I feel like off the bat, I need to apologize, these are –bar none, the worst picks I’ve ever done, as some of you may know, I usually pick, all the UFC cards, the full show, I post the Fight Night picks on Twitter. And this….this… This is the worst for me. Deiveson Figueiredo fought Brandon Moreno to a majority draw at UFC 256, thus Figueiredo retains his UFC flyweight title. UFC 256 was a Fantastic Event
Deveison Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno
I scored this fight for Figueiredo, I scored it exactly like Derek Clearly. I’m not too upset with the decision though, because it was close. What I am upset with is that Figgy lost a point after one low-blow. ONE, one. Is Herzog going to take a point for every low blow now? Anyway, I dont care to see a rematch right away, I actually would like to see Brandon Moreno vs Cody Garbrandt, and the winner of that could face Figgy. Figgy? I wouldn’t mind seeing him against Petr Yan, in all honesty
Charles Oliveira vs Tony Ferguson
Rogan can shout all he wants, this was not a very entertaining fight. Half of this scrap was spent in North-South with Oliveira on top. And Ferguson just looked old. Not the way he physically looked, but a vitality thing. He looked old. I got this pick wrong. I thought Ferguson would do better in the wrestling department, I was totally wrong about this.
Mackenzie Dern vs Virna Jandiroba
This was a barn burner. Dern has improved massively, and Jandiroba’s stock rose IMO. Dern has good striking and looked very quick, and this is actually a big win for Dern. I’d like to see Dern fight Carla Esparza next
Kevin Holland vs Ronaldo Souza
Kevin Holland the wild card. I’m not angry at myself that I called this fight wrong, because I know it was a possibility Holland could get a stoppage if it stayed in the 1st round. What a crazy stoppage though. I personally think that it was the backfist from the bottom that initially rocked Jacare before he got finished, also I think Holland confused Jacare by telling him “I had a dream about this” before throwing the backfist. This was such a crazy moment. Holland wants Chimaev, He wants Brunson, before that he wanted DuPlesis, I dont think DuPlesis will get the fight, I wanna see Holland vs Gastelum.
Ciryl Gane vs Junior dos Santos
Ciryl Gane is a technicians DREAM. Technical, strategic, cerebral. If you are not educated in the technical aspects of fighting, its like you can’t watch him. Everything is subtle, everything is calculated. The weird thing about it is, I’ve never seen this at Heavyweight. I say, Gane vs Alistair Overeem
Cub Swanson vs Daniel Pineda
I think Daniel Pineda came into this fight out of shape. Pineda took this fight lightly and was overconfident. Its kinda like some guys should only be underdogs, or they perform poorly. I got this fight wrong, and my unbroken pick, was indeed broken. I’m a fan of Pineda, but he looked like trash, and in some ways, as harsh as it may sound, he deserved to get Knocked out here
Rafael Fiziev vs Renato Moicano
I thought Moicano was hanging with Fiziev for a while, but that.s the thing, you can’t hang with Fiziev in his world, because the Muay Thai is so sick. I was late to the Fiziev show, but I’m here now. and I’m wondering about the grappling game
Gavin Tucker vs Billy Quarantillo
I knew that Billy Q had a huge gas tank, and I knew that he had a good chin, and Gavin Tucker knew all of those things too. Tucker was able to keep up with him.
Tecia Torres vs Sam Hughes
I feel like I had a familiarity bias here, and for that I apologize. Sam Hughes looked slower than Tecia Torres, and the eye poke didn’t make anything better. I would’ve still liked to see Hughes go the 3 rounds, but it wasn’t in the cards. Tough break for Hughes.
Chase Hooper vs Peter Barrett
I’m still not a fan of either one of them. Barrett just proved that he shouldn’t be in the UFC. Yes, I said it, If you lose in an MMA match to an above average BJJ player, YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN THE UFC. I got this pick wrong, but this was a toss up, Kinda like a bad beat.
I got 3/10 By far the worst I’ve done in these picks. Forgive me 😢