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Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas

Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas

This a fun matchup and a touch fight to pick. Nikita is the better overall fighter, but he is chinny as hell and Modestas is clearly a dangerous striker. I imagine Nikita is going to look to wrestle, but I will trust Modestas' takedown defense. So the pick will be the...
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

I fully understand how accomplished Figgy is and genuinely believe he is one of the best fighters in the world at this weight class. I also think that he is literally the easiest top 10 fight in the division for Umar. Figgy has his best performances when he can bully...
Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev

Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev

I like this fight a lot because it is not only a fun striker vs striker matchup, but also a logical step up in competition for Ateba. He beheaded a couple of non-UFC level guys, so now he will be tested against someone who has a win in the UFC and solid striking. I...
Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson

Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson

This is a way closer fight than Tapology voters are seeing. The overwhelming majority of people think Charles John is just going to run away with this fight, but I don't. Alex Perez is very good, you can't just look at the red dots on his record and make assumptions....
Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman

Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman

I know gut reaction here for most will be that Denzel sucks and Josh runs through him, but while that likely does happen, I am not ready to say Denzel sucks. His UFC debut was boring as all hell, but when he did actually throw strikes, you could tell he was fast,...