Ahead of UFC 202, TheODDSbible's Darren Russell takes on UFC Middleweight Scott Askham in predicting the outcome of every fight at UFC 202.
Middleweight: Alberto Uda (Brazil) (9-1) vs Marvin Vettori (Italy) (10-2)
Darren Russell: I think the experience and reach advantage means Alberto Uda takes the win by Submission.
Scott Askham: Uda to win by decision.
Welterweight: Colby Covington (USA) (9-1) vs Max Griffin (USA) (12-2)
Darren Russell: Covington is 4-1 in the UFC and I can't see debutant Max Griffin upsetting causing an upset. Covington wins by submission.
Scott Askham: Covington to win by unanimous decision.
Welterweight: Neil Magny (USA) (18-4) vs Lorenz Larkin (USA) (17-5-1NC)
Darren Russell: Lorenz Larkin is 4-5 in the UFC and it is a huge opportunity for him to upset Magny, who is 10-1 since February 2014 however I think Magny carries on his impressive form by getting a TKO stoppage over Larkin.
Scott Askham: This is a tough fight this one! I'm torn on who will win! I'll go for Magny by split decision.
Women's Strawweight: Randa Markos (Iraq) (6-4) vs Cortney Casey (USA) (5-3)
Darren Russell: I think Casey wins by TKO.
Scott Askham: Randa Markos by submission.
Featherweight: Artem Lobov (Russia) (12-12-1-1NC) vs Chris Avila (USA) (5-2)
Darren Russell: I think given the background of this fight and the rivalry between the two camps will make for an exciting but not very technical fight. I'll go for Lobov to win by TKO.
Scott Askham: Avila by TKO
Women's Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington (USA) (7-6) vs Elizabeth Phillips (USA) (5-3)
Darren Russell: I think Pennington takes the victory by unanimous decision.
Scott Askham: Pennington to win by unanimous decision.
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt (USA) (9-0) vs Takeya Mizugaki (Japan) (21-9-2)
Darren Russell: I think Cody Garbrant gets another KO to cement his place as a title contender in the Bantamweight division.
Scott Askham: Garbrant by unanimous decision.
Welterweight: Tim Means (USA) (25-7-1) vs Sabah Homasi (USA) (9-4)
Darren Russell: I think Means gets the TKO stoppage over Homasi.
Scott Askham: Means by TKO.
Welterweight: Hyun Gyu Lim (South Korea) (13-5-1) vs Mike Perry (USA) (6-0)
Darren Russell: I'm backing Perry to upset the odds and win by TKO on his UFC debut.
Scott Askham: Lim to win by unanimous decision.
Welterweight: Rick Story (USA) (19-8) vs Donald Cerrone (USA) (30-7-1NC)
Darren Russell: Expect fireworks and potentially a lot of blood but I think Cerrone wins by unanimous decision.
Scott Askham: Cerrone by unanimous decision.
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson (USA) (21-5) vs Glover Teixeira (Brazil) (25-4)
Darren Russell: Don't expect this fight to go all three rounds as both certainly have the eye for a knockout and I back Anthony Johnson to get the TKO stoppage over Teixeira to earn himself a rematch with Cormier.
Scott Askham: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson by TKO.
Welterweight: Nate Diaz (USA) (20-10) vs Conor McGregor (Ireland) (19-3)
Darren Russell: The world was stunned when Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 196. In what was expected to be a fight McGregor would breeze past and move on to the next one ended in a devastating loss that he his been "obsessed" with avenging. Diaz was not surprised (motherf***ers) that he had managed to submit the Irishman on two weeks notice. The general consensus is that if Diaz won then, then surely he will win with a full camp? However I think there is more to consider than this. Nate Diaz is always ready to fight; he's a triathlete and has only ever been stopped once in a TKO loss to Josh Thomson. McGregor had the same two weeks to prepare to fight Nate Diaz instead of Rafael dos Anjos, two completely different fighters. There are so many factors in this fight that could make it swing either way but I think as long as McGregor can defend the takedown and has the cardio, durability and stamina to make it out of the first round then he could eventually stop Diaz. I'd stay away from betting on this fight but I've got to make a prediction and its McGregor wins by TKO probably due to how badly cut up Diaz' face gets.
Scott Askham: Diaz to win by TKO!
Darren Russell's top bet: Magny, Pennington, Cerrone and Johnson all to win £20 returns £122.
Scott Askham is fighting at UFC Hamburg and we have an exclusive interview to follow this article.
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