Ricky Turcios

Picks the debuting favorite but says outright he doesn't feel good about it and views Turcios as a live threat to spring the upset.

Turcios is a long-tenured UFC veteran moving up from bantamweight for this short-notice booking. He's a high-volume boxer with tidy combinations and a durable chin, but has never carried much one-punch power. On the mat he thrives working from an active, scrambly guard, using constant motion and sweeps to grind opponents down over the course of a fight rather than hunting a single finish. The analyst's read is that his path to victory is simply out-working the debutant everywhere the fight goes.