UFC Vegas 119 Quick Picks | Kape vs Horiguchi 2 Predictions

“I believe it's Shane Collins who is the far superior fighter. He is very good all around, has good wrestling, good striking, and I expect him to put a pace and pressure on Otari Tanzilovi and avoid the power of the Georgian fighter leading to Shane Collins grinding this fight out and winning it on the score cards.”

“I really like the Levan Chokheli side here who is a former Bellator fighter as I believe he'll be able to bomb on Leon Shahbazyan, avoid the danger that Leon Shahbazyan throws in return allowing Levan Chokheli to eventually find a knockout.”

“I like me some Asuelu Jr. here, maybe not so much to the minus 400 extent, but I believe he'll be able to land a little bit more effective damage against Gastón Bolaños and really shut down the flashy striking game of Gastón Bolaños. So, I'm going to go with NOT_IN_ROSTER_3 by decision.”

“I like me some Asuelu Jr. here, maybe not so much to the minus 400 extent, but I believe he'll be able to land a little bit more effective damage against Gastón Bolaños and really shut down the flashy striking game of Gastón Bolaños. So, I'm going to go with NOT_IN_ROSTER_3 by decision.”

“I believe Mitch Raposo will be able to take the momentum of his win over Asat Maxum into this fight against Allan Allan Nascimento. Look for Mitch Raposo to utilize his grappling defensively, stick and move well, implement his calf kicks, and end up landing more damage after 15 minutes, and winning this fight on the scorecards.”

“Unfortunately for Melsik Baghdasaryan, I think this is a bad match-up for him. I think Murtazali Magomedov will be able to remain competitive in the striking realm, and then eventually find moments to get this into the grappling, and I think that will lead to a submission victory for the UFC newcomer.”

“I really like André Lima in this spot as I think he is the better striker and better grappler, and I think that could allow him to put together a good body of work leading to him eventually finding a finish in the second or third round.”

“I like Vinicius Oliveira here because Andre Fili doesn't react well to a guys that are just as aggressive as Vinicius Oliveira. Look for Vinicius Oliveira to create a lot of chaos and eventually find a finish here over Andre Fili within two rounds.”

“Unfortunately for Ion Cuțelaba, I think Navajo Stirling is just too disciplined and composed to get caught by anything big from Ion Cuțelaba. That should lead to Navajo Stirling touching Ion Cuțelaba up, staying safe in the grappling realm, and avoiding the big power punching of Ion Cuțelaba, leading to Navajo Stirling picking him apart and winning this fight on the scorecards.”

“I believe Kyoji Horiguchi is still well-equipped enough to go out there and do what he did in their first fight. I think he'll be a little bit faster, thwart the big power punching style of Manel Kape, and mix in his grappling at opportune moments, which I think will eventually lead to a submission opportunity for Kyoji Horiguchi, allowing the Japanese fighter to get the tap.”

“I believe Kyoji Horiguchi is still well-equipped enough to go out there and do what he did in their first fight. I think he'll be a little bit faster, thwart the big power punching style of Manel Kape, and mix in his grappling at opportune moments, which I think will eventually lead to a submission opportunity for Kyoji Horiguchi, allowing the Japanese fighter to get the tap.”