UFC 264 DFS Breakdown

Dustin Poirier VS Conor McGregor- 3rd times a charm! The Main Event! Conor has an hell of an resume and the name speaks for itself. Dustin has grown though and has flashed the greatness he carries in the sport. Conor is an knockout machine which he could with Dustins chin. I want to see how Conor reacts in this fight.

Gilbert Burns VS Stephen Thompson- CO MAIN! Thompson is an huge name in the sport and has beaten top class guys. Burns is dangerous on the feet and explosive. Thompson has great takedown defense by far and I like his striking much more than Burns. I don’t trust Burns chin and Thompsons volume will be there.

Tai Tuivasa VS Greg Hardy- Heavy weight timeeee! Hardy is an heck of an athlete compared to Tai who is wild. I do like Tai who has great power and just mentally prepared for this fight compared to Hardy. The gas tank for Hardy is awful and he can’t use his inhaler of course so this will be huge in effect.

Irene Aldana VS Yana Kunitskaya- Female fight! Kunitskaya is getting top class training being married to Thiago Santos. Yana has great aggressive striking and the sub is there. Irene is an athlete herself with great hands. I like Yana all around compared to the only power tactic for Irene.

Max Griffin VS Carlos Condit- What a fight. Griffin has nasty knockouts and has some close loses also. Condit has been here for a hot minute. He’s an striker and has decent grappling. The loses are not bad though at all. He is trying to bounce back. I do think though Griffin though can handle this but I am taking Condit who is motivated as can be.

Niko Price VS Michel Pereira- Love the athleticism in this fight. Pereira has looked so good in his past fights. He is all over the place in the cage and don’t know where he is coming from. Price is an knockout puncher with the hands he has. I think Niko can hang if Pererira gases out but I see Pereira being quicker to the punch.

Dricus Du Plessis VS Trevin Giles- A guy who is putting in the work on an win streak with Giles who has had good victories especially over Krause. The submission loses though do scary me but Du Plessis isn’t an grappler to be honest where majority of his victories are knockouts. Plessis has great power though and will try to hang with Giles in that aspect. Giles has never been knocked out and has been on fire. I am leaning towards Giles here with the overall game that he brings to the table.

Ryan Hall VS Ilia Topuria- Hall is back man! Here we gooo! LOVE this fight. Hall is an dangerous fighter and he can handle any fight. Topuria has great hands and takedown defense is there. Man what a fight by far. Hall is in all aspects there in the grappling and on the ground is dangerous as can be. I can’t say enough about this fight overall. Topuria needs to keep Hall off the ground in order to win this which will be the main piece. Striking I am giving the edge to Topuria. This fight is so close and live betting aspect.

Jennifer Maia VS Jessica Eye- Here we go! Maia looked good in her latest loss and she looked really good to be honest. On the flip side of this fight, Eye has been the complete opposite and has looked completely awful. She has the ability but not compared to Maia. By far, Maia should piece her up and win.

Omari Akhmedov VS Brad Tavares- Interesting fight to me. Akhmedov is an good fighter but the gas tank my goodness is awful. He can’t hang in the cage going into the third round or even the second rounds. Tavares is an legend in the game and coming off an good victory with the striking overall. I am giving the edge to Tavares based on recent form.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov VS Jerome Rivera- Fly weight time! Rivera has not looked the greatest but has okay hints of UFC caliber flashes. The loses he has aren’t looking good for him though. Two loses in an row for Zhumagulov but the caliber of his loses are higher than Rivera. Zhumagulov is an tough overall prospect who has looked a lot better than Rivera. The power and striking of Zhumagulov should knock out Rivera.

Alen Amedovski VS Yaozong Hu- First fight and here we go! Amedovski looks for the knockout punch and he brings the power every single fight. The camp he has isn’t bad at all but the ground game is not the greatest. Hu is on an two fight lose streak, failed drug test, and wild layoff. Hu has good ability and striking though but it will be interesting from the cons of him. Amedovski should take care of business here.