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#3. UFC Fight Night: The Main Card

Exciting striker Chidi Njokuani features on this weekend's main card

In a middleweight bout, Dusko Todorovic faces Chidi Njokuani. This one should be highly interesting, particularly as Njokuani has some hype behind him following his 15-second win over Marc-Andre Barriault in his UFC debut.

Can he repeat the feat against Todorovic? On paper, at least, it seems possible. The Serbian fighter is an excellent striker in his own right and he has seven knockouts to his name, but he isn’t as explosive as ‘Bang Bang’ and has been stopped once before. With that considered, Njokuani via KO is the pick.

In a heavyweight clash, Jailton Almeida faces Parker Porter. Quite why Porter, who stands at just 6’0”, is still fighting as a heavyweight is a mystery. However, he has won his last three octagon bouts in a row, albeit all via decision.

Almeida, meanwhile, looked like quite the prospect in his own UFC debut, as he turned the lights out on Danilo Marques in under three minutes. He’s smaller in terms of weight than Porter, but has the bigger frame and is clearly more explosive. It feels like the promotion has high hopes for him, so the pick is ‘Malhadinho’ via KO.

In a middleweight bout, Eryk Anders takes on Jun Yong Park. Anders remains the same fighter he’s always done – an explosive athlete with raw power and incredible strength, but not all that technical and thus beatable by a more skilled foe.

Park, meanwhile, has won three bouts in the UFC octagon, but all three came via decision. In his two losses, he looked outgunned by better athletes, particularly in his loss to Gregory Rodrigues. Anders hasn’t looked too hot recently, but this looks like a good match for him, so ‘Ya Boi’ via TKO is the pick.

Finally, Polyana Viana takes on Tabatha Ricci in a strawweight bout. Viana is currently on a two-fight win streak, tapping both of her opponents via armbar, while Ricci has gone 1-1 in the UFC octagon. This should come down to whether Viana can take Ricci down and get on top, as she’s probably the more effective grappler by a hair.

However, Ricci does look capable in her own right, and so this one is likely to go the distance. Viana via decision is the pick.

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#4. UFC Fight Night: The Prelims

Picks in bold

Middleweight: Joseph Holmes vs. Alen Amedovski

Lightweight bout: Omar Morales vs. Uros Medic

Bantamweight bout: Vince Morales vs. Jonathan Martinez

Featherweight bout: Felipe Colares vs. Chase Hooper

Women's strawweight bout: Sam Hughes vs. Elise Reed