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No idea about the first one tbh.
Dileno Lopes is a top flyweight prospect worth looking out for. In 19 fights he's only gone to a decision twice. Vieira is a submission guy, so we'll see who comes out on top here.
Clint hester is always a fun fight win/lose. I was pretty shocked he got TKO'd by Whittaker, and Miranda was like 15 seconds from being TKO'd by Jake Collier before Collier decided to coast for the rest of the round. I think this is about who's striking is up to par. I think Hester's variety of strikes and movement will be better than the 36 year old's boxing.
Warlley Alves is a finisher but his gastank is a huge issue, Taleb is a trisparrer so that fight will be a smoke break for sure. Look for Taleb will probably try to tire out Alves, whether its against the cage or on the mat...depending on the gastank Alves could get a guillotine or arm-triangle finish. Taleb if his cardio is up to par could eke out a victory here. Tough to say, my calls are usually wrong on brazillian cards. Talebs decision victories are also against a 34 year old, a 39 year old and the best prospect out of the China Top Team...so take that for what its worth when thinking about who's gonna win.
Hugo Viana has looked good in all of his UFC fights, may be a bit undersized but is fairly well rounded. His striking is wild, even caught TJ in their fight which dropped him to a knee if thats anything worth putting on the resume, Guido Cannetti is a wild striker with huge holes in his game, maybe the move to Team Alpha Male for this camp will change that though. He throws his punches with his head facing down a lot, and if Viana's camp notes it we could be looking at a brutal uppercut KO here.
TLDR. Viana/Canetti, Miranda/Hester, Viera/Lopes have like a 99% chance of finishes
Alves/Taleb - 25% it doesn't end as a gas fest sparring match
