Every year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship expands their reach exponentially when they put together more than 40 live events for fans to watch. The UFC is a league that has not just become lucrative for viewers, but also fighters, adding new fighters every year. UFC 300 is expected to be the group’s largest event yet, blowing UFC 100 and 200 out of the water. With the UFC 300 event happening this past Saturday, I wanted to provide my personal predictions on the outcomes of the preliminary round and main card of the event.
Let’s start off with the preliminary fights. In the featherweight division, I predict Aljamain Sterling will beat Alvin Kattar. Since Sterling was previously a bantamweight champion, he will surely be able to outskill Katter in his new weight class –– despite his loss to Sean O’Malley last year.
In the fight between Diego Lopes and Sodiq Yussuf, I think Lopes will be able to come out with a victory because of his grappling technique. Grappling is a style of fighting where the opponent is tackled and put into some sort of lock. Because of his background in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the fact that he holds several national titles, he should be able to grapple Yussuf even though Yusuf is also quite experienced in BJJ.
In the Light Heavyweight division, we will likely see Jiří Procházka come out with a win over Aleksandar Rakić because of his reign as the light heavyweight champion until his loss to Alex Periera. Though this matchup could lean either way, I think Procházka has consistently been a fan favorite to win his fights.
For the women’s bantamweight division fight between Holly Holm and Kayla Harrison, I predict Harrison will win because of the roll she has been on with her 16-1 record and the hype she has from her recent success leading into this fight.
For the main card in the lightweight fights I have Justin Gaethje and Arman Tsarukyan winning their respective battles against Max Holloway and Charles Oliviera because they are much more experienced fighters who have been on winning streaks recently.
For the Strawweight women’s division, I think Zhang Weili will defeat Yan Xiaonan, defending her title in the division. Not only is Wieli the current division title holder, but she is also a feared opponent after her last few wins.
In the middleweight bout, Bo Nickal will beat Cody Brundage because of his insane start to his UFC career (5-0), along with the most favorable odds in UFC history against his last opponent, t -2500. Not only is he an upcoming star, but his longest fight so far has only been two minutes and 40 seconds long.
As my final pick for the main event I have Alex Periera winning against Jamahal Hill. Though this fight will be relatively close, I think that Periera will be able to successfully defend his title and out-strike Hill and even out-maneuver him in the octagon.
No matter how my predictions have gone, I am excited to see how UFC 300 will pan out and hope that it will exceed fan expectations, becoming the best bout we have seen thus far.
