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  Ok, here we go with another prediction. You have to be careful with these because it's important to try and not let bias get the better of you. With that being said, the last two prediction pieces I've written were laced with at least some semblance of bias but I managed to pick the correct winner both times, so I must be doing something right, right? Also I'll be real. I'm only here to talk about Adesanya and Costa because I have absolutely no interest in the 205lb division since Jon Jones vacated the belt, but hey, for the sake of it, Blachowicz by 3rd round TKO. Anyway, let's talk about a serious division. This is really a special fight. In prospect of course. I feel like I have to cover my back after Adesanya vs Romero. This is most excited I've been about a fight since Gaethje vs Ferguson. What we have here is a contest between two of the three best fighters at 185. An arrogant pressure fighter with genuine one shot KO power and underrated craft. A brash,...

I'm in two minds about MMA becoming as popular as it has been the last few years. I'm not here to claim to be a purist or anything like that, believe me. My only issue is the existence of the nonsensical casuals who say and do dumb shit, like comparing Kamaru Usman, one of the best fighters on the planet, to Jose Mourinho. Okay, maybe I do consider myself quite a purist. In fairness, when I was like 10 years old stumbled across MMA by accident. I was flicking through channels on the Sky box. For context, I turn 24 in November, so essentially I've been a fan of the sport for almost two thirds of my entire life. Admittedly a casual myself for a significant amount of time, initially. Regardless, that's a long time for a sport with a linage that you'd struggle to trace back more than 30 years or so. It might sound like I'm rambling. To be real with you, I slyly am... but I'm going somewhere with this so stick with me. See when it comes down to it, I really don...