UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett

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Everyone picking Kattar is some funny **** y’all picked against him last time nobody thought he’d beat Giga 

Its called recency bias

Natalia Silva has an interesting record.  I don't think I've seen this many consecutive submission wins on a female fighter's record since Ronda Rousey.  Jasmine seems like she has high fight IQ to avoid getting armbarred which I feel is Natalia Silva's only path to victory here.  I don't see Natalia Silva outgrappling or outstriking Jasmine but who knows.  Natalia Silva had major problems with Marina Rodriguez and Jasmine has a similar tall & lanky frame but Marina Rodgiruez is also one of the best female fighters on the planet so it's understandable why she lost that fight.   

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Silva is a good dog to pick tho b/c she has a couple of decent opponents for being outside of the UFC while Jasmine lost to Elise Reed who had one of the lowest level UFC fights this year, so unless Silva is as bad as Sam Hughes and Elise Reed, I think she actually has a good chance of winning.

Kattar has excellent distance management and I believe that with his basic boxing combinations to win this match, 1-2 entry & exit from distance, drop step & counters, throw elbows when Emmett tries to shorten the distance, counter his back hand, that's the way to victory for Kattar.I believe there will be a fight in the stand and that the only way to win Emmett is accumulated damage that will lead to a doctor stoppage, but I do not believe in that scenario. Better timing, quick reaction, reach and everything else is on the side Kattar I think is Emmett's antidote.

Calvin Kattar DEC

Damir Future Champ

Damir Ismagulov DEC

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Kattar vs. Emmett
Calvin Kattar
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Cerrone vs. Lauzon
Donald Cerrone
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Buckley vs. Duraev
Albert Duraev
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Marquez vs. Rodrigues
Gregory Rodrigues
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Yanez vs. Kelley
Adrian Yanez
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Wells vs. McGee
Jeremiah Wells
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Chavez vs. Ramos
Ricardo Ramos
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Daukaus vs. Dolidze
Kyle Daukaus
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Hawes vs. Winn
Phil Hawes
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Indeed. Just makes me laugh

I don’t dispute Kattar should be the favorite but I don’t see why Emmett can’t catch him. He’s so underrated. I’m going with Josh

They're both Boxing-based strikers and Kattar is just better.

People said the same thing about Giga when he fought Kattar

More technically doesn’t equate to being better 100% of the time

I picked Kattar.

Emmett is going to lose.  This will be one of Calvin's easier victories. 

Kattar vs. Emmett
Calvin Kattar, TKO, R4
Kattar looked like a monster last time out. Surgical performance. I think with a guy in Emmett who's there to be hit and give it back, we'll see an amplified version of Calvin's last performance, with him finishing this time.

Ismagulov vs. Kutateladze
Damir Ismagulov, DEC
Damir just has a way of winning so I'll pick him to beat Guram here. Although he can't get complacent on the feet with him, I don't see Damir doing anything silly that loses him the fight.

Yanez vs. Kelley
Adrian Yanez, TKO, R2
Yanez is one of the best offensive boxers in the sport atm. I think he'll clock Kelley a few times before finishing him off for good.

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Kattar All The Way 
I like him and i think that is better boxer - striker !

One of the biggest mismatches I've seen in a long time. -240 is a gift.

On the feet its not close. Deron has no idea what hes doing on the feet. He mainly swings overhand right and praying he gets a ko. And he fought Spicely and Meerschaert 2 chinny bjj guys. Deron landed his best shots on both and couldnt even get a wobble. Yet Welterweights are starching them 2. Deron has no striking defense. Terrible movement. Questionable durability.
The only decent thing he has is wrestling and even his wrestling couldnt beat a mid Darren Stewart when he spammed takedowns. And Stewart took him down too. He's not good at keeping people down. Can't pass guard. Basically a white belt on them mat. Not good in the clinch either.
He shoots from way out, like the bum chinese fighter. 
He Panic Wrestles a lot. 
When stuff dosent go his way in fights. He starts to run in an awkward movement, kinda like some **** you'd see in the amatuers.
Has quit in him. 
Soft level of competition.
No Cardio after 1 round

Phil Hawes is not losing this fight.
Phil Hawes was beating the **** out of a legit boxer in Chris Curtis. And showed improvements with his striking.
Phil Hawes grinded out a bjj ace in Kyle Daukaus.
Only 2 issues people have brought up with Phil Hawes is Cardio and Durability.
His chin is a little suspect. But Deron has No Power and No Skill to tko Hawes. 
And if Deron tries to wrestle then he might get 1 takedown but hes not gonna keep getting them with **** cardio and **** effort. Also Phil is a great Wrestler and Grappler. Having a close match with grappling stud Andre Petroski.

How does Deron Winn win the fight?
He has no ko power or striking skill to get a tko
His wrestle spam takedowns didnt win it against Darren Stewart who is not a good wrestler and has a negative ufc record. Darren looked like a k1 kickboxer against Winn. 

Winn is undersized, underskilled, and only in the UFC because of Daniel Cormier. So he didn't even earn this.
Deron Winn also talked retirement when he's only 9 fights deep in his career. Which should be a massive red flag

Anyone got Winn? 😂

I have Hawes, just need to figure out dec or tko

Tko. Deron not lasting that long

Guram or damir I have guram winning this one 

Damir Ismagulov via Decision
But you never know, it can go either way !

Damir. Takedowns gonna be there. People seem to overhype guram after a fishy split decision 

I think that damir will wrestle this to a decision W