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#2 Tyson Pedro
Pedro only has one blemish on his record but he's certainly feeling the pressure heading into this matchup, being one of the few light heavyweight prospects in the division. A native of Queensland - a five-hour plane ride from Perth - Pedro will have the Australian fans on his side when he faces Saparbek Safarov on Saturday.
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The 26-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Ilir Latifi at UFC 215 in September, where he failed to come through as the betting favorite. It was also the first time Pedro went the distance in his six-fight career, which appeared to hinder the Lions High-Performance Centre standout in the cardio department.
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He faces Safarov who is also coming off the first setback of his career when he lost via TKO to Gian Villante at UFC Fight Night 102 in Dec. 2016. Pedro boasts four of his six career wins by submission and his 31-year-old opponent has never been forced to tap in his nine-fight career.
With the light heavyweight division rankings wide open at the moment, Pedro has a tremendous opportunity to fast-track himself up the 205-pound ladder.
