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Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley (c) | vs. | Marlon Vera | ||||
Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | ||||
Welterweight | Kevin Holland | vs. | Michael Page | ||||
Welterweight | Gilbert Burns | vs. | Jack Della Maddalena | ||||
Bantamweight | Petr Yan | vs. | Song Yadong | ||||
Heavyweight | Curtis Blaydes | vs. | Jailton Almeida | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Katlyn Cerminara | vs. | Maycee Barber | ||||
Lightweight | Mateusz Gamrot | vs. | Rafael dos Anjos | ||||
Bantamweight | Pedro Munhoz | vs. | Kyler Phillips |
I added the prelims as they could be a fight night unto themselves.
O'malley vs Chito is a good match. It will stay on the feet and both guys are great strikers. I really think it will be a very technical battle. Chito may shoot from time to time but O'malley has good TD D. Chito lost to Sandhagen who is a long lanky fighter and I think O'Malley is better.
Poirier vs BSD OOHWEE! This is a banger! Poirier is coming off a loss to Gaethje, KO via headkick. BSD won his last by a head kick KO. This one means something. For Poirier, staying in the top 5 and for BSD gaining traction for a title run. BSD has not fought a guy as good as Poirier though. Great fight.
Holland vs Venom Page Holland will welcome Venom to the UFC. Holland is a tough crafty fighter just outside the top 10. Holland is unranked and looking to make a splash. I have seen him fight in Bellator in person. Venoms leg kicks are BRUTAL! I look forward to these guys going at it. Both have lost 1 in their last 3.
Burns vs JDM, helluva fight. Burns is a fireplug that can bang and will bang but also has a very underrated sub game. especially chokes. JDM is a hard nosed striker with otherworldly cardio which is a weapon vs Burns who tends to fade. He is on a 16 fight win streak. and is ranked 11. Burns is #4 even with a loss recently. My pick for fight of the night.
Yan vs Song. top 10 match up here. Yan is ranked high even with 3 losses and 1 win in his last 4 two by split decision. Song has 1 loss in his last 4. Yan beat Sandhagen but Song lost to him. If style make fights, this one will be an example. I love Yan's boxing.
I will not put commentary for the prelims but they are good fights for sure!