UFC Fight Night is set to take place on Saturday night. There are six fights scheduled on the main card while the prelim card will feature seven fights. The event will take place at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, United States. Here, you will know UFC San Diego: Vera vs Cruz Preview & Prediction.
UFC San Diego: Vera vs Cruz Preview
The bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Dominick Cruz is the headlining main event. Nate Landwehr will take on David Onama in a featherweight bout.
The card can be watched live on ESPN while streaming on ESPN+. The prelims will start at 4 p.m. ET while the main card will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
Alongside the headliner, the main card also features a few exciting bouts. Women’s Strawweight bout and women’s bantamweight bout will feature Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama and Yazmin Jauregui vs. Iasmin Lucindo fights respectively. American Devin Clark will fight against Russian Azamat Murzakanov in a light heavyweight bout. Bruno Silva vs. Gerald Meerschaert fight will take place for the middleweight bout.
On the preliminary card, Angela Hill will meet Loopy Godinez while Jason Witt will meet his fellow American Josh Quinlan in a catchweight bout each. Cynthia Calvillo will face Nina Nunes in a women’s flyweight bout. In the male counterpart, Ode’ Osbourne will fight against Tyson Nam. A heavyweight and a lightweight bout will feature Martin Buday vs. Lukasz Brzeski and Gabriel Benitez vs. Charlie Ontiveros respectively. Last but not the least, Youssef Zalal will face Da’Mon Blackshear in a bantamweight bout.
UFC San Diego: Vera vs Cruz Prediction
Prediction: Marlon Vera
Being a violent fighter, Marlon Vera is on a streak of 3 consecutive wins and will aim to continue it. However, the decision went to the judges to declare the winner in two of his last three victories.
So, it’s risky to predict him as the fight night main event winner. Vera remains the favorite in the bout having a 2.5-inch reach advantage and a 1.13 submission average compared to just 0.05 for his opponent Cruz. Vera leads with a 56% finish rate compared to Cruz’s 23% estimated in 27 fights each.
On the other hand, it’s really praiseworthy of Cruz come back from several injuries and fought with a never-surrender mentality. He won’t easily surrender on the fight night either but considering all things, we would predict that the night will belong to Vera.
Vera vs Cruz Prediction: Marlon Vera
