UFC Fight Night 98 features Rafael dos Anjos taking on Tony Ferguson on Saturday, November 5 in Mexico City on FS1. This will be the fourth time the UFC has held an event in Mexico and this one will include the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 with Martin Bravo going against Claudio Puelles. Also on the main card it is Marcin Held vs. Diego Sanchez, Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush vs. Rashid Magomedov and Heather Jo Clark vs. Alexa Grasso.
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Ferguson vs. dos Anjos
Tony Ferguson +130
Rafael dos Anjos -150
Rounds 3.5 over -135
The headliner has dos Anjos a slight favorite against Ferguson. This bout that can be seen on FS1 had dos Anjos winning five straight before losing to Eddie Alvarez a few months ago. It won’t be easy against Ferguson who has won his last eight bouts including wins over Edson Barboza, Josh Thomson and Abel Trujillo. Dos Anjos is 25-8 in his career including 14-6 in the UFC while Ferguson is 21-3 including 11-1 in the UFC.
Dos Anjos is looking to beat Ferguson and then get another title shot. “He’s the guy that I’m going to beat - and then I’m going fight for the title again and win it back.” dos Anjos said, “I’m sure I’m the best fighter in this division and I will prove it once again.”
UFC Picks
I will take dos Anjos to get the win.
Sanchez vs. Held
Diego Sanchez +215
Marcin Held -260
Rounds 2.5 over -156
This is a big fight for Sanchez who has won just two of his last five fights. He should have the edge against Held on the mat and it is a little surprising to see him such a big underdog against Held who is making his UFC debut.
UFC Picks
I will take this fight under the rounds total and also make a small play on Sanchez.
Lamas vs. Oliveira
Ricardo Lamas +105
Charles Oliveira -125
Rounds 1.5 over -175
Lamas was supposed to fight BJ Penn at UFC Fight Night 97 but Penn pulled out so Lamas now has a tough fight against Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 98. Oliveira has the edge on the mat and he may have enough to get the win against Lamas, even on short notice.
UFC Picks
I will take Oliveira in this one.
Dariush vs. Magomedov
Beneil Dariush +120
Rashid Magomedov -140
Rounds 2.5 over -175
This is a toss-up- fight with Magomedov a slight favorite. Dariush is very good with his striking and he has excellent takedown defense while Magomedov is a very good striker who also has a good takedown defense. This one should be exciting with one of the two getting a knockout.
UFC Picks
I will take this fight under the total.
Clark vs. Grasso
Heather Jo Clark +371
Alexa Grasso -468
Rounds 2.5 over -265
Grasso is a big favorite in this one as she comes in as one of the top fighters in the 115 pound class. Clark made her name at Ultimate Fighter 20 and she does have a win over Bec Rawlings.
UFC Picks
Grasso should win easily but the price is too high so I will just take the fight under.
Martin Bravo vs. Claudio Puelles – TUF Latin America 3 Finale
Bravo is 10-0 in his career and was coached by Forrest Griffin on the show. Puelles is 7-1 and he was coached by Chuck Liddell.
UFC Picks
I will take Bravo to get the win.
Preliminaries on FS1
Erik Perez vs. Felipe Arantes
Erick Montano vs. Max Griffin
Enrique Briones vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Marco Beltran vs. TBA
Preliminaries on UFC Fight Pass
Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson
Marco Polo Reyes vs. Jason Novelli
Chris Avila vs. Enrique Barzola
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