This week the UFC is headed to Canada for UFC Vancouver. We have 13 fights as of now- we will see if any fighter decides to miss weight by 8 pounds again, and we are headlined by the surging RDR looking to cement his place as the title contender for Khamzat next year. Obviously there are a ton of Canadians on the card, and we have quite a few very fun fights for DFS. The co-main should be a banger with Holland and Malott facing off, so let’s hope we keep all the fights here.
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$9,000+ PRICE POINT
AZAMAT BEKOEV
Azamat will have to get inside the 7 inch reach disadvantage he has here, but he has good wrestling, high output on the feet, and gets a guy making his UFC debut. This one will come down to closing the distance and being sharp in the pocket when he is in there.
HYUNSUNG PARK
Park is bigger, 6 years younger, above average offensive wrestling and Bruno has not looked great in his last 2 fights, albeit against 2 of the best in the division. Park ran into the monster that is Taira his last time out, but was on a nice 3 fight win streak with finishes leading into it.
$8,000 – $8,900 PRICE POINT
MANON FIOROT
JJ has used her wrestling a lot of late, and I don’t think she will be able to do that against Fiorot. Fiorot is bigger physically, stronger, and coming out to prove herself after a tough title shot loss. She averages over 5.5 significant strikes per minute and also has wrestling upside.
MIKE MALOTT
I love Holland and his activity in always wanting to take fights, but Malott is better than the last few guys he has fought and has the pedigree to beat him here. His only loss in the UFC was when he gassed and Magny got him in round 3, but I think we see him smother Holland here en route to a finish.
Under $8,000 PRICE POINT
MARLON VERA
If we can get Chito to not take round 1 off and sit back, he has the ability to get a nice DK score for us. He is better on the feet, and shouldn’t have to worry about grappling much as long as his takedown defense stays where it’s been at. Don’t trust judges in a foreign country, but salary savings with finishing upside here.
BRENDAN ALLEN
They both are known primarily as grapplers, and RDR is coming in on a nice 4 fight win streak since entering the UFC, but Allen is on par or better than everyone who RDR has beaten- Whittaker is the exception there. 5 rounds with grappling upside with takedowns/reversals and you get a nice salary savings using Allen.
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