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#3 UFC Vegas 27: The Main Card
In a heavyweight bout, Justin Tafa faces Jared Vanderaa. This is likely to be a sloppy striking bout, if we’re honest, with the hope being that one of the two gets knocked out.
Neither man has shown themselves to be UFC level, but the likelier winner seems to be Tafa via KO.
At featherweight, Felicia Spencer takes on Norma Dumont Viana. We haven’t seen Spencer since her loss to Amanda Nunes. But despite that, she’s a tough grappler with good takedowns and top control.
Viana, meanwhile, picked up her first UFC win last November, outpointing the smaller Ashlee Evans-Smith. But she hasn’t shown enough for her to be a safe pick here, and so Spencer via decision is the safe bet.
In a flyweight fight, David Dvorak takes on Raulian Paiva in a battle of pretty solid prospects. This one could go either way as both men seem skilled in all areas and well capable of pulling off a win, and so the pick is Dvorak in a bit of a coin flip.
Finally, a rebooked middleweight clash sees Jack Hermansson face Edmen Shahbazyan. This one would’ve bolstered UFC 262 heavily, as both men are highly ranked, excellent fighters.
It should come down to whether Hermansson can avoid the likely early rush from Shahbazyan. If he can do that, then he should be able to use his freakish reach and ability to push the pace to pick up a win. Hermansson is tough enough to do that, and so the Joker via third-round submission is the pick.
#4 UFC Vegas 27: The Prelims
Picks in bold
UFC bantamweight division: Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo
UFC heavyweight division: Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Barnett
UFC welterweight division: Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva
UFC flyweight division: Bruno Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez
UFC featherweight division: Josh Culibao vs. Sha Yilan
UFC lightweight division: Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros
UFC lightweight division: Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov
