We are heading into UFC 332 in Colorado where we get an interim women’s championship fight and a co-main event of Talbott vs Figgy. If this were an $80 PPV I would not be a happy camper, but since it is the same cost no matter what, I am going to trust they set up some banger matchups for us to watch up and down the card. King Green and Ribovics should be an excellent fight, and we get the DWCS stud Wint fighting again, and Johnny Walker is on the card and he is always good for a new meme from his fights.
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$9,000+ PRICE POINT
Payton Talbott
He is just the bigger, younger, stronger fighter against a 38 year old man who is going to get pieced up on the feet and we know Talbott has been working on his wrestling. I expect 100+ from Payton here with a finish inside the first two rounds.
Damian Pinas
He just needs 1 shot to land and it is lights out. We saw him drop and finish Almeida with just a jab really, and there should be nothing to stop this from happening again as Pulyaev is not going to wrestle which means he is the sacrificial lamb being fed to Pinas here. He needs either a first round KO or a 2nd round finish with multiple knockdowns.
Anthony Wint
This is another buildup fight for Wint, but unlike Steveson he is going to take it seriously and look to end this quickly. He is the more athletic, stronger fighter who can mix in takedowns if need be and find a first round finish. I think we see him win in the first with ground and pound after a takedown.
$8,000 – $8,900 PRICE POINT
Ateba Gautier
I like Roman, but this is a bad matchup for him. They are both strikers, and Ateba is the more powerful striker with a 4 inch height advantage and 6 inch reach advantage. It is a fist fight so there is always a chance, but Gautier is also 10 years younger. I think he finds a finish in the first two rounds, although Kopylov is tough, Gautier is going to be just too much here.
Natalia Silva
This is going to be an interesting interim title fight, with both fighters being strikers who do not really try to initiate takedowns ever, and both fighters sporting a 85% or better takedown defense. She does not score well typically, but I think she wins by points in this one and I am not a huge fan of the 8K range this week and with 5 rounds to work I can see her getting close to her break even for the salary point.
Imanol Rodriguez
We are siding with Imanol here and his almost 6 significant stikes per minute, but no matter what this should be a fun high paced scrap. This is a very closely lined fight, but as I mentioned above I do not love this range and I would rather side with the exciting flyweight than write up johnny walker.
Under $8,000 PRICE POINT
Mick Parkin
Walker stinks, is moving to heavyweight which probably is better suited for his frame but he was super chinny at LHW. Parkin is best known for being the training partner of Aspinal, but I think we will see him get a nice win here and knock out Walker.
Benardo Sopaj
This fight will come down to if Sopaj can use his wrestling to get takedowns and control McGhee. He is a decade younger, and we have seen him go to war in the cage, and as long as he does not let Marcus dictate the pace I like his upside with the wrestling.
King Green
. The reason I am going to side with Green, is the same reason he ended up winning the zellhuber fight. He will mix in takedowns if he needs, and in a fight where we are assuming this will be the top contender for fight of the night, the dog who has some wrestling upside is a great spot to pick. I think we want one of these two in the lineup no matter what, but I want the salary savings and am siding with Green.
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