Mitch Raposo vs. Andre Lima

Mitch Raposo vs. Andre Lima

Mitch will be Andre's second short notice opponent for this card and the odds reflect that with Lima being a 2-1 favorite. That makes sense to me, while I do think Mitch is a solid fighter, I think Lima will be too well rounded and too prepared. If he is having...
Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier

Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier

I imagine most people will be rooting for Dustin and of course they will be, he is a likable guy who just happened to be an exciting fighter. But styles make fights and as long as Islam sticks to the wrestling, he will dominate here. Benoit essentially ragdolled...
Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa

Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa

Sean as a 2-1 favorite seems a bit wide for me. He is the less dangerous of the two and while he is typically durable, we watched him get slept by Alex Pereira. If this was a 5 round fight, then absolutely the 2-1 odds make sense. But with Paulo fighting recently, I...
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov

Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov

I'm a huge Almeida guy and think he dominates here. I picked him against Curtis and for 5 minutes it looked like the easiest pick in the world. It will be more of the same here. He will come forward, get whatever takedowns he wants and beat on Romanov. We have seen...
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski

Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski

Instant gut reaction is that Randy wins and Zalski is old. But then 30 seconds of tape study and a quick look at his last fight remind you that Zaleski is nasty. He only has 2 losses in the last 9 years and one of them was a bad decision to Salikhov. I do think Randy...