UFC Vegas 71 Petr Yan VS Merab Dvalishvili

Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili

The main event! This fight has a lot of beef involved and going to be nasty! Yan is coming off of two losses and is the massive favorite. Yan is wanting a win after both weird losses. Yan is going to want a win badly and to come into this fight with high confidence. Merab has nice grappling and decent power. Merab also has cardio for days. I do like Yan though to work around all the attacks Merabs bringing to the table.

Alexander Volkov vs. Alexandr Romanov

The co-main event! This is a big boy fight! Volkov is a great striking and has nice hands. Romanov will shoot for the takedown which is his bread and butter. Volkov will have to avoid the takedowns and can handle this fight on the feet.

Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann

The fight was supposed to be the last two fight cards ago. Krylov is coming off two wins and looking to extend his streak. Spann is a powerful fighter and has nice hands. I like this fight overall. Krylov will look to let Spann tire out and Krylov can implement his own game plan. I think Krylov can win this fight.

Ricardo Ramos vs. Austin Lingo

Lingo is a huge underdog but I think the odds are close than they appear. Ramos has been up and down in the win column recently. Lingo has nice hands and is a boxer on the feet compared to going to the ground. Lingo can throw in the leg kicks also. Ramos has a nice style of striking and this will be a battle on the feet. Ramos I think though can attack in different ways avoiding the knockout punch.

Said Nurmagomedov vs. Jonathan Martinez

Both of these fighters are on a 4 fight win streak and this will be a nice fight overall. Martinez has not fought a fighter like Nurmagomedov. This fight is all for Nurmagomedov who has great kicks and submission skills. Nurmagomedov has this fight in the bag.

Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj

Vitor is coming off a win on DWCS and making his debut. Anton is coming off a good loss to Jalton Almeida. Anton is looking for his UFC win. Vitor has great hands and will attack in a massive way with his power against Anton. I am loving Vitor to handle this fight in all formats.

Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams

Karl is coming off a win from DWCS and looking to make his UFC debut. Karl is going to want to win this on the ground where he has massive takedown upside. Karl is no joke though on the feet with his hands. Lukasz is looking for his first UFC win losing in his debut. I am loving Karl who I think can handle this fight.

Raphael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant

Grant is coming up in age but he has shown so many flashes of upside. Raphael has shown an upside though also. Raphael has an upside and I do like his power. Raphael can avoid the knockout and come in with his style to show why he is the better fighter.

Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti

Mario is the biggest favorite on the card and has nice boxing. In the past two fights though Mario is coming off submission wins. Guido is an older fighter having two wins in his past two fights. I am loving Mario in all formats and should win this fight in any way.

JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski

Female fight! Lipski is coming into flyweight spot. Aldrich has calf kicks and excellent boxing skills overall. Aldirch has nice wins and her lost loss was to a future champ. Lipski I don't think can hang with Aldrich. I am loving Aldrich who I think can knockout Lipski.

Tony Gravely vs. Victor Henry

This is a super interesting fight. Henry has looked good and coming up in age though. Gravely is coming off a loss along with Henry. Both fighters are going to want to enter back into the win column. Gravely has nice hands but the cardio worries me. I think Gravely can overcome the cardio and I don't trust Henry based on his last loss.

Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Silva

This is going to be a banger of a fight. Silva has not fought in close to 2 years. Silva though was a monster among men with his knockout power. Silva has fought and trained great fighters. Nam is a knockout power fighter who also puts it all together. I am loving Silva here to go into a fantastic game plan.

Sedriques Dumas vs Josh Fremd

The first fight of the night! Dumas looked great on DWCS getting a quick submission in under a minute. Dumas is underrated with his striking and grappling. Fremd has nice hands and I don't mind his knockout power. Dumas can take advantage of any fighting style that Fremd brings to the table. Dumas can submit or knock out Fremd with his horrible defense.