UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

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UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

Welterweight Bout: Anthony Pettis (21-8) vs. Stephen Thompson (14-3-1)

-While Pettis certainly appears to be washed, Thompson has the tendancy to ugly up fights and make them much closer than they otherwise should have been, one way or another. I don’t think Pettis gets styled on, but his dynamic striking ability is all but toast, so Thompson wins, but it’s ugly and boring as all hell. Thompson via UD.

 

 

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

Heavyweight Bout: Curtis Blaydes (10-2) vs. Justin Willis (8-1)

-Willis is talking a big game, but I still think that Blaydes has too much. This could either be fireworks or fifteen minutes of excrutiating tedium. I’m a skeptic by nature, so I’ll go the latter. Like Pettis, I picked Willis in my betting column, but that’s just because their lines were too good to pass up. Blaydes via UD.

 

 

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

Lightweight Bout: Jesus Pinedo (16-4-1) vs. John Makdessi (16-6)

-This fight is going to depend on where you think Pinedo is as a fighter. Makdessi is a damned solid high-level gatekeeper. Pinedo started his career 4-3-1, and since then has gone 12-1, he only has one win in the UFC, and that was a decision over Devin Powell. There are many stories of fighters who stumble early and find their footing. That being said, I think Makdessi is too much too soon for Pinedo. Makdessi via UD.

 

 

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

Flyweight Bout: Deiveson Figueiredo (15-0) vs. Jussier da Silva (22-5)

-On the flip side, this is a gatekeeper bout where the gate is about to be flung open. Figueiredo is ready to be a player at flyweight…if there still is flyweight. Figueiredo via R2 TKO.

 

 

 

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

148lb Catchweight Bout: Luis Pena (5-1) vs. Steven Peterson (17-7)

-Great job at making weight, Luis. Regardless, I’ll take Peterson, a blood-and-guts fighter over Pena making an ill-advised weight cut and being gassed from it. Peterson via R3 Submission.

 

 

 

 

 

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card PicksUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Thompson Main Card Picks

Women’s Flyweight Bout: JJ Aldrich (7-2) vs. Maycee Barber (6-0)

-“The Future” could very well be here. Barber is going to elbow his way through towards a title shot. Barber via R1 TKO.

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