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#3 UFC Vegas 29: Main Card
In a welterweight bout, veteran Tim Means faces Danny Roberts. This is a curious fight, particularly as Roberts hasn’t fought in the best part of two years since his KO win over Zelim Imadaev in 2019.
'Hot Chocolate' is an excellent striker with a decent grappling base, but expect him to struggle with the reach and clinch work of Means here. 'The Dirty Bird' might be 37 years old, but he still went 2-1 in the UFC in 2020 and looked pretty good.
Therefore, the pick is Means via unanimous decision.
In a bantamweight clash, Marlon Vera takes on Davey Grant in a rematch. Grant is coming off three straight UFC wins, including two KO’s, while Vera last fought in December in a loss to Jose Aldo.
Grant outpointed Vera the last time they fought, but since then, 'Chito' has improved dramatically and now boasts a nasty pressure-striking game to go along with his excellent grappling. Overall, despite Grant perhaps having a psychological advantage, the smart money is on Vera to gain revenge, probably via decision.
At middleweight, Wellington Turman takes on Bruno Silva. This should be a close one to call since both men have similar records and are primarily strikers. Turman has the UFC experience, and that should give him a slight edge, but this could go either way. Turman via decision is the pick.
Finally, Matt Brown takes on Dhiego Lima in a welterweight bout. Brown’s time as a UFC title contender is long gone now, and his durability isn’t what it was, but Lima’s chin has always been a huge question mark. So with that in mind, Brown via TKO is the pick.
#4 UFC Vegas 29: Preliminary Bouts
Picks in bold
UFC strawweight division: Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murat
UFC featherweight division: Julian Erosa vs. Seung Woo Choi
UFC heavyweight division: Josh Parisian vs. Roque Martinez
UFC lightweight division: Joaquim Silva vs. Rick Glenn
UFC flyweight division: Casey O’Neill vs. Lara Procopio
UFC flyweight division: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Tyson Nam
UFC light-heavyweight division: Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Aleksa Camur
UFC welterweight division: Khaos Williams vs. Matthew Semelsberger
