Dakota Bush vs Viacheslav Borshchev – 155 pounds – Lightweight

The fighter to watch here is “Slava Claus”. Viacheslav Borshchev is coming off a huge KO win in his Contender series fight in October of 2021. He has finished all but one of his pro wins via (T)KO. He fights to finish and is a relentless action fighter. I am skeptical he is well rounded enough to become a true contender in the stacked 155 pound division, but he is fun to watch.

His opponent Dakota Bush will also be looking for his first UFC win after coming up short in his debut. He’s spent most of his pro career in one of the premier feeder organizations, LFA. But he has a tough style matchup ahead of him in Slava Claus.

Joanderson Brito vs Bill Algeo – 145 pounds – Featherweight

I’m mentioning this one because Dana mentioned it in his cheap knockoff version of my series.

Brito won via technical decision on the Contender Series to earn his opportunity in the UFC after nearly 2 years away from the sport. His most recent win before that was a 44 second KO in the LFA. Brito has a well rounded game. He has fight ending power, and the ability to grapple, which is reflected in his record with 5 submission and 5 TKO wins.

His opponent, Bill Algeo, is a 3 fight UFC veteran. He is 1-2 in the UFC and lost via decision to Ricardo Ramos his last time out..

Now – the reason I wasn’t planning on featuring this fight may sound harsh. But there is a pretty simple rule when trying to find the best fights on any given card, good fighters make for good fights. And I am not convinced either of these guys are truly UFC caliber. If this fight doesn’t get finished early, we may be looking at a stalemate. Hope I’m wrong.

Katlyn Chookagian vs Jennifer Maia – 125 pounds – Flyweight

These are two of the best in their division. And will be a rematch of their 2019 contest where Chookagian won a fairly decisive decision 29-28.

However, it is hard to imagine either of them getting another crack at the champ. And if they do, it is even harder to imagine they get it done the second time around. It is also hard to imagine the fight will be much different than their last contest.. But they are top ranked fighters in their division. We’ll see how it goes.