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#3. UFC Fight Night: The Main Card

Exciting featherweight Andre Fili features on this weekend's main card

In a UFC featherweight clash, Andre Fili faces Joanderson Brito. Brazil’s Brito entered the UFC for the first time back in January, but despite a fearsome reputation, flattered to deceive somewhat in a losing effort against Bill Algeo after gassing out.

This fight is likely to be a little wilder, as Fili is reckless to a fault and is likely to come at Brito with everything he’s got. Quite how that’ll fare ‘Touchy’ remains to be seen, though, as he isn’t as durable as he once was and ‘Tubarao’ is a dangerous finisher from all areas.

Despite this, Fili’s UFC experience should give him the edge, meaning the pick is ‘Touchy’ via decision – but Brito is a very live underdog in this one.

In what could be an excellent lightweight bout, Jared Gordon takes on Grant Dawson. Both of these men are on lengthy unbeaten streaks, with Gordon winning his last three bouts, while Dawson has actually never lost in six visits to the octagon.

Gordon’s reputation as a brawler seems to have garnered him more attention, but Dawson is definitely the more proven fighter in all areas. ‘KGD’ will be hopeful of hurting and finishing ‘Flash’ off here, probably via TKO.

At 145 pounds, Darren Elkins takes on Tristan Connelly. An octagon veteran of well over a decade, Elkins is past his best now, but his wins over Darrick Minner and Luiz Garagorri showed that he’s still got a bit left in the tank, particularly against lower-level opponents.

Connelly, meanwhile, has only fought once at featherweight before, being outpointed by prospect Pat Sabatini last April. ‘Boondock’ has shown skills before, most notably weathering a storm to defeat Michel Pereira in his octagon debut, but Elkins’ grappling makes him a difficult test, and so the pick is ‘The Damage’ via decision.

Finally, UFC middleweight veterans Krzysztof Jotko and Gerald Meerschaert face off. This is an interesting one as Jotko is probably the more proven fighter, but Meerschaert is almost definitely the more exciting man to watch and has far more finishes to his name.

Given that Jotko is not the most durable fighter and has been finished on a number of occasions in the octagon, including two recent losses, the pick is Meerschaert via KO.

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#4. UFC Fight Night: The Prelims

Picks in bold

Flyweight division: Daniel Lacerda vs. Francisco Figueiredo

Welterweight division: Gabriel Green vs. Yohan Lainesse

Lightweight division: Natan Levy vs. Mike Breeden

Women's flyweight division: Gina Mazany vs. Shanna Young

Flyweight division: Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario