Now, this is a fight that will no doubt be leaving the crowd going wild; the stylistic clash here is akin to two wrecking balls clashing at the same time, but with some technical differential that will be almost immediately noticeable. 

Topuria is someone who tends to utilise the right weaponry for the right opponent; he doesn’t just throw out boxing combinations and hope they land; they all come with peculiar angles, timing and different speeds. He landed the jab-cross cleanly when rocking Holloway, and he entered the pocket to neutralise the reach difference when he fought Oliveira.

One must ask, however, what will Topuria do that will be effective against Gaethje? Uppercuts and volume, but mostly uppercuts. Gaethje has a tendency to level change and dip a whole lot, and I guarantee Topuria has honed in on that, so expect him to set Gaethje up for that mistake. 

The Over 1.5 Round is a perfect spot for this fight because whilst Gaethje is a sponge that absorbs damage, he is durable enough to withstand 7 minutes of action, and Topuria is someone who isn’t that well known for his first-round finishes.

The outcome, at a glance, may seem a bit obvious, but there is a bit of hair to be raised here due to a multitude of factors, although it could just be due to both fighters not being up for a traditional Heavyweight brawl, which will lead to someone’s chin being tested thoroughly. 

Gane and his footwork may be a major contributing factor to a KO both happening and not happening; it’ll just be a matter of when, because whilst Pereira does possess that classic knockout power that we desire to witness during these titanic bouts.

Gane moves like a Middleweight; he strikes as quickly as one, but his power comes from his speed and not from his raw strength and technique. We are likely to see Gane have to be forced to use his boxing, given that Pereira utilises steady forward pressure to get into range to land his notorious left hook. 

The odds are quite generous here, given that this is a fight between two Heavyweights who are fighting for the belt, in which both heavyweights have displayed knockout capability and power.

Hokit has propelled himself into stardom seemingly overnight, and after his recent win against Curtis Blaydes, we have learnt quite a lot about him, mostly the fact that he is someone who backs up his barking.

Since he’s been barking quite a lot recently, expect him to come out with a barrage of haphazard strikes that will eventually land against the very aged and quite “done” Derrick Lewis, who is somewhat notorious for being there to be hit.

I mean, the very same can be said for Hokit, who absorbed upwards of 170 strikes from Blaydes just a couple of months ago, so no matter what way you cut it, both fighters are known for big power and for being big targets that don’t have any knowledge of what intelligent defence is; someone is going down early in this fight. 

With that said, though, we are asking for 7.5 minutes of near non-stop action, but that’s not a big ask if we’re talking about Derrick Lewis and the rising star that is Josh Hokit; this fight should be as advertised, with enough fireworks to make July the 4th blush.

Chandler is a bit of a notorious name; he is predominantly known for his extensive career in MMA, his aggressive style, his athleticism and his charisma on the mic, but there’s one more thing that he’s just as infamous for, and that’s his ability to almost always be there when a punch is coming his way.

You see, Chandler is an entertaining fighter, he wows the crowd as he both gets hit and hits back, but at the age of 40, his ability to get hit and keep standing dwindles, he walks away from fights looking more bruised and more defeated each time we see him, and for him to come up against a highly dangerous sniper who recently won against Rafael Fiziev is just not a great look for him. 

Ruffy is both going to have a major speed advantage and a significant reach advantage, and sure, we might not see 2.5 inches as significant in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, but with the weaponry and technique that Ruffy utilises, it’s enough to penetrate and dismantle the near non-existent striking defence of Chandler.

I firmly believe we are going to see Chandler try his best to survive, but ultimately get put away with clean strikes, likely stemming from Ruffy’s jab followed by his crispy right straight, the same kind of strike that rattled the ever-so-dangerous Rafael Fiziev, the very same Fiziev who went 10 rounds in total against Justin Gaethje.