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#8 The Prelims: ESPN2 card

Can longtime veteran Jim Miller pick up one more UFC win?

For a Fight Night card, even the ‘early’ ESPN2 prelims are pretty good here. Headlining the portion will be a Lightweight fight between longtime veteran Jim Miller and former TUF contestant Jason Gonzalez.

Miller has been struggling as of late, losing 5 of his last 6, but to be fair none of the opponents that beat him were anything below top 15-level contenders, and Gonzalez’s grappling looked porous in his last fight, a loss to Gregor Gillespie. I think Miller could have a couple of scares here but I’ll take him to win a decision.

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At Strawweight, Jodie Esquibel takes on late replacement Angela Hill, who stepped in when Jessica Penne was forced out. Hill has taken the fight on around 9 days notice but I still favour her lanky striking style to take out the much shorter Esquibel, who struggled to get a handle on both Jessica Aguilar and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Hill by decision is my pick.

Finally, at Welterweight Court McGee returns to face Dhiego Lima. At 34 years old and almost a decade into his UFC career it feels like McGee’s way past his best now, but despite Lima’s skills I worry about him in this fight due to his dodgy chin. I’ll take McGee via TKO, probably after coming from behind.

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#8 The Prelims: ESPN2 card