HopperoMMA — UFC Belgrade predictions

Says he was never on the Oban Elliott hype train — good everywhere, great nowhere — against an athletic undefeated Brazilian with an 89% KO rate.

“striking subpar. And then he got dominated by Suk Kim Cowan, destroyed by dominated by Suk Kim Cowan, destroyed by Jonathan Mekhonnin. I'm going to go with Jonathan Mekhonnin. I'm going to go with Michael Oliveira by KO in the first Michael Oliveira by KO in the first round. Yeah, Michael Oliveira looks round. Yeah, Michael Oliveira looks dangerous, man. Very athletic guy, dangerous, man. Very athletic guy, undefeated guy from Brazil who knocks undefeated guy from Brazil who knocks everybody out”

Says being semi-good is enough to beat Buzukja, and Grad is a good grappler with solid stand-up who out-grappled Luke Riley early.

“I don't think it was the Brazil card. It was actually earlier on this year. I was actually earlier on this year. I forgot who he fought, but he got knocked forgot who he fought, but he got knocked out cold. I'm going to go with a Bogdan out cold. I'm going to go with a Bogdan Grad to win this one by decision. I like Grad to win this one by decision. I like Bogdan Grad. He seems to take his career Bogdan Grad. He seems to take his career serious. Lost against Tom Nolan on the serious. Lost agains”

Rates Klein one of the best unranked lightweights with the fight IQ, UFC experience and grappling edge, even conceding Musayev is the more powerful striker.

“very dirty performance over Bahamondes. Won the fight and actually got a bonus, Won the fight and actually got a bonus, but a very dirty performance overall. Um but a very dirty performance overall. Um I'm going to go with Klein to win this I'm going to go with Klein to win this one by decision. I still don't know how one by decision. I still don't know how I feel about Musayev. He had this big I feel about Musayev. He had this big run over at uh over at Rizin. He beat run over at uh over at Riz”

Sees Todorovic as very beatable with never-great grappling, and expects the newly locked-in Valentin to skip the striking war, shoot a takedown and hunt a finish on the mat.

“I'm going to go with Robert Valentin by some in the first round.”

Backs Cepo's 100% finish rate and Oktagon form in front of a home crowd, and dismisses Urbina as 7-4 with one UFC win and finished in his last two.

“been finished in his last two fights so far over Mr. Uroš Medić himself and also far over Mr. Uroš Medić himself and also Charles Radtke. I'm I'm to go with uh Charles Radtke. I'm I'm to go with uh Vlasto Čepo to win this one by KO in the Vlasto Čepo to win this one by KO in the first round. first round. I do worry that Vlasto Cepo is one of I do worry that Vlasto Cepo is one of these guys that looks really dominant on these guys that looks really dominant on the regional scene because of certai”

Calls Tybura a beatable gatekeeper who has looked awful in his last two, while Rakic is the far better, taller, more powerful striker who should suit heavyweight better.

“long, athletic, pretty powerful, too. So, So, just a lot more dangerous than Tybura. just a lot more dangerous than Tybura. And I'm going to go with Aleksandar And I'm going to go with Aleksandar Rakic to finish Marcin Tybura. I really Rakic to finish Marcin Tybura. I really do feel like this has to be the fight do feel like this has to be the fight where Rakic breaks his losing streak. If where Rakic breaks his losing streak. If you ain't beating Marcin Tybura, I don't you ain't beating Marcin ”

Says Blachowicz has had close fights with every monster at 205 and still has it at 43, while Stirling's record flatters him. Calls the step up on short notice too much too soon.

“fight that Jan Blachowicz gets it done. He's in Europe, he's going to have the He's in Europe, he's going to have the home crowd an I'm going to go with Jan home crowd an I'm going to go with Jan Błachowicz by decision. Błachowicz by decision. Nawaz Sterling had a close fight with Nawaz Sterling had a close fight with two Khalil Rountree, Ivan Erslan, and two Khalil Rountree, Ivan Erslan, and Rodolfo Beltran, and only now has he Rodolfo Beltran, and only now has he started finishing fights. He o”

Leans heavily on Rodriguez's long layoff and reads him as a lesser version of Geoff Neal, whom Medic already knocked out. Expects Medic to rush him immediately in front of a wild Serbian crowd.

“knockout, then he might get knocked out himself. That's the type of fighter that himself. That's the type of fighter that Uroš Medić is. Uroš Medić is. But I'm going to go with Uroš Medić to But I'm going to go with Uroš Medić to deliver a knockout or in the first round deliver a knockout or in the first round in front of Serbia against Daniel in front of Serbia against Daniel Rodriguez. I think this is going to be Rodriguez. I think this is going to be it for Uroš Medić. I really think this it ”