by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/21/2026 Photo by Simon Fearn/ Imagn Images Mike Malott vs LOSER Joaquin Buckley/Sean Brady Matt Hylen - Mike Malott looked fantastic in his first career UFC event. He was patient, but once he found his shot, it was over for Gilbert Burns. With Malott now in the top-15, I think a challenge is on the horizon for the Canadian native. With the loser of Joaquin Buckley and Sean Brady needing a fight down, I think it could make for a

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/15/2026 Photo Credits to @UFCCanada on Instagram In our UFC 327 Predictions which you can find here , Zak went 2-5 in picks with 1 method for 3 points. Matt went 5-2 in picks with 3 methods for 8 points. Points To Date: Zak: 66 (45-24) Matt: 61 (42-27)) *All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 4/15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott (Malott -320) Zak Drapeau - In an interesting main event th

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/13/2026 Photo by Ed Mulholland/ Getty Images Carlos Ulberg vs WINNER of Prochazka vs Ankalaev Zak Drapeau - What a performance we saw from Carlos Ulberg in his first title fight. After tearing his ACL, he STILL knocked Jiri Prochazka into next week and became the new Light Heavyweight Champion. Unfortunately, because of the injury, Ulberg will be out close to a year and may even have to vacate his title. Whether he vacates or no

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/10/2026 Photo by Ed Mulholland/ Zuffa LLC In our Fight Night Moicano v Duncan Predictions which you can find here, Zak went 4-2 in picks with 1 correct method for 5 points. Matt also went 4-2 picks with1 correct method for 5 points. Points To Date: Zak: 63 (43-19) Matt: 53 (37-25) *All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 4/9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 Jiri Prochazka vs 3 Carlos Ulberg (Prochazka -120) Za

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/6/2026 Photo by Jeff Bottari/ Zuffa LLC Renato Moicano vs Dan Hooker Matt Hylen - Moicano looked fantastic on Saturday. His striking was good enough, but his grappling was absolutely dominant to the point that he found a finish quite easily. Considering his desire for "easy fights," I think he would be a stylistic nightmare for a guy like Dan Hooker. Hooker is just about washed at this point. He cannot defend a takedown attempt

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/3/2026 Graphic courtesy of UFC via UFC.com In our Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 3-3 in picks with 1 correct method for a total of 4 points. Matt went 1-5 in picks with 0 correct methods for a total of 1 point. Points to Date: Zak: 58 (39-17) Matt: 48 (33-23) *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 4/3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 Renato Moicano vs Chris

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/30/2026 Photo by Steven Bisig/ Imagn Images Joe Pyfer vs Anthony Hernandez Zak Drapeau - Pyfer started his fight with Izzy slow but showed us all what he's capable of with devastating power and controlled grappling. Now it's time for him to get another Top-5 fight where a lot more will be on the line. I have him against Fluffy next as a more complete fighter than Izzy and one still in his prime. Hernandez's grappling will be a g

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/27/2026 Photo by Mat Hayward/ Getty Images In our Fight Night Evloev v Murphy Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 4-2 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 6 points. Matt also went 3-3 in picks with 0 correct methods for a total of 3 points. Points to Date: Zak: 54 (36-14) Matt: 47 (32-18) *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 3/27 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Israel Adesanya vs 14 Joe

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation 3/25/2026 Photo by Fayez Nureldine/ AFP via Getty Images Honorable Mentions: Paul Hughes ( PFL) Lightweight MMA 14-3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Samet Agdeve (ONE) Heavyweight MMA 18-0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thad Jean (PFL) Welterweight MMA 11-0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Anatoly Malykhin (ONE) Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight MMA 14-1 ________________________________ Top-

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/20/26 Graphic by UFC via UFC London Official Poster In our Fight Night Vallejos v Emmett Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 5-1 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 7 points. Matt also went 5-1 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 7 points. Points to Date: Zak: 48 (32-12) Matt: 44 (29-15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook as of 3/19 Leron

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/11/2026 Photo by Josh Hedges/ Zuffa LLC via Getty Images 10. Jessica Andrade UFC Record - 17-13 Championship Record - 1-3 Holder of the most fights and wins of any Woman in UFC history, Andrade is one of the most underappreciated fighters in history. Her famous slam knockout of Rose Namajunas was her only title win in 4 tries but her 13-year career in the UFC when she was almost entirely within the Top-10 deserves a spot on this list. 9. Car

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/4/2026 Honorable Mention - Jon Jones Jones is unquestionably the greatest combat athlete of all time in my opinion but with greatness does not always come popularity. In Jon Jones record-17 PPV Main Events he has never sold over 1,000,000 buys. Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Getty Images 10. Jorge Masvidal The owner of what may be the most viral moment in UFC history Jorge Masvidal, had a 3-year stretch between 2019 and 2022 that included the knee

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/2/2026 Photo by Jeff Bottari/ Zuffa LLC Lone'er Kavanaugh vs Brandon Royval The performance Lone'er Kavanaugh just put on in enemy territory is inspiring. To beat up a former champion and tough guy like Brandon Moreno was awesome to see and should earn him a Top-8 ranking among the Flyweights. For his next fight, I can see him fighting either Brandon Royval or Amir Albazi. With both men on two-fight skids, I'd normally side with

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen 10/15/2025 Sportz Nation Current Rankings C Alexandre Pantoja 1 Joshua Van 2 Brandon Moreno 3 Brandon Royval 4 Amir Albazi 5 Tatsuro Taira 6 Kai Kara-France 7 Manel Kape 8 Alex Perez 9 Asu Almabayev 10 Tim Elliot 11 Steve Erceg 12 Tagir Ulanbekov 13 Charles Johnson 14 Bruno Silva 15 Rafael Estevam _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Key Booked Fight Rumored Fight Zak and Matt's Hypothetical Fight ___________________________________ Ph

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen 10/8/2025 Sportz Nation Credit to Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via bleacherreport.com Current Rankings C Alex...