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#3. Sergio Pettis vs. Jussier Formiga:

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A fight that was supposed to take place in January of 2017, but had to be postponed due to injury, the duo are finally meeting in the Octagon more than one and a half years later.

Pettis is a veteran of the game, with 11 fights under his belt since coming to the UFC, with only two losses to his name. On the other side of things, Formiga has 11 fights in the UFC as well, but his career has seemed to always brink near the mid card, never rising further.

While Pettis won his last fight at UFC 225 in June, Formiga has not fought since his UFC 221 victory. While Pettis heavily relies on decisions for wins, Formiga's striking game is not too strong, and he relies on his ground game, with 10 wins in his career via submission, and zero via knockout.

Pettis will have to keep an eye out for Formiga's ground game, and if he is able to ward him off, he should win.

Prediction: Jussier Formiga defeats Sergio Pettis