Preview: UFC Fight Night 180 Prelims

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Light Heavyweights

Maxim Grishin (30-8-2) vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (20-7)

ODDS: Grishin (-365), Antigulov (+305)

Antigulov once looked like a light heavyweight championship hopeful, but those days are long gone, as the Russian is now simply trying to hold onto his spot on the UFC roster. When Antigulov wins, he looks like an absolute beast, as he is capable of rushing his opponents, taking them down and tapping them out in the blink of an eye. However, in his last three fights, opponents have had little trouble derailing the runaway train. To make matters worse, he has lost in slightly different ways every time out: Ion Cutelaba outlasted him and took over late in the first round, Michal Oleksiejczuk punched him repeatedly as he rushed in and Paul Craig simply took the triangle choke that Antigulov presented him. The latest man to step up and try to beat Antigulov is Grishin, who is looking for his first UFC win. Grishin is a well-traveled veteran who got a late-notice call at heavyweight in July, but he did not get to show much as Marcin Tybura outwrestled him without much issue. To that end, Antigulov should at least be able to get this to the mat, since Grishin does not provide much resistance when opponents take that approach. Even so, after well over a decade in this business, Grishin should have enough savvy to survive Antigulov’s initial salvo on the mat and ultimately take over. The pick is Grishin via second-round stoppage.

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