Melquizael Costa vs Jared Gordon for ufc 334 from connected_mma on insta Melquizael Costa up at 155 for the third time during his ufc tenure Age 30 Record 26-8 (7-3 in the ufc) Big wins Andre fili 24-11, Christian Rodriguez 12-2, Julian erosa 31-11, Morgan charriere 21-11-1 and Dan Ige 19-10 Losses Arnold Allen 20-4, Steve Garcia 14-5 at lightweight and Thiago Moises 16-6 also at lightweight Last fight Arnold Allen loss Jared gooden lightweight Age 38 Record 21-9 (9-8, 1 nc in the ufc) Big wins Thiago Moises 19-8, mark madsen 12-1 and Leonardo santos 18-5-1 losses Jim miller 38-19, Rafa Garcia 17-4, nasrat haqparast 16-5, paddy pimblett 19-3 (robbery), grant Dawson 17-1-1 and Charles Oliveira 27-8 Last fight Jim miller On a 2 fight losing streak Verdict Melquizael Costa knockout round 2

Fighter Showcase: Marvin "The Italian Dream" Vettori 🇮🇹 Weightclass: Welterweight, Middleweight, & Light-Heavyweight MMA Record: 19 - 10 - 1 Years Active: 2012 - Present Notable Wins: Paulo Costa, Jack Hermansson, Kevin Holland, Roman Dolidze, Karl Roberson, Cezar Ferreira, Andrew Sanchez Accolades: UFC Middleweight Title Challenger (vs Israel Adesanya @ UFC 263, lost via UD) 3rd most total & signifigant strikes landed in UFC middleweight division history (1687 & 1274) 3rd longest average fight time in UFC middleweight division history (16:42) 4th most total fight time in UFC middleweight division history (4:43:47) 3x UFC Fight of the Night 2x UFC Performance of the Night VFC Welterweight Champion Extras: BJJ brown belt under Felippo Stabile First trained kickboxing at 13 Started MMA training at 16 after watching Fedor Emelianenko in PRIDE Brawled with Italian rapper Ion at a boxing event in March 2023

⚔️️ UFC 332: THE VERDICT IS IN! The fight hasn't even started in the Octagon yet, but in my head, the winners are already locked in. 🧠🥊 From the Main Card to the Prelims, I broke down every matchup to bring you my "locks" for this Saturday! Between the Strawweight belt on the line in the Main Event and the clash of generations at Bantamweight, this card is shaping up to be electric. ​What about you, who do you see taking home "Performance of the Night"? Drop your predictions in the comments! 👇 #UFC332 #SilvaWang #FigueiredoTalbott #MMA #MMAPredictions

More news from connected_mma on insta Evan elder vs Samuel Sanchez at lightweight Evan elder 29 years old Record 10-2 (3-2) in the ufc Big wins gauge young 9-2, darrius flowers 12-7-1 and gennaro Valdez 10-2 3 fight win streak Losses Preston parsons 9-3 and nazim sadykhov 7-1 Samuel Sanchez 23 years old Record 11-1 (1-0) on the contender series Big wins chasen Blair 7-3, evaldo santos 17-5 and Bruno justo 10-6 Regional champion 8 fight win streak Only loss was to Hugo Vargas 1-2 4 years ago by submission Overall I would go evan elder by submission or decision Opinion I would go