UFC 294 Main Card Predictions

Said Nurmagomedov (-260) vs. Muin Gufarov (+210)

Both fighters are fairly unknown but will look to put their name on the map with this fight. Nurmagomedov is coming off of his second loss in the UFC and will look to bounce back on Saturday. Gufarov is also coming off of a loss, however this was his UFC debut. To bounce back with a win over Nurmagomedov would do wonders to his career.
Prediction: Said Nurmagomedov via Unanimous Decision

Ikram Aliskerov (-600) vs. Warlley Alves (+430)

In the Middleweight division we saw an up and coming prospect Aliskerov take on a tough veteran in Alves. Aliskerov is coming off a very impressive Knockout over Phil Hawes in his UFC debut. He will look to follow up his impressive debut surely with a spectacular finish, which should make this a fun bout to watch.

# 2 Magomed Ankalaev (-370) vs. #7 Johnny Walker (+290)

In the light heavyweight division we see a great matchup between two top contenders. Johnny Walker is now on a three fight winning streak and has looked very sharp in those fights. On the other hand we have Magomed Ankalaev who is coming off of a majority draw against Jan Blachowicz. Many people thought that he had done enough to win that fight, and although he might’ve, he didn't get it done. Both of these fighters have something to prove on Saturday and it should be a fun fight.

# 4 (WW) Khamzat Chimaev (-360) vs. #1 (WW) Kamaru Usman (+280)

A mega fight in the middleweight division features two of the most highly talented fighters in the UFC as of today. Both are welterweights, but this is Kamaru Usman’s debut at middleweight. On the other hand this won't be Khamzat’s first time at the middleweight division. The former champ Usman is coming off of a two fight losing streak where he lost to Leon Edwards twice. Khamzat is on a steam roll right now, but the only problem is, is that his last fight was a little over a year ago now. There are questions to be asked for both sides but I expect we get answers very quickly on Saturday.

Another mega fight happening in the lightweight division we see the rematch of the two best fighters in the world right now. Pound for Pound it doesn’t get any better than this. In their last fight we saw a tactical war and Islam come out on top. Many would argue for the case that Volkanovski won though. The big difference coming into this fight though is that it's on 10 days notice. This can make a huge difference due to the fact that they’re going to go into this fight without a full game plan. Islam has something to prove, he needs to prove that the last time they fought was a fluke performance from Volkanovski. Although I highly doubt it was a fluke performance, we shall see on Saturday how it turns out.

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