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#3 UFC Flyweight Division: Gina Mazany vs. Rachael Ostovich

Rachael Ostovich hasn't fought since her 2019 loss to Paige VanZant.

Like the previous fight, this is another curious choice for a UFC main card clash. The best I can guess is that the UFC sees that Ostovich is an attractive, marketable woman and thus wants to push her as a potential star. But that might be a bit tricky.

Unfortunately for Ostovich, she’s thus far gone 1-2 in the UFC and hasn’t fought since her submission loss to Paige VanZant in January 2019. Granted, she could’ve won that fight had she had more luck on her side. She essentially KO’d herself by slipping off VanZant’s back, setting up the fight-ending armbar, but even so.

Mazany, meanwhile, has an even worse UFC record and a worse MMA record overall. She’s 6-4 in MMA and has gone 1-4 across two UFC stints. The first one saw her lose to Sara McMann, Lina Lansberg, and Macy Chiasson. And most recently, she returned to the promotion only to be TKO’d by Julia Avila in just 22 seconds.

In all honesty, it’s probably fair to question whether either of these women are UFC-level fighters, but who will be able to pick up the win this weekend?

Personally, I’m leaning towards Ostovich. She seems to be the superior athlete in this match-up, and judging from her prior UFC fights – even the ones she’s lost – she looks like a pretty excellent grappler.

Mazany, meanwhile, simply doesn’t look like a very good fighter from a defensive standpoint, meaning that she’s likely to go wherever the fight takes her. And if that means heading to the ground with a more dangerous grappler, then so be it.

I’m taking Ostovich by submission in this one, but it’s a tricky pick purely because neither woman is truly outstanding.

The Pick: Ostovich via second-round submission