UFC 294 l Alexander Volkanovski VS Islam Makhachev Breakdown

Bruno Silva VS Sharabutdin Magomedov

We are kicking off the card with a banger! Magomedov is coming into the UFC undefeated. Silva is coming off a submission loss. Magomedov is the heavy favorite. Magomedov has nice striking and huge knockout power. Silva also has power on the feet. This will be a battle on the feet by far. I like Magomedov to handle this fight overall.

Jinh Yu Frey VS Victoria Dudakova

Dudakova is coming off a win while Frey is coming off 3 losses. Dudakova is the heavy favorite in this matchup. Frey is the much older fighter by 14 years. Dudakova is going to be way more explosive on the feet and quick on the feet. Dudakova is going to push the pace and win this matchup.

Nathaniel Wood VS Muhammad Naimov

Wood is the huge favorite and is coming off of 3 wins. Naimov is coming off his UFC debut win. Naimov is nice on the feet and will look to push the pace with his striking. Wood has great grappling and will want this fight on the ground. Wood will be able to win this fight by controlling the pace and I like him to earn a submission win.

Anshul Jubli VS Mike Breedeen

Jubli is coming off his UFC debut win and is the favorite. Breeden is coming off of 3 losses. Jubli is the only active India fighter and will look to handle this fight with ease. Breeden will try to keep this fight on the feet but has a worrisome defense. The knockout power will need to be there for Jubli. I am all over Jubli to handle business.

Sedriques Dumas VS Abu Azaitar

Dumas is coming off a win and is the favorite. Azaitar is coming off a loss that was two and a half years ago. Dumas is okay on the feet. Last fight he had Dumas looked good but not great. Azaitar has nice power and will push the pace quickly. Azaitar can pinpoint the knockout if he can find it. I do like Azaitar here.

Javid Basharat VS Victor Henry

Basharat is the favorite in this matchup and is coming off 3 wins in which he is undefeated. Henry is coming off a win. Basharat is quick on the feet and the striking is on point for him. Basharat should have the upper hand in all formats of this fight. Keep in mind Henry does have a nice defense. I like Basharat here.

Mohammad Yahya VS Trevor Peek

Yahya is making his UFC debut and is undefeated. Yahya is the favorite by a hair while Peek is coming off a loss. Peek has nice striking but is super wild and all over the place. Yahya overall is okay but Peek has the potential to beat him on the feet. I like Peek to find a finish, especially on the feet.

Tim Elliott VS Muhammad Mokaev

Mokaev is a huge favorite and is undefeated. Elliot is coming off two wins. Mokaev is a name to be talked about who has shown out in every single fight. Elliot is a veteran who has nice grappling and his style of fighting is something to talk about. There is a reason why Elliot has two recent wins at his up-and-coming age. Mokaev should be able to find a finish here though as much as I hate to say it.

Said Nurmagomedov VS Muin Gafurov

Nurmagomedov is coming off a loss and is the favorite. Gafurov is coming off a loss. Gafurov is all-around a nice fighter but the defense on the grappling ends worries me. Nurmagomedov is looking to bounce back here in a huge way. I am all over Nurmagomedov to handle this fight with ease.

Ikram Aliskerov VS Warlley Alves

Aliskerov is coming off his UFC debut win and is the heavy favorite. Alves is coming off of two losses. Alves has knockout power on the feet and sneaky submission upside. Aliskerov has knockout and submission upside in this fight. Aliskerov will look for the holes in the defense of Alves.

Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker

Ankalaev is coming off a split decision and is the heavy favorite. Walker is coming off of three wins. I can't talk about how good Ankalaev is everywhere. Walker has knockout power with anyone. Ankalaev can find a finish everywhere and the tools he has are there.

Kamaru Usman VS Khamzat Chimaev

The huge co-main event! Chimaev is on a tear and is the favorite. Usman is coming off of two losses. Chimaev we know has knockout power and is so quick on the feet for how huge he is. Usman is coming off those two losses and has told us a ton. Usman is not the same fighter has been. I love Chimaev to knock out Usman.

Islam Makhachev VS Alexander Volkanovski

The main event for the lightweight championship belt. Volk is stepping up on 10 days' notice and is the slight underdog. The huge rematch! The last time they fought it was a super close all-around battle. Makhachev will look to have to use his grappling again. Volk has the reach advantage of course. The worry is the short notice for Volk. I like Makhachev because of the short notice.