UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo

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Brito vs. Alexander
Joanderson Brito, TKO, R1
Can see back to back first round KO'S for Brito here.

https://www.delinquentmma.com/post/ufc-grasso-vs-araujo-betting-guide

Grasso vs. Araujo
Alexa Grasso, DEC
Not doing detailed breakdowns until I get at least 80% on a card. Hopefully this is the one. Pretty even fight but I think Grasso has the better boxing and cardio over 5 rounds.

Martinez vs. Swanson
Jonathan Martinez, DEC
Close match but too many red flags with Cub cutting down to 135 at his age. Jonathan has a better wrestling game too and his leg kicks could be a real problem here.

Askarov vs. Royval
Brandon Royval, SUB, R3
Really surprised that most are on Askarov. Personally I think he is in real trouble here. Royval is a better striker, more diverse and has better cardio and has insane scrambles. I see Askarov getting gassed out and Royval finishing late.

Todorović vs. Wright
Duško Todorović, SUB, R2
This should be a finish either way. I hat Duskos striking defence and Jordan could clip him, but I think Dusko's ground game is too good.

Cirkunov vs. Menifield
Alonzo Menifield, TKO, R1
I think Menifield has good takedown defence and on the feet he should outstrike Misha. Main concern is Misha's judo and trips rather than traditional takedowns which I think Menifield will defend. If it hits the ground it could be over fast. Dangerous matchup for both and could go either way.

Martinez vs. Davis
Mana Martinez, TKO, R2
Martinez should be too fast and I can see a KO here. Davis has not impressed me recently.

Assunção vs. Henry
Victor Henry, TKO, R2
Maybe Assuncaos last fight. 40 yrs old is too old at 135 and Henry is an animal.

Maximov vs. Malkoun
Nick Maximov, DEC
Striking should be about even and I feel that Maximov actually has the better wrestling and cardio. That should be enough to edge this one.

Brito vs. Alexander
Joanderson Brito, TKO, R1
I think Lucas isn't ready yet.

Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Piera Rodriguez, DEC
Hughes won fights recently with her wrestling when her opponent got tired. That isn't likely to happen with Piera and her striking is much better.

Vergara vs. Taira
Tatsuro Taira, SUB, R2
Taira is huge and has a ridiculous reach for flyweight. He is likely to catch CJ in a submission at some point.

Jackson vs. Rodriguez
Pete Rodriguez, TKO, R1
Neither is UFC level but Mike Jackson is annoying

Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Piera Rodriguez, DEC
Hughes has been outclassing ladies that have decent striking and terrible takedown defense. I believe Piera is well rounded enough that she will be too much for Hughes.

Askarov vs. Royval
Brandon Royval, SUB, R1
Feeling Raw Dawg this weekend, he's must see TV whenever he fights

Todorović vs. Wright
Duško Todorović, TKO, R1
Someone has to go to sleep here

Assunção vs. Henry
Victor Henry, TKO, R2
RIP Assuncao, it's been a good run but Henry is about to show why catch wrestling is in fact strong

After rewatching that Henry vs Barcelos fight and a few other fights from Henry I wouldn't be shocked if he KOs Raphael in the first round

Grasso vs. Araujo
Alexa Grasso, SUB, R3
Grasso should win pretty easily. Make all of your picks on PickemWars.com and earn free cash in the $600 UFC Prediction contest. DUH!

Victor Henry is oddly decent and prolly should've been in the UFC earlier in his career like Chris Curtis

Cub had some dude with him on media day answering all his questions. Safe to say the cut to 135 is rough if the guy won't even talk lol

That's not a good sign. Hopefully, he'll be healthy enough for the fight to go on and have it actually be competitive 

Yeah he was wearing shades too, signs aren't pointing to the right things

Cub isn't even cutting water yet, not even close, so I don't see how he could be in bad shape until he really cuts on Thur night/Friday morning. I'm sure he'll be in rough shape then, but I wouldn't look too much into how he was acting till then, that doesn't even make sense.

fair enough @kuma

You don't need to be cutting water weight to feel like **** dumbass. Who told you that? Your mum?

Don't listen to the haters man. You're posts are good and your breakdowns are solid. Better than 90% of fools on here. E.g. Tapology Gianni. E.g. L-Andrew

I see Tapology has a new court jester.

Ok guys, everyone here is doing picks. So I'm going to go one step further and give you the actual results. You're welcome.

Grasso KO
Grasso out boxes and outworks Vivi, defends takedowns and smacks her when she is tired. Round 5 KO. Plus she is hot.


J.Martinez decision 
Silly Cub thought coming down to 135 to collect his pension was a good idea. He collected a lot of leg kicks instead. Can spend the pension money on a new knee. 

Royval submission 
Battle of the skinny boys ends with Askarov trying to pin down doggy boy but doggy scrambles and reverses. Asky gets tired, then gets subbed. Bonus for Royval. Hopefully now skinny can afford some food to eat.

Dusko KO
Chris Farley starts out fast with lots of kicks and actually clips the chin of Dusko who has his chin up like a bobble head. Dusko drops and Farley jumps on him thinking he is a wrestler. Gets reversed then Dusko on top pounds him through the canvas. Farley needs a new chin and the UFC needs a new octagon. 

Menifield decision 
Lonzi boy has left Fortis because he is sick of that idiot coach shouting random things like "44-7-26 Alpha Beta Cowboy Laser" during the fight like a ******. Also they ran out of stetoids. But still has enough juice in the system to stop Mishas takedowns and smack him up a bit. Then gasses in R2 and barely hangs on for a decision. Gives a stupid post fight interview displaying his IQ of 50.


Mana KO
Davis is a fraud. I hate him because he lost me money and crashed all my parlays last time. Krause has taught Mana the dark arts of "Fight IQ" so he stops fighting like a dumbass and smacks Davis into next week.

Henry KO
Assuncao costs too much for the UFC so they give him Henry. Poor Rafa. Btw why is there a fighter called Henry in the UFC? Change your name!

Maximov decision
Maximov keeps attacking Malkoun with takedowns and overwhelms him. Malkoun does well at first and then gasses out like the fat bastard he is. I like Malkoun, but he needs to get off the cheeseburgers. 

Brito submission 
Lucas who?

Piera KO
Hughes gets pieced up with Pieras standup. Tries to wrestle and gets stuffed. When she realises that Piera isn't gassing or going away like her last 2 opponents she quits on the stool again.

Taira submission 
CJ tries to wrestle Taira when he is getting cracked on the feet by Taira. Great idea! Gets reversed and subbed in R1.

Jackson KO
Because why not?

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* Edited at 10.12.2022, 8:43 PM ET *

Didn’t you pick Jordan Wright to win earlier? You can’t change your picks, that’s a cardinal sin!!!