Contender Series 2022: Week 10

I did in depth predictions for the first card, and so I shall do them for the last card as well... it's only fitting. 



Ajim vs Mendonca


Mateus Mendonca, TKO R2

Oh come the **** on. Dog**** layup fight. If ******* Moutinho can do it then Mendonca sure as hell can. And unlike with Moutinho I dont think Ajim will even have much success in the first round. I think it'll be competitive but Mateus will still win, and after that he ********s ****ter Ajim. Absolutely horrid matchmaking, this guy doesn't even BELONG on the Contender Series. They're practically just feeding Mendonca a free win and I HATE that. You're telling there wasn't ANYONE better for him to fight? **** this **** fight, I hope Ajim gets a round 1 knockout and ruins their stupid plans. Mendonca is better LITERALLY EVERYWHERE except for power and Ajim gasses badly by the second round. Dudes trash, just like this fight. First round finish or bust and he ain't finishing a 9-0 guy



Rafael Ramos Estevam vs Joao Elias


Rafael Ramos, DEC

Good ass fight and while I want Joao Elias to win (and I think he can), I feel as if Ramos is just a little bit better everywhere. On the ground they're both very good and evenly matched, but Estevam is a bit more diverse and less risky, and on the feet I think he has a slight edge as well. Very good competitive fight though, Elias isnt the number 1 flyweight in Brazil for no reason, but I do think Ramos will take that crown from him. 



Emiliano Emiliano Linares vs Jack Jenkins


Jack Jenkins, TKO R3

Both guys are decent, but I don't see a huge amount of potential for either of them. I do think Jenkins has what it takes to beat Linares, but he's by no means a lock. Both are decently well rounded, but I think Jack is just a bit better everywhere. Don't know too much about either of these guys but I do know that Freddy brawls a lot and Jack is more technical. Round 1 Emiliano comes out guns blazing and clips Jenkins a few times, but after that Jenkins takes over. Round 3 his pressure is too much and Linares crumbles, third round KO for the Aussie




Sam Patterson vs Vinicius Cenci



Sam Patterson, TKO R2 

Don't know much about Vinicius Cenci cause he's an irrelevant bum, except for that he's amazing on the ground. All his wins are by submission and he hasn't lost since his debut. He recently got a fight added here on Tapology. It was his last one and it was against a complete trash can, but it was a crucial piece of missing evidence. This dude ain't a 12-0 Peruvian like Daniel Marcos (who's not that good), he's a 7-1 (previously thought to be 6-1) Brazilian. The UFC wouldn't sign a guy like this coming off a 3 year layoff, even if it was just to job to Sam Patterson. Patterson has a win over a guy who's gonna fight soon in at the time 14-1 Kamil Magomedov (god ******* damn what a weird ass coincidence, do they plan this **** out??? I know they do with their own fighters like Ikram debuting right after a Khamzat fight, but they have no control over *** Brave is gonna do, so it doesn't really make much sense) Regardless Patterson is really good, dude is HUGE and knows how to use his length and size unlike some other fighters. On the ground he's no slouch either. I believe he's going to piece up Cenci for 2 rounds, avoid the submissions, and finish him late in the second. 




Bo Nickal vs Donovan Beard


Bo Nickal, TKO R1 

Man I wish Donovan Beard beat Raheam Forest. He'd be 8-0 and it would be interesting to see how people would react to this fight if that were the case. Maybe 2% more people would pick him lmao. Regardless, Nickal is the next Alex Pereira. Dude's gonna have an easy path to the title, and not because of favorable matchups, but because he's that damn good. He's getting signed here, and I find it difficult to find a way for Beard to win. He's a good generalist and decently well rounded, coming off a big win where he was a large sized underdog against a good prospect, but Miles Lee ain't no Bo Nickal. Big Bo Peep is gonna take him down within 20 seconds and smash him with ease. This really isn't a "who's gonna win" type of fight, its a "how is this guy gonna win" type. I'm leaning TKO due to ground and pound but man idk. A submission is super likely too. Regardless Bo is the real deal and this fight is gonna be another easy W for the uber prospect

Wot

Bo Nickal should win this, he will be met with some resistance, but it won't be anyhting he can't overcome. He will pose NIGHTMARE matchups for the division. Especially guys like Izzy, Pereira and Strickland. Bo is a multiple time WORLD champion, if he can put it all together in MMA. Look tf out.