Next, the really big boys at UFC 312: Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira
These guys like to stand and bang. Tafa has the UFC experience advantage, but Teixeira comes in with a massive 9-inch advantage.
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The first fight of UFC 312 is coming up: Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli.
Official UFC debut for Salkilld after getting a contract on the contender series. It will Jubli's 3rd UFC fight after punching his ticket on Road to UFC.
Odds have the Australian as a giant favorite, but
This is Zhang Mingyang. He is fighting Anthony Smith at #UFCKansasCity tonight.
He has a statistically improbable and fascinating pro-MMA career. Zhang had a rough start to his pro career, going 7-6, but that was before he even turned 21.
Since then, he has gone 11-0 and he is
Anthony Smith vs Mingyang Zhang is your co-main event for tonight's #UFCKansasCity.
The UFC is not making it easy for the veteran and workhorse Smith.
Zhang had a tough start to his pro-MMA career, going 7-6. However, that was all before he turned 21.
Since then, the now
For a co-main event, we have a battle of featherweight veterans: Cub Swanson @CubSwanson vs Billy Quarantillo @BillyQMMA.
This has "fight of the night" written all over it.
We don't see many active fighters at 41, but Swanson hasn't been showing his age recently with his last
Youth versus experience at UFC 314.
There are 4 important fights with fighters having a 5-year age difference or more.
Based on our stats, the younger fighters win 60% of the time when the age difference is 5 years or more, and the percentage goes up when the older fighter is
Next, UFC 311 co-main and Bantamweight championship: Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
On a rare occasion, the champion is an underdog. It makes for an interesting fight to bet on.
The co-main event is next: Shara Magomedov vs Michael Page
This is one of the most interesting fights ever regarding striking styles. It could be wild or it could turn into a very technical striking battle.
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