UFC 271 DFS Breakdown

Israel Adesanya VS Robert Whittaker- Main event time! Middle weight championship rematch time. Israel has fought him before and peppered him with strikes but that was almost 3 years ago, things have changed now possibly. Robert will have a better game plan coming into this fight. Israel is ready to go in this fight and this is a big-time fight. Robert needs to have a good game plan to win this fight and if he doesn't then give me Israel.

Derrick Lewis VS Tai Tuivasa- CO Main event time! Heavy weight time! Lewis will go out there and start fast with his fighting style. Tai has put in the work, and it has shown that he is training hard for this fight. Tai can get the knockout in this fight, and I wouldn't be surprised at all. I do think though Lewis is ready for this, and he has the more power in his hands, he is ready to prove himself.

Jared Cannonier VS Derek Brunson- Huge matchup with two fighters who want a title fight. Cannonier had a good bounce back win last fight. Brunson is a victory tear, and it is at 5 now. Cannonier has massive power especially with the legs. Brunson also is a good striker, but I don't think the power is like Cannonier. Brunson is slow with the striking which is advantage Cannonier. I think Cannonier can win this.

Kyler Phillips VS Marcelo Rojo- What a fight. Kyler is the flashy fighter fighting Rojo is possibly ready to go. I don't think Rojo will be the better fighter. Kyler should piece him up on the feet and win this striking event easily.

Nasrat Haqparast VS Bobby Green- Good fight. Green is better than the record shows. Green is a durable fighter that has a great fighting style. Haq is an overall good fighter but right now Green is better on the feet especially with volume. I think Green can win this with the fight going the distance.

Andrei Arlovski VS Jared Vanderaa- Oh man, Andrei is on a career end tear coming off of four fights. Vanderaa is the ground and pound fighter in which he is an grappler. Vanderaa though is all mentally needs to be in a win now mode but we now he had issues with it.

Roxanne Modafferi VS Casey O'Neill- Big women's fight. Roxanne is very experienced all around and no pushover. Casey though is young, and her grappling is top of the class. I like what I see on the feet from Casey to which is her advantage, but it is the defense that scares me. I do think though overall Casey has the game to win this match.

Alex Perez VS Matt Schnell- Interesting fight. Perez is back and fighting so here we go. Perez has nice hands and the wrestling is all around. Schenll is good with his wrestling and not bad with the striking based on his volume. I don't think he can hang with Perez based on the holes in his defense.

William Knight VS Maxim Grishin- Big hands fight. Knight is coming off of two good victories though. Knight has massive power in his hands. Grishin is an all-around good fighter with power, and he is very experienced. Grishin can give Knight problems with the grappling but if this is a striking fight then this is Knights spot to win. I do think Knight can win this as a underdog.

Ronnie Lawrence VS Mana Martinez- Two Batanam weight fighters. Lawarence the takedown machine my goodness. Martinez can win this fight on the feet, but the grappling is in Lawrence favor. Lawrence is my pick though and think he can make this fight grueling and tear down the cardio of Mana.

Alexander Hernandez VS Renato Moicano- What a banger here, Hernandez has high upside, but he needs to be ready for the big-time fights. Hernandez needs to be in the moment in this match. He can win two in the row in a good fight. Moicano is dangerous in the grappling game and has decent striking by far. Hernandez can use his power here which is his advantage. I do think though Moicano is more polished and he can win this fight.

Carlos Ulberg VS Fabio Cherant- Both fighters are coming off loses but here we go. Cherant has not looked good in big time fights at all. Ulberg has amazing striking and can land a flurry of punches on Cherant.

Jacob Malkoun VS AJ Dobson- Decent fight. Malkoun is all grappling in his fights which he will shoot for the takedown. Dobson is a guy who has good striking and starts off hot, but it will be interesting on how Malkoun can handle the striking. I think Dobson will start with a flurry of striking and this is his fight to win.

Douglas Silva de Andrade VS Sergey Morozov- Interesting fight. Douglas is a vet and had a good win last fight. Morozov had a good grappling and wrestling win last fight. Douglas though can grapple and hang in the fight. I do think though Morozov can handle this fight working on his striking and the volume is for sure in his favor.

Jeremiah Wells VS Mike Mathetha- First fight of the night! Huge hands fight. Mike has great kickboxing experience in his corner. Wells is up and coming, he has looked great. Wells will have knockout power which is why this fight is in his favor.