Lamas, Rountree, and Botelho to Score Wins In Argentina

It’s no secret that Khalil Rountree Jr. packs tremendous power into his punches. In fact, it is almost score the KO or lose when it comes to Rountree’s gameplan. Now 7-2 in his career, Rountree is on a three-fight winning streak thanks to three brilliant first-round knockouts. His last was a shocking 96-second finish of striking legend Gokhan Saki in July.

At 14-3 as a professional, Johnny Walker has finally earned his call to the UFC. He does so after compiling a superb six-fight winning streak. He earned his call-up after defeating Luis Henrique da Silva in a three-round bout in August in a fight that saw both of the big guys become greatly fatigued in the third and final round.

Walker seems to be the more well-rounded of the two fighters. Rountree can bang, but he has a tendency to give up on the mat and be steamrolled by a better grappler. This could be the case against the Walker, who seems very strong for the division but does lack the wrestling technique to potentially secure the takedown.

Rountree will be going after the first-round knockout. If he doesn’t get it, he’s in for a long night. We’re going to back him to land his hands, though, as Walker tends to track straight backward and Rountree will be able to slide forward and land his bombs.

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The odds reflect what we’re all thinking: Cezar Ferreira is a difficult ask for someone making their UFC debut on short notice.

But let’s break this one down.

Ian Heinisch enters with an 11-1 record and has won all of his last three fights, including his KO/TKO victory against Justin Sumter at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in July.

Our tape study found that Heinisch is a little reckless and will bounce around outside of range before eventually bursting forward with speed and launching a right hand at his opponent. It seems to have found the desired results in his career so far, but it’s going to be hard to land this punch against top-level competition.

We’re counting on Cezar Ferreira to outwork his opponent and either score a submission win or a decision win in Argentina.

After he was kept away from the sport for two years following a failed drug test, Guido Cannetti has since returned to fight twice so far this year. He first met Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 124 in January – in which he lost by triangle choke – and then would later score a decision victory over Diego Rivas. He’s now lost four of his last six fights.

Marlon Vera returned to form with a second-round stoppage over Wuliji Buren at UFC 227. That win helped move him back to the win column following two consecutive defeats. It seems like the Vera train has lost its wheels after his spectacular performances against Brad Pickett and Brian Kelleher in 2017.

Saturday, November 17 – 10:00 pm (ET) /  2:00am (GMT)

Cynthia Calvillo was on quite the run but it’s all gone downhill since losing to Carla Esparza and then being found guilty of a violation by USADA. She’ll be looking to erase those memories by defeating the strong Poliana Botelho in what is one of the better fights on this main card.