We are heading into UFC Fight Night in Oklahoma City, with former champs squaring off in the main event with Dricus Du Plessis fighting Kamaru Usman. A couple fights less than we would normally like for DFS purposes, but like always it will come down to finding the right combination of fighters who score well.
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$9,000+ PRICE POINT
Alden Coria
Coria is good, fun to watch and has performed well when needed to in the UFC. Nicolll is not good, as not performed well, and looks to be a sacrificial lamb here for Coria to get another win and move his way closer to the rankings. He needs a first round finish to pay off his salary unless he can find one of those 100 significant strike with a knockdown finish in round 2, but he should dominate here.
Christian Leroy Duncan
Cannonier is almost closer to 55 than Duncan is 40, and the Killa Gorilla is now facing a very solid fighter who is well rounded and will push the pace. A few years ago and this would be a much closer lined fight, but CLD is going to beat the brakes off of Cannonier here in a fight that really does not make sense in the division, but regardless CLD inside the distance incoming.
Dricus Du Plessis
This fight will more than likely come down to how Dricus has improved his takedown defense and Khamzat held him down and rabbit punched him for 4.5 rounds last time out. Usman is a very good wrestler, but Dricus is absolutely huge for the division and I think we will see the age different come into play here, and at Middleweight Usman cannot be a weight bully like he was at Welterweight. Plot armor DDP plotting ahead and he will land 100+ significant strikes, probably get a couple reversals and if we get 5 competitive rounds I think DDP scores very well.
$8,000 – $8,900 PRICE POINT
Seokhyeon Ko
He scores amazing for DK purposes, averaging 4 takedowns per fight and almost 3 significant strikes per minute, he has scored over 110 in both of his UFC fights. Jean-Paul is a solid prospect, but I think we are going to see Ko wrestle him to death and find a finish ones JP is out of gas from defending off his back.
Levi Rodrigues JR
Franco is bad, Rodrigues is just a little better everywhere. This is one of those fights where they are both so unproven, with Levi having only fought 6 times and Felipe having 10 wins against absolute bums on the regional circuit, I am going to side with the guy who averages almost 3x the significant strike output here with Levi Rodridgues.
Alberto Montes
Tommy is sloppy, but throws a shit ton and likes to put on a show. He is not fun to listen to, but he puts on a show in the octagon. Montes has the clear grappling edge here, and I think we can see him weather the storm from McMillen early on and snatch him up in a choke when Tommy is gassed out. This is another fun fight where more than likely the winner is optimal due to how they win their fights.
Under $8,000 PRICE POINT
Austin Bashi
I want this fight either way I think, as Bashi will be the wrestle heavy approach and Delgado does not have great takedown defense, but he has good power and can KO Austin if he catches him clean. I lean the savings side of it right now, but either way I think this is a fight we will want a piece of.
RJ Harris
Hines is coming off a year long suspension for steroids, and fights the younger, taller Harris who will have a reach advantage also. Neither of them are particularly great heavyweights, however Hines being off the juice and 7 years older makes me want to take Harris as a dog, because any win where he finds a finish he will more than likely be optimal.
Mitch Ramirez
We will either see Chase snatch up a sub win here, or Mitch is going to KO him for his third loss like that in a row. When the chin goes, the chin goes, and Hooper loves to lose as a big favorite, and any method of Ramirez finding the win should move him into being optimal on a fight card with not many fights and some big favorites.
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