UFC Vegas 118 Betting Picks

1. Belal Muhammad vs Gabriel Bonfim

   Lost

   Odds 1.72American −139

   Belal Muhammad to Win

   I see Belal winning by slowing the pace, making it a boring fight, and controlling Bonfim with his wrestling.

2. Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan

   Won

   Odds 1.48American −208

   Brendan Allen to Win

   I see a clear wrestling advantage for Allen, which is a huge hole for Shahbazyan.

3. Iwo Baraniewski vs Junior Tafa

   Won

   Odds 1.36American −278

   Iwo Baraniewski to Win

   I expect Baraniewski to use his speed, power, and wrestling to exploit the obvious, terrible hole in Tafa's takedown defense.

4. Alessandro Costa vs Matt Schnell

   Won

   Odds 1.10American −1000

   Alessandro Costa to Win

   I think Costa is too fast and hits too hard for Schnell, who has a horrendous chin and is very knockoutable.

5. Jeisla Chaves vs Yuneisy Duben

   Won

   Odds 1.25American −400

   Jeisla Chaves to Win

   I'm backing Chavez to win on the feet. Even if taken down, she showed on the Contender Series she can recover for the win.

6. Joanderson Brito vs Jordan Leavitt

   Won

   Odds 1.53American −189

   Joanderson Brito to Win

   I see Brito as one of the most dangerous guys in this class. I don't think Leavitt's striking and wrestling is good enough to matter.

7. Chelsea Chandler vs Priscilla Caeira

   Won

   Odds 1.83American −120

   Chelsea Michael Chandler to Win

   I expect Chandler to win by using her size to get Caeira to the ground, where Caeira has no skills.

8. John Yannis vs Marcus McGhee

   Won

   Odds 1.27American −376

   Marcus McGhee to Win

   I believe McGee's powerful hands, good cardio, and very good wrestling put him on a different level than Giannis.

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