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#3. UFC 275: The Main Card

Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk meet in a rematch of their epic first bout on this weekend's main card

The biggest non-title bout on the main card sees a rematch between former strawweight queens Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang. These two women went to war in early 2020 at UFC 248 and put on what’s widely considered the greatest female fight in MMA history, winging a ludicrous amount of strikes at one another for five rounds until Zhang won a decision.

Jedrzejczyk hasn’t actually fought since, while Zhang ended up losing and failing to regain her title in two bouts with Rose Namajunas. Given that Carla Esparza now holds the title, though, the winner of this one could well have a claim on the next shot, making it a huge fight.

Overall, it’s hard to say who will come out on top here. There was nothing to really separate the two in the first fight, but the edge here may lie with Jedrzejczyk simply because she’s allowed herself to recover from the damage she took in that clash. Therefore, the pick is Jedrzejczyk via close decision.

In a flyweight bout, Rogerio Bontorin faces Manel Kape. Kape, an explosive and talented striker with brutal knockout power, is one of the most hyped prospects in this division right now, but he might have his hands full with Bontorin, who is an excellent grappler.

However, given that the Brazilian has not won a fight since August 2019 and suffered a bad knockout at the hands of Kai Kara-France in early 2021, the edge should lie with Kape here. The pick is ‘Starboy’ via KO.

Finally, Australian prospect Jack Della Maddalena will take on Ramazan Emeev in a welterweight bout. Emeev has more experience here, but based on what we’ve seen from him thus far, he could be up against it in this clash.

The Russian is a solid fighter in all areas, not really possessing any clear weaknesses, but he does lack sheer athleticism and can come across as plodding at times.

That might play into Maddalena’s hands, as judging by his octagon debut this year, the Australian is a wildly explosive striker with violent power in his hands. The pick is Maddalena via KO.

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#4: UFC 275: The Prelims

Picks in bold

Middleweight division: Jacob Malkoun vs. Brendan Allen

Featherweight division: Seung Woo Choi vs. Joshua Culibao

Lightweight division: Steve Garcia vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

Welterweight division: Jake Matthews vs. Andre Fialho

Bantamweight division: Kang Kyung Ho vs. Danaa Batgerel

Women's strawweight division: Liang Na vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez

Women's featherweight division: Ramona Pascual vs. Joselyne Edwards