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Uros Medic is going to have the Serbian crowd behind him in this one, and he will be faster, more explosive, and more dangerous early in this fight. D-Rod is the more effective boxer, and he has beaten the better UFC competition. Rodriguez is older, but if he can avoid getting knocked out early, I think the fight favors D-Rod the later it goes. I'll back the underdog at +310.

Bogdan Grad is a wild fighter with more aggression and more power. He will also have the wrestling edge, especially early. Dennis Buzukja could keep it close on the feet, but I will take Grad to win by either unanimous decision or stoppage.

Jovan Leka is the home country fighter here, making his UFC debut. Alexander Poppeck is a light heavyweight stepping up to heavyweight on short notice, who is also making his debut in the Octagon. Poppeck looks like the more talented striker, but he is at a big size disadvantage in this matchup. I’ll take Leka to use his size with heavy top control to get the win.

Ramazan Temirov is dangerous early with heavy punches and kicks. He can also wrestle early, but I do expect him to slow down if he can’t knock out Steve Erceg. Erceg is the more well-rounded fighter over the course of 15 minutes, and I like him to land more volume. I’ll take Erceg to win rounds 2-3 on the scorecards.

Muhammad Said is making his UFC debut here on short notice, and he is going against a very experienced kickboxer. Said is undefeated, younger, and powerful. He probably needs to knock Jacoby out though, because Jacoby is the more well-rounded striker, and I think he wins more minutes. He is almost 40 years old and has taken damage over the years. I’ll side with the underdog by KO.

Jared Cannonier still has big power, but at 42, I think he would only have a KO shot. Christian Leroy Duncan is the better overall striker, and he will have a speed and possible power edge in this matchup. I like CLD to win by decision if he doesn’t get a KO along the way.

This should be a fun fight. Tommy McMillen is a high-volume striker, and he can bring a pace that is hard to keep up with. Alberto Montes might have the power edge, and he could finish with an early sub. The longer this fight goes though, the more it shifts into McMillen’s favor. I like McMillen to get a late stoppage.

I do think Kamaru Usman will have wrestling success in this fight, but I don’t think he can do it for 25 minutes. Dricus Du Plessis is going to have a big size and power advantage, and I like him to be the better overall striker. I’d like Usman’s chances more in 3 rounds, but I think DDP catches him at some point and gets a TKO.

Felipe Franco has early power and an early wrestling/grappling edge. I don’t think he can put it together for a full 15 minutes, though, and I like Levi Rodrigues to be the better striker with the higher pace and better cardio. All five of Rodrigues' MMA wins have come by KO/TKO. Give me Rodrigues to survive early and get another knockout in Rounds 2 or 3.

Conor McGregor is back! He is one of my all-time favorite fighters, and he is going to have more one-shot KO power early in this fight. I just don’t see how he can hang with Max Holloway’s volume, and I don’t think McGregor has a 25-minute gas tank anymore against top fighters. I think his path to victory is an early KO. I will take Holloway to avoid the big shots and gas out McGregor to get a late TKO win.

This is a rematch from Mario Bautista’s UFC debut back in 2019, where he was submitted in round 1 by Cory Sandhagen. Bautista has made a ton of improvements since the loss, and he is very skilled anywhere the fight goes. I just think Sandhagen is still a more effective striker and grappler. That should be enough for him to win two or three rounds and defeat Bautista for the second time.

This should be a fun fight, but I do like Benoit Saint Denis to prevail. I think BSD is the better and more dangerous striker, and I also give him the wrestling edge. Paddy Pimblett is the more dangerous submission artist, but I don’t see him dictating where the fight takes place. Give me BSD at -142.