Preview and predictions for UFC 242, which takes place this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emitrates. The event features the lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Dustin Poirier.
Alex Morono, Carlston Harris and Gregor Gillespie all cashed out with $50,000 performance bonuses for their stellar work at UFC Vegas 26. Gillespie was awarded a Fight of the Night bonus for his fight with Diego Ferreira, while Morono and Harris were awarded for their finishes of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Christian Aguilera, respectively.
Morono captured his performance of the night bonus after he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the first round of their welterweight co-main event. Morono stunned Cerrone with a ducking overhand right before following up with a barrage of strikes that ultimately led to referee Marc Coddard stopping the bout with 20 seconds left in the first round.
In the main event of UFC Vegas 25 on May 1, Dominick Reyes is looking to snap his two-fight losing streak as he battles Jiri Prochazka. Entering the fight, Reyes is a +110 underdog while the former RIZIN champ is a -130 favorite.
Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The pros are split on this one but the slight majority lean towards Prochazka picking up his second UFC win.
BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka:
Devin Clark, UFC light heavyweight: I think it will be a pretty good fight but I have to go with Dominick Reyes. I think he can drag this fight out and have success in those final three rounds and likely get a finish then.