Fight Predictions: UFC on ESPN 22: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

Friday night's action was a great way to warm up for tonight's UFC's (@UFC). It's a card that took some hits, but even losing a fight at weigh-ins can't dent the fact that 'UFC on ESPN 22' (#UFCVegas24) is locked & loaded!

The fights 'Chin Check' (@chincheckpod) marked out to be some of the hottest of the night

King Kong vs El Guapo sounds like a crazy Anime, but Alexander Romanov (@alexandr_romanov_comrat) 🇲🇩 vs Juan Espino (@juan_espino_oficial) 🇪🇸 is stone cold real & legit. Romanov hasn't tasted defeated has become very fond of choking people. While Espino last had a bad night in April 2011 and is also partial to a strangle. So the winner will be the one who heeds the words of Wu!

After losing her pro debut Tracy Cortez (@cortezmma) 🇲🇽 has never looked back. Won a contact on 'Dana White Contender Series' (#DWCS) and now she wants to cerement herself in the Flyweight division. Justine Kish (@justinekish) is hungry to get things back on track, put together a run and show she's not here to just take part!

A Gorilla vs a pit bull doesn't seem like a fight. BUT, when that pit bull is Andrei Arlovski (@andreiarlovski) 🇧🇾 everything changes. And even the fact he took the fight on short notice doesn't change how dangerous the former champ is. Chase Sherman (@chase_sherman_ufc) 🦍 isn't looking to be denied. He fought his way back to the promotion and now he's looking to take himself off the endangered species list!

Now the Co-main, even before the weigh-in's this looked like two no nonsense cats, who never take a backward step. Now added in the push and the heat its generated, Jeremy Stephens (@lilheathenmma) vs Drakkar Klose (@drakkar_klose) is a can't miss

THEN, in the Main event we get the fight we thought would headline 'UFC 236', Robert Whittaker (@robwhittakermma) 🇦🇺 vs Kelvin Gastelum (@kgastelum) 🇲🇽 And although circumstances have changed, for Whittaker, a win could see him get that rematch. And for Gastelum, put him a step closer to his mission for gold!

For the full event preview, you can listen to the podcast (ep 174) Otherwise, here are your @ChinCheckPod #fightpredictions 🥊


Main Card
Main Event - Middleweight
Robert Whittaker (W) vs Kelvin Gastelum

Co-main - Lightweight
Jeremy Stephens vs Drakkar Klose (W)

Heavyweight
Andrei Arlovski (W) vs Chase Sherman

Middleweight
Abdul Razak Alhassan (W) vs Jacob Malkoun

Lightweight
Luis Peña (W) vs Alexander Munoz

Preliminary Card
Women’s Flyweight
Tracy Cortez (W) vs Justine Kish

Heavyweight
Alexander Romanov (W) vs Juan Espino

Women’s Strawweight
Jessica Penne vs Lupita Godinez (W)

Middleweight
Gerald Meerschaert (W) vs Bartosz Fabiński

Bantamweight
Tony Gravely vs Anthony Birchak (W)

Lightweight
Austin Hubbard vs Dakota Bush (W)