Volk-Topuria : I'm really pulling for Volk. Not only do I like Volk a lot, but I do not like Topuria. He has that Conor overconfidence thing, but what made Conor fun (initially) was that he was funny. Topuria just seems like a dick.....but this feels like a changing of the guard situation. Volk is 35, coming off getting KO'ed, and has made some troubling comments about needing to fight and drinking too much. Topuria is coming into his prime, is well rounded, and it doesn't seem like the moment is going to be too big for him. I think Volk can win, especially if Topuria goes in there and thinks he's just going to bully him or something, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'm surprised Volk is the favorite. I guess people just don't know Topuria well enough.
Whittaker-Costa : This is a big fight for Bobby Knuckles. The loss to DDP looks better than it did now that he's champ, but still. It's a fight I think he should win. His movement combined with Costa being a meathead and only needing to do it for 3 rounds seems favorable. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not really sure what the path to victory is for Costa.
Neal-Garry : I don't really have anything to say other than I hope Neal humbles him.
Merab-Cejudo : This is maybe my second most anticipated fight of the night because I'm just not sure what it's going to look like. I think we have an idea of what Merab will try to do and if he's successful at it, it could end up being boring. But Cejudo's wrestling and fight IQ make it interesting. Ultimately, I think Merab will win because of the size difference and Cejudo being 37.
The rest of the card I don't find all that interesting. Honestly, Lee-Maverick might be the fight I'm most interested in out of the rest of them, but I don't care enough to start watching from the first early prelim or to go back to watch it. Lemos-Dern is admittedly a relevant fight, but I think Lemos is going to put a beating on her. As always, if they somehow find themselves on the ground, Dern has a chance, but she has never shown the ability to get it there and I doubt she will even against someone with 55% TDD.
