We are back another fight night, this time we get the young and up and coming prospect Kevin Vallejos vs  veteran Josh Emmett, which could be a changing of the guard type fight for their division here. Overall we have a handful of pretty fun fights, some interesting matchups, and with 14 scheduled fights it should make for some fun DFS play.

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$9,000+ PRICE POINT

Kevin Vallejos

Vallejos is coming in off a super slick finish over Giga where he landed a spinning backfist and went straight to lethal elbows, and now he gets the 41 year old Emmett who has been at the top of this division for a long time, but has lost 4 of his last 5 fights. Emmett will look for the big KO finish, and I think we see Vallejos outwork him, with his nearly 6 significant strikes per minute to go along with mixing in a takedown or two if need be.

Jose Delgado

Delgado is fun to watch, he lost a close decision to Wood, and now gets Fili who has alternated wins and losses in his last 8 fights. Delgado averages over 8 significant strikes per minute in his UFC fights, and has two knockout wins in his 3 fights. He is 8 years younger, the much more productive fighter, and I think we see him get back in the win column with another KO.

Myktybek Orolbai

This is going to be a test of the two styles of fighting here, with Curtis being the stand up boxer and Orolbai being the big wrestler. Orolbai is 10 years younger, averages 5.5 takedowns per fight and mixes in over 3.2 significant strikes per minute. Curtis has good takedown defense at 82%, but I will still lean on the wrestler to get a few takedowns and wear Chris down en route to a nice DK score.

 

$8,000 – $8,900 PRICE POINT

Oumar Sy

Sy is a huge prospect who is 12-1 and has a monstrous 83 inch reach, which is 8 inches more than Ion here. They both mix in wrestling, but Sy has 100% takedown defense, and should be the cleaner, more efficient striker on the feet. Ion will get into firefights and get finished, or gas himself out, so look for Sy to find a finish here in the first two rounds and look to push 100+ DK points.

Gillian Robertson

Robertson has been so good lately, winning 4 of her last 5 and 7 of her last 10 with her average score in her win being over 100 DK points. She will drag Lemos to the ground, wear out the 38 year old and look for a finish. She has TKO and submission wins, and even in her decision wins she is scoring over 100 DK points with the takedowns and control time.

Elijah Smith

This will be his toughest fight, but the kid is damn good at MMA. He is 2-0 in the UFC, coming off a 127 point outing and including his DWCS fight he is averaging almost 4.5 significant strikes per minute, 3.5 takedowns per fight, and will look to spoil You’s 3-0 undefeated run in the UFC. 

 

Under $8,000 PRICE POINT

Sam Hughes

I don’t really love picking either fighter here, but she is the dog and Sam looks to be just as good as Piera, and in a coin flip going with the cheaper fighter seems to be the route to go. She averages 4.3 significant strikes per minute, 1 takedown per fight, and will at least look to find a finish if she does get the fight to the mat.

Bruno Silva

Bruno is significantly smaller, but is someone who will look to find a KO or sub finish here against Charles who is coming off a loss where he got caught and was out on his feet with the ref trying to stop him from his imaginary fight that was still going on. Bruno averages almost 4 significant strikes per minute, 2.3 takedowns per fight and I think we will see him win ITD and be in the optimal lineup on DK.

Steven Asplund

Petrino moved up to heavyweight and has looked good, and Asplund has looked very solid in his DWCS and first UFC win. Asplund is a straight boxer with great cardio, who has averaged almost 20 significant strikes per minute which is insane, whereas Petrino averages less than 3. However, Petrino will be looking to get this fight to the ground, and I think this is where the battle of wills will determine who wins, and not to mention we have seen Petrino lose while not having great fight IQ, so I will side with the dog.

 

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