cardio, maybe he had a hard time with Bassil Hafez, but for sure a lot is thinking Jack Della Maddalena will surely struggle against Khamzat Chimaev for sure,

Jack Della Maddalena is actually a pretty good UFC fighter even in 17 fights he managed to have 15 wins with 11 TKOs.
This fighter based on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has succeeded in becoming a fighter who can give fans satisfaction when watching him fight and now he has managed to occupy 13th place in the Welterweight class.
But when it comes to fighting Khamzat Chimaev I still doubt that Jack Della Maddalena can win even though he has tried his best, because Khamzat Chimaev is quite a dangerous fighter and often creates wins with his fighting intelligence.

[TopTort777]

This fight has been cancelled. Paulo Costa refused to fight in two less before the fight (Booo!). Now Aliskerov gonna fight Roman Dolidze, whos gonna be on short notice and fought in March against Vettori. For information, Aliskerov has only 1 loss (to Chimaev) in his career and is sort of a Chimaev on minimal settings. Either Costa has money issues with UFC again, or got scared. Because Aliskerov is a perfect counter for Costa (combat sambo + he is from Dagestan ).

Allegedly Paulo Costa is hinting (on his twitter) that the reason for his pull-out is that he got contracted to fight Chimaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi (October?) and this would make sense.
His fight with Aliskerov was a poor match-up in my opinion. Aliskerov would gain a lot by winning, but from Costa's point of view, it was a high-risk-low-reward move. And from the UFC perspective, Costa is still a well hyped-up fighter, so why waste his earning potential like that? Setting him up against Chimaev makes way more sense money-wise.

Btw, anyone ever seen how Costa wrestle or use bjj techniques? Has he proved that he really got that black belt in bjj?

Not really. I can't find even a sparring footage on youtube.

Costa has been boasting with black bjj belt often. Like the moment he threw white belt into Adesanya, but funny that he hadnt used any of his bjj skills in their fight Wikipedia claim that Costa vs Chimaev is already announced. Weird. I though Usman was calling out Chimaev. Funny that in past, no one wanted to fight Chimaev, but now he has two potential opponents If I was Costa, I would prefer Aliskerov instead of Chimaev. Aliskerov might be easier opponent because he is new to UFC. Yeap that will be a risky fight if we speak about ranking, but I see zero chances to win against Chimaev for Costa.

Btw, UAE is beloved place for Nurmagomedov or Makhavhev to fight. Maybe we would see Makhachev next fight in UFC 294 also. I've seen rumours about Makhachev vs Oliveira 2 fight in Abu Dhabi.

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Yup! That might be it, for sure Jack Della Maddalena isn't what we think he could be with Wrestler for sure, or maybe because of his weight cuts for 2 weeks that might affect his cardio, maybe he had a hard time with Bassil Hafez, but for sure a lot is thinking Jack Della Maddalena will surely struggle against Khamzat Chimaev for sure,

Jack Della Maddalena is actually a pretty good UFC fighter even in 17 fights he managed to have 15 wins with 11 TKOs.
This fighter based on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has succeeded in becoming a fighter who can give fans satisfaction when watching him fight and now he has managed to occupy 13th place in the Welterweight class.
But when it comes to fighting Khamzat Chimaev I still doubt that Jack Della Maddalena can win even though he has tried his best, because Khamzat Chimaev is quite a dangerous fighter and often creates wins with his fighting intelligence.

He has powerrr in those hands but not sure if he's really as 'good' as where the books want to line him at.  What was the price for him last weekend?  Around 1.30?  That's too much imho.  If JDM and his opponent fought under the same conditions three times I think his opponent could win once.  And as the match ended in a split decision, JDM should've been lined close to a coin flip.

UFC Free Fight:  Aspinall vs Spivak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZopYc-vsxo

UFC Free Fight:  Tybura vs Hardy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3bhCZJs-M

The UFC must be giving Aspinall a favor by matching him up with an easy opponent after what happened during his last match.  Let's hope the knee is all healed up!  I think Aspinall via sub at anything around 2.50 - 3.00 will be value here.

