Preliminary Card
Luis Henrique vs. Marcin Tybura
Henrique is an interesting prospect at heavyweight, but he has a tough night ahead of him against Poland’s Marcin Tybura. Henrique is a good striker, who moves well for his size and has good power, and his submission game has shined so far in his UFC career, with both of his wins coming via submission.
Even then I have to favour Tybura who has a very dangerous kicking game and is well rounded. He has also faced better competition than Henrique.
Prediction: Marcin Tybura via Knockout
Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins
Bektic is a top prospect, his wrestling ability combined with his athleticism have brought him to an 11-0 record and he would be higher up the division if he had not had such trouble with injuries in the last few years.
Elkins is grinding type of grappler and while it is a good test for Bektic, I expect his powerful grappling will give him the edge, and he has been improving steadily in the striking, where he may also have an advantage.
Prediction: Mirsad Bektic via Decision
Iuri Alcantara vs. Luke Sanders
Alcantara has been around a long time but picked up a win against Brad Pickett last time out to show he still had it. Alcantara is quite well-rounded, he is light on his feet when striking with a decent kicking game and is very dangerous if he gets the fight to the ground.
Sanders is another hot prospect, he won his UFC debut at Featherweight but is fighting at Bantamweight here, which suits him better. Sanders is also well-rounded but I think his wrestling is what gives him the edge here.
Prediction: Luke Sanders via Decision
Mark Godbeer vs. Daniel Spitz
Very tough to fight to call between two hard-hitting Heavyweights. Spitz looks like he has something, but he hasn’t fought great competition so it is hard to judge how good he is. Godbeer, though, fought decent competition in BAMMA and did well, although he fell short in his UFC debut.
This could go either way, but I will go with the experience of Godbeer.
Prediction: Mark Godbeer via Knockout
