We are off to Seattle for UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer. Very big fight for the middleweight division here with Pyfer looking to climb closer to a top 5 contender fight to work towards the belt, and Izzy is holding on to relevancy.
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$9,000+ PRICE POINT
Michael Chiesa
Niko stinks bad, Chiesa is old but still pretty dang solid. It is a tough price point, but I think not only is this the retirement fight for Michael, but if he knocks out Price it will be the end of the road for him as well. He has not knocked anyone out like ever in the UFC, but this could be the walk off into the sunset punch here.
Navajo Stirling
He has underwhelmed so far, but is a very good prospect, will have a 2 inch height advantage and 5 inch reach advantage against Lopes here who should be the guy Stirling finds a finish against. He averages over 6 significant strikes per minute, and I think we will see him finally get a nice highlight reel win.
Ignacio Bahamondes
Tofiq will have one task the entire fight, wrestle Bahamondes down and look for a finish. Ignacio should be able to defend the takedowns, has a monstrous 6 inch reach advantage and 7 inch height advantage, so the takedowns will be visible coming in and I think we see La Jaula pick Musayev apart en route to a nice win with 100+ significant strikes, or a KO finish.
$8,000 – $8,900 PRICE POINT
Chase Hooper
Hooper is younger, more experienced, and has better striking output and BJJ than Gibson. He will have a 4 inch height advantage and 2 inch reach advantage, and I think we will see him work Gibson here after taking the KO loss last time out. Gibson could find a finish on the feet, but I think overall for DK purposes Hooper will score a bunch of points more times than not. If you do not want to use the 15 year old looking Chase Hooper, then find the extra $100 for Douglas.
Terrance McKinney
T Wrecks is going to claim another one here against Kyle Nelson who will get blitzed from the jump by Terrance. He is always risky because he is ride or die first round flurry looking for a finish, and will get finished himself on occasion, but he has the 130+ DK point upside in this price range.
Yousri Belgaroui
They are both relatively new to the UFC, and I think this is a fight you want a piece of no matter which side. Both have big KO power, both guys can wrestle, and both are very big for the division. Yousri is in the better camp, coming off a nice win and will have the height advantage to keep Mansur at distance.
Under $8,000 PRICE POINT
Casey O’Neill
She is a busy on the feet fighter who averages over 7 significant strikes per minute, averages 1.5 takedowns per fight, and will have the 3 inch reach advantage and is 4 years younger. I think it is a pretty even fight, and I will take the dog who is busier on the feet and has more of a threat for wrestling.
Joe Pyfer
I don’t see Izzy surviving the bombs Pyfer will be firing off. He will try to stay at distance and pick Joe apart, but I think we will see Bodybagz bag another highlight reel KO here and send Izzy off to retirement. He is 4-1 in his last 5 whereas Izzy is 1-4, and Pyfer has the wrestling and BJJ edge here as well if he needs to use it.
Alexa Grasso
This is a pretty even fight, with Barber being the younger fighter coming in having won her last 5 fights whereas Grasso is 2-2-1 with 3 of those being title fights. I think it depends on which Grasso shows up, the good Alexa or the one who looked super mediocre and lost last time out. In a fight this even, I will side with the former champ.
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