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- Figueiredo ...Figgyis a terrifying fighter but he will struggle to simply blast out Brandon Moreno in a round. The Mexican has developed leaps and bounds since losing to Pettis/Pantoja a couple years ago and offers a well-rounded skillset that will push Figueiredo. If this enters the championship rounds, Moreno will be able to apply his wrestling and top game with more effect. This could be a very close fight or Figgy could just blast him out in a round and carry on being the meme he is.
- Tony Ferguson ...after Tony endured a career-changing beating, whether it will have led to positive or detrimental effects it's hard to say until he get this one behind him. Both are erratic, unorthodox strikers, exciting grapplers and submission specialists...but most of all, both men are willing to die on their shield. Strap in, this could easily be the fight of the night or even fight of the year material.
- Renato Moicano - by SUB ...Fiziev is the far superior striker, but he doesn’t possess the power required to stop Moicano from working his way into an eventual takedown. Fiziev is untested on the ground, but it safe to guess that the Muay Thai-first fighter doesn't have the grappling chops required to keep Moicano from his back.
- Kevin Holland - KO? ...Holland has shown an incredible improvement to his all-round game in 2020, but Souza represents the biggest fight of his career. Holland’s striking on the outside is enough to keep Souza at a respectful distance and prevent himself from finding himself on his back, but there are still questions over Holland’s commitment to a gameplan. Souza could very easily bait Holland into a clinch and drag Holland into a whole world of trouble on the mat.
- Ciryl Gane ITD ...It is a mammoth ask for such a green prospect, but Gane’s raw grappling ability should be the difference here. A fine ex-kickboxer, Gane likely has the skills to push JDS against the cage and pour on an incredible striking display. Moreover, when JDS lunges into a power strike, Gane has the option to panic wrestle and grapple the Brazilian who has shown little in the way of BJJ (despite the rumours of his skill on the mat)
- Mackenzie Dern SUB ...Seems like an easy pick. 19 Submission wins between these girls 0 KO/TKO wins between them as well neither girl is very experienced on the feet not that I think it will matter with Jandiroba telling MMAJunkie that she plans to take Dern down and we all know Derns gameplan is to get this to the ground. As great as Jandiroba is on the ground and she is a savage, there is just levels to it and Dern is the highest level WMMA has ever seen and it's doubtful there is a girl in the UFC who could roll with her for 15 minutes without being submitted. So unless Jandiroba has been training with Wonderboy Thompson secretly I think this fight plays out on the ground 95% of the fight.,,in Dern's world.
- Pineda ...Great value here imo. Pineda is a very tough match up for Cub, especially in the small apex ring. Cub’s bladed stance is going to leave him very vulnerable to Pineda’s low kicks, and his hands down style leaves him very open to Pineda’s hard counter hooks in the pocket. Pineda also has very sound TDD and is extremely difficult to hold down. Ntm Cub is coming off major knee surgery at 37 years old, and is on a terrible slide besides his 1 win over Kron. Whereas Pineda has been active, healthy, and seems to be peaking at a late age currently riding a 7 fight win streak.
- Billy Quarantillo SUB ...Tucker is a live dog, and will understand that he is getting on, especially with his history of injuries. Despite that, Tucker doesn’t have the power on the feet to duke it out with Quarantillo and if he consistently forces a takedown, he will find himself on the wrong end of one of Billy’s submissions.
- Tecia Torres ...For Hughes to win, it would be one of the biggest upsets in memory. Torres is a very, very solid top-ten fighter in the UFC and is technically and athletically superior on the feet and mat.
- Chase Hooper SUB ...Barrett will have to bank on his age, size and durability allowing him to out-muscle Hooper and prevent him from hitting the mat. Unfortunately for Barrett, Hooper seems far too talented not to simply weasel his way into an submission victory.
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[FONT="]That was close, Chase has lots of work to do. Actually has some striking talent, but needs tons of work.[/FONT]
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