[bittraffic]

Yup! That might be it, for sure Jack Della Maddalena isn't what we think he could be with Wrestler for sure, or maybe because of his weight cuts for 2 weeks that might affect his cardio, maybe he had a hard time with Bassil Hafez, but for sure a lot is thinking Jack Della Maddalena will surely struggle against Khamzat Chimaev for sure,

Jack Della Maddalena is actually a pretty good UFC fighter even in 17 fights he managed to have 15 wins with 11 TKOs.
This fighter based on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has succeeded in becoming a fighter who can give fans satisfaction when watching him fight and now he has managed to occupy 13th place in the Welterweight class.
But when it comes to fighting Khamzat Chimaev I still doubt that Jack Della Maddalena can win even though he has tried his best, because Khamzat Chimaev is quite a dangerous fighter and often creates wins with his fighting intelligence.

He has powerrr in those hands but not sure if he's really as 'good' as where the books want to line him at.  What was the price for him last weekend?  Around 1.30?  That's too much imho.  If JDM and his opponent fought under the same conditions three times I think his opponent could win once.  And as the match ended in a split decision, JDM should've been lined close to a coin flip.

UFC Free Fight:  Aspinall vs Spivak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZopYc-vsxo

UFC Free Fight:  Tybura vs Hardy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3bhCZJs-M

The UFC must be giving Aspinall a favor by matching him up with an easy opponent after what happened during his last match.  Let's hope the knee is all healed up!  I think Aspinall via sub at anything around 2.50 - 3.00 will be value here.

Aspinall can not be so confident against Tybura. He may not be as brutal as Blaydes but he's well rounded.
Took a year for Aspinal to come back after Blaydes's fight, it's considerably long inactivity due to the knee injury.  He may actually lose the fight because that injury causes his knee to be unstable.

Lots of interesting matches this weekend though. I'd skip Aspinal but will bet on some.
Muniz by submission
Stoliarenko by submission
Grant by submission
Alvarez by Submission

[TopTort777]

Take a close look on where next event gonna be and on co-main event fighter. Dont you see something strange? Sort of "someone is missing"? Someone who often or always accompany Molly McCann. Yeap, I am speaking about fast food lover Paddy Pimblett. Why isnt he fighting on his homeland? I feel that after that fake win over Gordon, people still not forgiven him or his career is somehow broken

[tokeweed]

^  And it's also weird that after a loss the card has Holly McCann in the co main event.  Matched her up with Stoliarenko too.  I feel like the UFC wants to set McCann up for an exciting finish.    Stoliarenko does have a nasty arm bar tho if she finds the opportunity.  But yeah...  Better to bet for fight doesn't go to decision or under 2.5 rounds than straight up McCann at 1.45.

Anyway, kinda back and forth with Aspinall.  I have him to win but after blowing up his knee, what do you guys think?  And over 1.5 rounds is 2.37.  I think it goes over...  Tybura hasn't been finished in a long while.

[eaLiTy]

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Holly Holm's return was premature in my opinion she doesn't need to fight Mayra Bueno Silva if she can not take a wrestler of this caliber, for me Holms still doesn't stand a chance even though she have trained against a wrestler and added wrestling in her game it is still not enough for sure,

The wrestling defense of Holly Holm was on point but her submission defense was exposed by Miesha Tate when she defended her belt for the first time where Holly Holm was winning by a huge margin and then getting submitted and even in this fight against Mayra Bueno Silva, Holly Holm won the first round but a slight mistake and she lost the fight by submission.

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Anyway, kinda back and forth with Aspinall.  I have him to win but after blowing up his knee, what do you guys think?  And over 1.5 rounds is 2.37.  I think it goes over...  Tybura hasn't been finished in a long while.

Marcin Tybura is durable and he was finished in the first round in his career only once by Augusto Sakai and Tom Aspinall coming back from a knee injury and a loss after a year, so it is a good bet for over 1.5 rounds considering the odds.

[pawel7777]

Wikipedia claim that Costa vs Chimaev is already announced. Weird. I though Usman was calling out Chimaev. Funny that in past, no one wanted to fight Chimaev, but now he has two potential opponents If I was Costa, I would prefer Aliskerov instead of Chimaev. Aliskerov might be easier opponent because he is new to UFC. Yeap that will be a risky fight if we speak about ranking, but I see zero chances to win against Chimaev for Costa.

Yup, Dana White confirmed it today, Costa will be fighting Chimaev and yes, you guessed it right, Makhachev will fight Oliveira again for the title defense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsd1FY6J7dw

I disagree, career-wise Chimaev is a way better opponent for Costa than a relatively unknown Aliskerov. He'd be an underdog in any of those fights, but it's much less of a shame to get defeated by Chimaev, who currently has a reputation of an absolute destroyer. So all Costa needs to do is not to lose in too embarrassing fashion (i.e. survive at least 2 rounds or lose by decision) and he'd still be high in the ranks. Plus, the money and hype will be incomparably better.

