UFC Nashville fight card picks & predictions for Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC Nashville Main Card Predictions

Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira

This may finally be the fight where Lewis comes up short against a rising heavyweight prospect, but until I see that happen I have to pick “The Black Beast” to score another finish and add to his legacy as the UFC’s all-time knockout leader.

(Pick: Lewis)

Stephen Thompson vs. Gabriel Bonfim

Thompson has obviously slowed down considerably at this stage of his career, but given that Bonfim’s best path to victory is on the ground I’m going to slightly lean with “Wonderboy” to stifle the Brazilian’s takedown attempts and pull off an upset in Nashville.

(Pick: Thompson)

Calvin Kattar vs. Steve Garcia

While Garcia’s current streak of knockouts is certainly impressive, Kattar’s own striking skills and the fact that he’s never been knocked out should allow him to spoil his opponent’s momentum and also snap his current four-fight skid.

(Pick: Kattar)

Nate Landwehr vs. Morgan Charriere

This is one of the best matchups at UFC Nashville as well as a potential Fight of the Night contender. Charriere is certainly the more technical fighter, but I think that Landwehr can survive any big shots and outwork “The Last Pirate” to get back into the win column.

(Pick: Landwehr)

Vitor Petrino vs. Austen Lane

I don’t know how far Petrino will be able to go in the UFC heavyweight division in the long run, but he does have the knockout power necessary to stop Lane and kick off his time in a new weight class with a big victory.

(Pick: Petrino)

Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos

Tafa is in the opposite position of Petrino as a former heavyweight dropping down to 205 lbs., but as long as his power translates to a new division then he should be able to handle Tokkos in what could be the 35-year-old’s final fight in the UFC.

(Pick: Tafa)

UFC Nashville Preliminary Card Predictions

Chris Curtis vs. Max Griffin

There was a point in Griffin’s career where I think he’d be able to stifle Curtis’ striking and pull of the upset here, but at this stage I think “The Action Man” will just be too much too much for him to handle.

(Pick: Curtis)

Jake Matthews vs. Chidi Njokuani

Njokuani is currently on the best run of his UFC career after snapping a three-fight losing streak. Matthews will certainly be a tough test, but if the American can keep things standing then he should be able to get the job done here.

(Pick: Njokuani)

Lauren Murphy vs. Eduarda Moura

Murphy is the kind of experienced veteran that could have bested the younger Moura at one point in her career, but this is a tough matchup for her to come back to after two and a half years out of the cage.

(Pick: Moura)

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Valter Walker

Despite the fact that Nzechukwu is a more than 2-1 favorite, this feels like one of the tougher fights to call at UFC Nashville. Walker has never been knocked out, but even if he can’t stop him with strikes I still think Nzechukwu is well-rounded enough to earn his third-straight win.

(Pick: Nzechukwu)

Mike Davis vs. Mitch Ramirez

Davis’ four-fight win streak came to an end in his last outing against Fares Ziam, but this matchup with Ramirez is a good spot for “Beast Boy” to get back on track ahead of what will hopefully be a more active schedule going forward.

(Pick: Davis)

Fatima Kline vs. Melissa Martinez

Kline’s debut loss in a short-notice flyweight bout with Jasmine Jasudavicius has aged well given that Jasudavicius is now the promotion’s #5-ranked flyweight contender, and “The Archangel” should move closer towards the strawweight rankings with a win over Melissa Martinez in Nashville.

(Pick: Kline)

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