I think who we NEED to win and who will actually win are different people. Remember a few weeks ago when Manual Torres was fighting Grant Dawson and we were all hoping that Manuel would put a stop to the wet blanket tat is Grant Dawson? Same thing here, I think we all need Jacob Malkoun to somehow defend the takedowns and free us from one of the more boring guys in the division. Problem,. I don't see that happening. Torrez is not a fun guy to watch, but he's good. Great wrestling, great cardio, relentless pressure. Jacob is a greta grappler in his own right and will be fighting at home, but i think he will be fighting off his back the majority of the time and it's hard to win a decision there. Torrez is the pick and lets hope he has a Merab style come up where the pace and pressure eventually leads to fans.

Jacob Malkoun

Jacob Malkoun is a grappler who likes to plot forward and throw everything with power. Because of this, all of his punches are looping. Even his jab isn't straight out. He is a capable wrestler who lowers his level and times his shots well, most of his shots are clean and are in the middle of the cage which works well for him. He averages almost 7 takedowns per fight which as we like to highlight, means he has no control at all. Jacob isn't typically dangerous and cannot defend a takedown, but he did just finish Andre Petroski almost 2 years ago by having a steel hip.

Torrez Finney

Torrez Finney is one of the most famous guys the Contender Series has created because not only is he a physical specimen, he had 3 Contender Series wins to get the full UFC call up. Style wise he is a solid wrestler with speed and power. He shoots a mean blast double where he runs through you and then pounds away on top. His striking isn't very good and a lot of that has to do with the t-rex arms. But he makes up for any specific skill gap with non stop wrestling and pressure. He is coming off the frustrating win over Robert Valentin