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#3. UFC Fight Night: The Main Card

Hard-hitting heavyweight Alexander Romanov features on this weekend's main card

In a heavyweight bout, Tanner Boser faces Alexandr Romanov, who is taking the fight on about a month’s notice. A lot could come down to whether ‘King Kong’ is fully prepared. Boser has surprisingly fast hands for a big guy and can crack, but he’s also proven to be susceptible to takedowns, and Romanov has powerful grappling and brutal ground-and-pound from the top.

Overall, Boser’s striking might give him an advantage on the feet, but he doesn’t possess much of a height and reach advantage on Romanov, and so it’s likely that ‘King Kong’ will take him down and punish him. The pick is Romanov via TKO.

At featherweight, Lando Vannata takes on Charles Jourdain in what could be a wild and exciting fight to watch. Both men love to strike and throw all kinds of wild shots, and both men are relatively durable, too.

Of the two men, it’s arguable that Jourdain has more power in his punches and is the more dangerous overall; his finishes of Doo Ho Choi and Marcelo Rojo, for instance, were both pretty brutal. However, the slightly larger Vannata appears to be the slicker fighter, and so the pick is ‘Groovy’ via a close decision.

In a flyweight bout, Maycee Barber takes on Montana De La Rosa. Once considered the best prospect in the world at 125lbs, the bloom is off Barber’s rose somewhat at this point following her losses to Roxanne Modafferi and Alexa Grasso.

However, ‘The Future’ should be closer to her best form now as she’s two years down the line from a serious knee injury, and more to the point, this is a good match for her as De La Rosa is technically sound. However, she lacks the power and athleticism of her opponent.

De La Rosa might test Barber early, but the pick is almost certainly ‘The Future’ by TKO, probably in the second round.

Finally in a lightweight clash, Steve Garcia squares off with Damir Hadzovic. Quite how this bout has made the main card is anyone’s guess, but based on what we’ve seen of these two before, it’s likely they’ll simply embark on a brawl until one man goes down. It’s a tough fight to pick as both men are relatively durable, but due to his experience, the pick is Hadzovic via decision.

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#4. UFC Fight Night: The Prelims

Picks in bold

UFC flyweight division: Manel Kape vs. Su Mudaerji

UFC welterweight division: Louis Cosce vs. Preston Parsons

UFC welterweight division: Dwight Grant vs. Sergey Kahndozhko

UFC light-heavyweight division: Tyson Pedro vs. Ike Villanueva

UFC bantamweight division: Qileng Aori vs. Cameron Else

UFC light-heavyweight division: Marcin Prachnio vs. Philipe Lins

UFC welterweight division: Dean Barry vs. Mike Jackson

UFC middleweight division: Jordan Wright vs. Marc-Andre Barriault