[TopTort777]

^  And it's also weird that after a loss the card has Holly McCann in the co main event.  Matched her up with Stoliarenko too.  I feel like the UFC wants to set McCann up for an exciting finish.    Stoliarenko does have a nasty arm bar tho if she finds the opportunity.  But yeah...  Better to bet for fight doesn't go to decision or under 2.5 rounds than straight up McCann at 1.45.

Anyway, kinda back and forth with Aspinall.  I have him to win but after blowing up his knee, what do you guys think?  And over 1.5 rounds is 2.37.  I think it goes over...  Tybura hasn't been finished in a long while.

That McCann vs Stoliarenko as a co main event looks weird, I agree. Looks like UFC bosses are giving her a rehabilitation fight to win on home land, as Stoliarenkos achievements in MMA arent great. In fact, based on her record, it seems like a total mismatch.

I disagree, career-wise Chimaev is a way better opponent for Costa than a relatively unknown Aliskerov. He'd be an underdog in any of those fights, but it's much less of a shame to get defeated by Chimaev, who currently has a reputation of an absolute destroyer. So all Costa needs to do is not to lose in too embarrassing fashion (i.e. survive at least 2 rounds or lose by decision) and he'd still be high in the ranks. Plus, the money and hype will be incomparably better.

Speaking about reputation and ranking it is better to lose to Chimaev than to Aliskerov But Costa have more chances against Aliskerov than against Chimaev. So it is about money or building a win streak. Also, dont forget that Chimaev is from welterweight and Costa a middleweight. Loosing to a guy who is supposed to be smaller than you is a hit on a reputation

[owengtam09]

Aspinall can not be so confident against Tybura. He may not be as brutal as Blaydes but he's well rounded.
Took a year for Aspinal to come back after Blaydes's fight, it's considerably long inactivity due to the knee injury.  He may actually lose the fight because that injury causes his knee to be unstable.

Lots of interesting matches this weekend though. I'd skip Aspinal but will bet on some.
Muniz by submission
Stoliarenko by submission
Grant by submission
Alvarez by Submission

An interesting fight indeed, and it could also be brutal Tom Aspinall is really well rounded in this fight but we can not say that Marcin Tybura is not well rounded enough in giving a great fight against Aspinall, and yes that knee injury could be something that may likely be hard for him to actually fight against Tybura , or could be a hinder but sure enough he trained to keep that feeling at bay and if it recovered well Tom Aspinall may win this but if it doesn't recovered that great this could be a hinder for Aspinall in his fight,

Costa has been boasting with black bjj belt often. Like the moment he threw white belt into Adesanya, but funny that he hadnt used any of his bjj skills in their fight Wikipedia claim that Costa vs Chimaev is already announced. Weird. I though Usman was calling out Chimaev. Funny that in past, no one wanted to fight Chimaev, but now he has two potential opponents If I was Costa, I would prefer Aliskerov instead of Chimaev. Aliskerov might be easier opponent because he is new to UFC. Yeap that will be a risky fight if we speak about ranking, but I see zero chances to win against Chimaev for Costa.

Btw, UAE is beloved place for Nurmagomedov or Makhavhev to fight. Maybe we would see Makhachev next fight in UFC 294 also. I've seen rumours about Makhachev vs Oliveira 2 fight in Abu Dhabi.

I really think after the fight between Islam Makhachev VS Alexander Volkanovski there are now fighters that wants to try their luck against combat sambo fighters and I think Volkanovski might have exposed some technique to spot that wrestling but that is if paolo Costa can execute it well against Khamzat Chimaev, but for me I will still go with Khamzat Chimaev if they fight that is for sure,

[TopTort777]

I really think after the fight between Islam Makhachev VS Alexander Volkanovski there are now fighters that wants to try their luck against combat sambo fighters and I think Volkanovski might have exposed some technique to spot that wrestling but that is if paolo Costa can execute it well against Khamzat Chimaev, but for me I will still go with Khamzat Chimaev if they fight that is for sure,

Bad idea Not saying that they are greatest, but pure striker or wrestler always is countered by combat sambo. I dont understand what Costa could do against Chimaev. Chimaev trains with big guys all the time, imho he can easily counter Costas strength. Never seen Costa showing his black bjj belt skills. Costa isnt good at striking either (Izzy outstriked him). Imho on every aspect Costa has, Chimaev has a really good counter.

