UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar - Predictions and Picks

#7 The Prelims: UFC Fight Pass card

Can Canada's Gillian Robertson overcome Sarah Frota?

The show will kick off with three prelim fights on UFC Fight Pass, and we’ve got a Flyweight clash on top between Canada’s Gillian Robertson and Brazil’s Sarah Frota.

Robertson is currently 3-1 in the UFC and has looked relatively impressive in her wins, but I worry for her here; Frota is coming up from 115lbs but looked huge at that weight regardless and she’s a super-aggressive striker and also an excellent grappler. Robertson will have the home field advantage but I don’t like her chances this time. Frota via TKO is my pick.

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Former Featherweight Erik Koch returns at 170lbs to take on Kyle Stewart, who is still looking for his first UFC win after he was choked out by Chance Rencountre in January.

Koch hasn’t fought in over a year and honestly hasn’t lived up to the potential he showed back in 2010/11, but a loss to Stewart – who is wildly aggressive but not all that technical judging on his footage – would be a nadir I’d say. I worry for what he has left in the tank, though, so I’m taking Stewart via decision.

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Finally at Heavyweight, Tanner Boser takes on Giacomo Lemos in a battle of debutants. Boser has been around a long time on the regional scene, going 16-5, so he’s much more experienced than Lemos, who has just 6 fights – and 6 wins – to his name.

Lemos is a physical beast and he’s clearly explosive, but the fact that his striking tends to consist of huge haymakers is worrying – dudes who crush their opponents on the smaller circuit tend to tire out at the UFC level and Boser appears to be very tough if not too skilled. I’ll take Boser with a late TKO, but to see Lemos destroy him early wouldn’t shock me at all.