Heavyweights
Josh Parisian (14-5) vs. Alan Baudot (8-3, 1 N/C)Odds: Baudot (-115), Parisian (-105)
This could be a decent enough fight, but if the UFC put it together solely to match Josh Parisian against an actual Parisian, they really should've committed to putting it on the September 3rd card. At any rate, Parisian's UFC career to date has been a letdown given the long road he took to get here; he was seemingly a lock to get a contract after scoring a 2018 win on the Contender Series via a spinning backfist, but was instead shunted to a season of The Ultimate Fighter that he did not win. Parisian's a large heavyweight with some impressive creativity at times, as that spinning backfist showed, but he hasn't been able to translate that into much success; Parisian's UFC fights have mostly devolved into him attempting to pressure and smother his opponent, which only earned him a narrow win over Roque Martinez thus far - and getting out-wrestled by Don'Tale Mayes in December was a worryingly poor look. He'll face Frenchman Alan Baudot, who's still looking for his first UFC win in this, his fourth try. Baudot can crack a bit, so he's had some promising moments in his fights, but without scoring the knockout he's been unable to turn that into much of anything, as he's not particularly comfortable anywhere else. Baudot could put Parisian out, but the likelier bet seems to be that Parisian can turn this into a sloppy affair where he can lean on Baudot and control the fight if things ever get too out of hand; the pick is Parisian via decision.
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