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Weigh ins started earlier than usual guys.  The vid below was streamed an hour or so ago and it started a couple of hours before that.  

Anyway, Aspinall weigh in at his heaviest to date at 258 lbs.  I took a peek at his past weigh ins for his last few matches and he usually weighed in between 245 - 252 lbs.  If the few lbs were due to the inactivity, it could be somewhat of concern.  Dunno...

Another surprise is Stoliarenko.  She made 125 lbs after struggling to make weight at 135.  She is bigger than McCann in the current weight division.  Would be hilarious if McCann got caught in an arm bar or something.  

UFC Fight Night 224:  Official Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjg8e_jQ9GU

Everybody made weight!

Tom Aspinall (258) vs Marcin Tybura (246)
Molly McCann (125) vs Julija Stoliarenko (125)
Andre Fili (145) vs Nathaniel Wood (146)
Paul Craig (186) vs Andre Muniz (185)
Jai Herbert (155) vs Fares Ziam (155)
Josh Culibao (146) vs Lerone Murphy (146)
Davey Grant (136) vs Daniel Marcos (136)
Jonny Parsons (171) vs Danny Roberts (171)
Joel Alvarez (156) vs Marc Diakiese (156)
Mick Parkin (264) vs Jamal Pogues (266)
Bryan Barberena (185) vs Makhmud Muradov (186)
Pannie Kianzad (136) vs Ketlen Vieira (135)
Yanal Ashmouz (155) vs Chris Duncan (156)
Shauna Bannon (115) vs Bruna Brasil (115)
Daniel Barez (125) vs Jafel Filho (126)

^  I think fight of the night will be Lerone Murphy vs Josh Culibao...

[TopTort777]

Weigh ins started earlier than usual guys.  The vid below was streamed an hour or so ago and it started a couple of hours before that.  

Anyway, Aspinall weigh in at his heaviest to date at 258 lbs.  I took a peek at his past weigh ins for his last few matches and he usually weighed in between 245 - 252 lbs.  If the few lbs were due to the inactivity, it could be somewhat of concern.  Dunno...

His extra weight can be forgiven He did have that nasty leg injury after all. If it was a hand injury it would be easier to recover. But it was a knee injury, that is always a long way to recovery and lack of activity during that time. If it is a torn cruciate ligament, then it is a month of just laying as minimum. And that right knee I think is going to be the first spot where Tybura gonna lend his low kick Very often, fighters after a serious leg injury (not as finger injury Bones had ) aint the same fighters they were. First they arent as durable as used to, second are scared to hurt injured place.

[Marvell1]

Weigh ins started earlier than usual guys.  The vid below was streamed an hour or so ago and it started a couple of hours before that.  
Anyway, Aspinall weigh in at his heaviest to date at 258 lbs.  I took a peek at his past weigh ins for his last few matches and he usually weighed in between 245 - 252 lbs.  If the few lbs were due to the inactivity, it could be somewhat of concern.  Dunno...

His extra weight can be forgiven He did have that nasty leg injury after all. If it was a hand injury it would be easier to recover. But it was a knee injury, that is always a long way to recovery and lack of activity during that time. If it is a torn cruciate ligament, then it is a month of just laying as minimum. And that right knee I think is going to be the first spot where Tybura gonna lend his low kick Very often, fighters after a serious leg injury (not as finger injury Bones had ) aint the same fighters they were. First they arent as durable as used to, second are scared to hurt injured place.

Any athlete knows how devastating a leg injury can be. The weight of an athlete constantly rests on their legs, and in the world of fighting, the severity increases exponentially. Opponents will invariably target any previously injured leg, posing a significant risk of re-injury. Those who have experienced leg injuries must constantly battle the fear of awakening to another painful setback. This nagging worry persists in the back of their minds and has a profound impact on their confidence.

Personally, I don't like the practice of weight-cutting among fighters. It is exceedingly dangerous and I firmly believe it is not an appropriate approach for anyone's well-being. However, this method has persisted for quite some time without a viable alternative taking its place.

[OgNasty]

I feel like I haven’t heard much about Khamzat Chimaev lately. I expected he’d be getting some big fights by now but it seems like maybe they’re saving him for something? Maybe we’ll see him and Conor McGregor fight for the belt at some point? Conor McGregor is also rumored to be fighting in December, so I’m looking forward to seeing how his first fight back plays out.

