After a rollercoaster UFC Fight Night over the weekend, the UFC returns to the Apex in Las Vegas, and it’s being headlined by a trio of ranked fights that will shake up their respective divisions.
Our full UFC Fight Night Fiziev vs Gamrot Tips & Preview can be found below.
Rafael Fiziev vs Mateusz Gamrot
Tip: Rafael Fiziev via KO/TKO @ TBC
Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev makes his return to the octagon for the first time since March 2023 and he’s taking on the number seven ranked lightweight, Mateusz Gamrot.
Fiziev is coming off his first loss in the UFC against Justin Gaethje, the 30-year-old has eight wins coming by way of knockout and six wins were finished inside the first round.
However, on the other side of the cage, you have the “Gamer” Mateusz Gamrot and the 32-year-old’s last two victories have come by way of decision.
I see great value in Fiziev winning this bout convincingly, by way of KO/TKO.
Bryce Mitchell vs Dan Ige
Tip: Dan Ige Via Points @ TBC
A top notch co-main event is expected this weekend, when Bryce Mitchell takes on Dan Ige in what will be a high-quality bout.
Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell will be stepping into the octagon for the first time since being submitted back in December of 2022.
However, for his opponent, Dan “50K” Ige is coming off a clinical performance in June this year and he’s looking to take his win streak to twp.
In this fight, I love the value of Dan Ige to take the victory by Decision and here’s why.
Ige is an all-round superstar, he can knock you out, he can choke you out and he can go the distance.
In his career Ige has five wins by knockout, five wins via submission and seven wins by decision.
For Ige to win this bout, he needs to show his textbook takedown defence against the submission specialist who’s won nine of his 15 professional MMA fights by way of submission.
Marina Rodriguez vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Tip: Michelle Waterson-Gomez via Submission @ TBC
Marina Rodriguez will go toe-to-toe with Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson-Gomez for the second time in the octagon, but I believe this fight will end completely differently.
Although both are coming off losses, “The Karate Hottie” is coming back for her revenge and she has the potential to do just that.
To secure the win here, “The Karate Hottie” needs to take Rodriguez down early to avoid a stand-up fight with number nine ranked strawweight in the world.
With nine submissions to her name, “The Karate Hottie” has the ground game she needs to take out Rodriguez if the fight goes to the mat.
With that in mind, I see great value in Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson-Gomez to win by submission.
