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Mateusz Gamrot lands a lot of takedowns, but he does little with them. Can Rafael Fiziev take advantage?
Mateusz Gamrot is heavily reliant on his wrestling ability.
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Richard Mann
The numbers favor Valentina Shevchenko over Alexa Grasso, but that was also the case back at UFC 285
One of the things that has made Valentina Shevchenko such a dominant force has been her ability to fight in multiple ways.
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Richard Mann
Sean Strickland’s striking volume might get him in trouble against Israel Adesanya
Being a high volume striker can take a fighter pretty far in the UFC.
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Richard Mann

August 2023

Serghei Spivac has the skills to continue Ciryl Gane’s wrestling nightmare. Can the former interim champ wake up?
On two of the judges’ scorecards, Ciryl Gane came one round away from defeating Francis Ngannou and winning the UFC heavyweight title last year.
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Richard Mann
Does Max Holloway have enough left for another vintage volume striking performance against Chan Sung Jung?
Max Holloway will go down in MMA history as one of the sport’s most prolific strikers.
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Richard Mann
One way or another the questions around Sean O’Malley will be answered by the fight against Aljamain Sterling
I will admit that I am an aging millennial, so I don’t really get the Sean O’Malley shtick. Experiencing his popularity is a somewhat foreign…
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Richard Mann
Rafael Dos Anjos and Vicente Luque are not strangers to battles of attrition
Sorry for missing last week’s show.
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Richard Mann

July 2023

What has changed since Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier first fought?
It is quite common for folks to come across my significant strikes landed/absorbed per minute scatter plots on the social media platform formerly known…
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Richard Mann
Will Tom Aspinall still be looking for a tough test after Saturday?
Tom Aspinall’s last fight against Curtis Blaydes was meant to be a big test for the impressive heavyweight contender.
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Richard Mann
Holly Holm's need for control might get her into trouble against Mayra Bueno Silva
Despite coming from a boxing background, Holly Holm has always been somewhat reliant on her ability to hold opponents in control positions.
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Richard Mann
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Expect Alexander Volkanovski’s precision to win out over the randomness of Yair Rodriguez
Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting some of the best featherweights on the planet for years at this point, and he has managed to maintain impressive…
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Richard Mann

June 2023

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