[pawel7777]

His extra weight can be forgiven He did have that nasty leg injury after all. If it was a hand injury it would be easier to recover. But it was a knee injury, that is always a long way to recovery and lack of activity during that time. If it is a torn cruciate ligament, then it is a month of just laying as minimum. And that right knee I think is going to be the first spot where Tybura gonna lend his low kick Very often, fighters after a serious leg injury (not as finger injury Bones had ) aint the same fighters they were. First they arent as durable as used to, second are scared to hurt injured place.

Still, he looks pretty lean and doesn't seem to have much body fat, so I think this weight was intentional. He probably expected Tybura to show up much heavier than the current 246 and didn't want to be too far behind.
I'm more surprised at how good Tybura looked. You can say straight away that he takes this fight seriously and is interested in more than just collecting his cheque.
This fight could turn out to be much more interesting than I thought.

[pawel7777]

I feel like I haven’t heard much about Khamzat Chimaev lately. I expected he’d be getting some big fights by now but it seems like maybe they’re saving him for something? Maybe we’ll see him and Conor McGregor fight for the belt at some point? Conor McGregor is also rumored to be fighting in December, so I’m looking forward to seeing how his first fight back plays out.

It was announced yesterday that he'll be fighting Paulo Costa at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi in October, so yeah, they were saving him for something special. If he wins, he could even get a title shot for the middleweight belt against Adesanya (if he wins against Du Plessis). Or he could fight for the welterweight belt if he chooses to go back down.
McGregor is fighting Chandler next, it was rumoured to be in December, but probably won't happen until early 2024.

[owengtam09]

Bad idea Not saying that they are greatest, but pure striker or wrestler always is countered by combat sambo. I dont understand what Costa could do against Chimaev. Chimaev trains with big guys all the time, imho he can easily counter Costas strength. Never seen Costa showing his black bjj belt skills. Costa isnt good at striking either (Izzy outstriked him). Imho on every aspect Costa has, Chimaev has a really good counter.

It's practically an idea you know the ego of those fighters if Volkonovski can do it we also can, but I think Islam Makhachev has seen his own holes and will surely cover there, his extremely deep wrestling ace has now exposed, and surely Khabib Nurmagomedov as a friend will surely help him in that aspect,

In Paulo Costa's thing, I really can't say that he got good BJJ he may be bluffing about it but give the guy a chance to prove himself he has now canceled 2 fights which means Dana White will surely strike him on this, but he has said that he is really aiming for the Khamzat Chimaev fight, or maybe the UFC have realize that if he losses to Ikram Aliskerov people will then lose interest in seeing the bigger fight for Paulo Costa VS Khamzat Chimaev for sure,


Tom Aspinall (1.21) VS Marcin Tybura (4.50)

Pretty much Tom Aspinall is a great guy and during their face-off, I really like it when he is so friendly to Marcin Tybura but with this fight for me if Marcin Tybura doesn't incorporate some wrestling in his style I think he doesn't stand a chance against Tom Aspinall's wrestling for sure, because Tom Aspinall has the technical striking not as good as Cyril Gane but he can definitely out box the likes of Alexander Volkov, Serghei Spivac, and Andrei Arlovski and then incorporates him a takedown to put on to submission, I think Marcin Tybura has shown a different physique in the Weign-in to become more speedy because even though Tom Aspinall is a Heavyweight he moves like a Light Heavyweight for sure, so for this fight my pick is Tom Aspinall,



Molly McCann (1.47) VS Julija Stoliarenko (2.70)

This is a hard fight to make a decision because Molly McCann is an excellent striker while Julija Stoliarenko is great on the ground so it's either Molly McCann could out-strike her or Julija Stoliarenko can out-wrestle her and bring the fight to the ground, but McCann can also incorporate some wrestling I don't know maybe she was bullied by Erin Blanchfield with the Kimura and punching her face in the process, well for this fight I don't really like Molly McCann and for sure I want Julija Stoliarenko to win this and that she deserves a win, so my pick is Julija Stoliarenko,



Nathaniel Wood (1.46) VS Andre Fili (2.75)

For this fight I really like Nathaniel Wood more than Andre Fili, well both are Well Rounded but Nathaniel Wood is younger so he can still improve for sure while in the face-off he surely looks kind of smaller than Andre Fili so I surely have concerns when it comes to that, but if Wood can maintain his distance on the close range to Andre Fili he can surely get into Fili with his boxing he surely got a slick boxing move that could surely shock Andre Fili so my pick is Nathaniel Wood,