UFC Vegas 43 Breakdown

MAIN CARD!

Ketlen Vieira VS Miesha Tate- Main Event time! Tate mentality is back and ready to fight in the UFC in which this seems like the best she ever felt. She looked great last fight and now facing Veiera who has an couple interesting losses. I have to go with Tate here who is ready to go by far.

Michael Chiesa VS Sean Brady- CO Main Event time! Prospect verses the vet so here we go! Brady has been on a streak and looked amazing with his striking by far. This is the huge test for Brady to see if he is legit. Chiesa is an sneaky striker that can pin point his shots. Brady though again is no joke and all around type of fighter. I do like Brady here to rise above Chiesa in this fight and prove why he is legit.

Rani Yahya VS Kyung Ho Kang- What a fight. The grappler in Rani verses the striker in Kang. Rani is an excellent grappler who can hang on the mat all day. He wants you on the mat as quickly as possible to win this fight. Kang has good striking and going to have to really stuff the submission attempts from Rani. I am on the side of Rani here and see him submitting Kang.

Joanne Wood VS Taila Santos- Here we go. Wood has made a name for herself in the UFC but this fight just isn't for her. She takes a ton of shots and the striking is just okay to me. She has a good resume but the fights are just scary to me. Santos is explosive on the feet and has great power in her hands. Santos has been on fire and there's no stopping her here. Santos should win this fight and continue her streak of wins.

Adrian Yanez VS Davey Grant What a a banger of a fight. This is going to be all striking out puts. Yanez has been on a clinic knocking dues out nonstop. He has huge pop in his hands and his boxing style is crazy. Grant has great power also and rejuvenated his career so far. He can take shots left and right then come back with pop. Despite his age, he still has looked good. I can't stop going to Yanez though on the heater he is on. I am all in on Yanez to continue his rise to the top.

UNDER CARD!

Tucker Lutz VS Pat Sabatini- Good fight. Pat has looked great with his striking and has an good resume under his belt for sure. He is an grappler also that when the fight is on the mat, it is his. Lutz though can stuff the takedown at an good pace. Lutz has excellent power in his hands and can damage you in an huge way. Good fight overall but if this hits the mat, it is his Pats but on the feet give me Lutz to take over.

Rafa García VS Natan Levy- Interesting fight. Levy is coming from DWCS where he got a submission win. He is from the LFA and now making his UFC debut fighting an interesting fighter. Garcia is coming off of two loses despite having good hands with power. Levy is gonna work the submission and I think Garcia can escape it with the ground game. I do like Garica here to get an win under his belt and bounce back in an huge way.

Loma Lookboonmee VS Lupita Godinez- Nice fight. Loma is going to bring the fight by far here and push Lupita to the edge. Lupita is an interesting fighter that after coming from LFA, she has looked super inconsistent. In the ring, she has gaps in her game and it scares me. Loma should take this fight and handle business following her game plan.

Terrance McKinney VS Fares Ziam- Love this fight. McKinney is an huge striker with powerful punches compared to Ziam who is an excellent kickboxer. McKinney has looked great and so far on a roll. Ziam is putting in the work and has grown a ton in his game. This is an super close fight that is a 50/50 fight for a reason between these two guys. I like McKinney by a hair though based off the striking aspect he brings to the table.

Cody Durden VS Qileng Aori- Nice fight. Durden is an tough and durable fighter who is underrated to me. He is an great wrestler and this is what his game plan is going to be. Aori fell short is UFC debut but will push Durden to the edge. Aori is an tough prospect also and super aggressive on the feet. He is going to want to drop Durden. Both of these guys need a win and I am giving the slight edge to Durden.

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke VS Sean Soriano- Second fight of the night and here we go! Shayilain is coming off an loss in his UFC debut and now fighting Soriano who is an upcoming fighter. Shayilan is going to go for takedowns because that is his game and has decent striking where he is aggressive at. Soriano is an tough guy who can for sure pile on the punches. I like the striking advantage he has and Soriano is my pick for the fight.

Luana Pinheiro VS Sam Hughes- First fight of the night and here we go! Luana looked great on DWCS a few fights ago and has great hands. Her punches are fluid and has great volume. She has looked great so far coming into the UFC. Sam Hughes though will push the fight pace here but she has a ton of flaws in her game that scare me. Luana should win this fight with ease and should kick off the card strong!