4. Jan Blachowicz vs. Corey Anderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG_QAWhPCEs Weight Class: Light Heavyweight Poland's Jan Blachowicz (18-4) is ranked 12th in the lightweight division, and at UFC 191 he takes on Ultimate Fighter winner Corey Anderson in the second bout of the main card. Anderson (6-1) is coming off a loss to Gian Villante which happened to be the Fight of the Night at UFC on Fox 15 back in April, while Blachowicz is coming off a loss of his own to Jimi Manuwa. This is an experience vs. youth fight. Both fighters are in their third UFC fight here, but Blachowicz is the elder fighter at 32 and has far more experience in the cage. That said, he's probably overrated at #12 in the division, having only beaten Ilir Latifi (in Blachowicz's UFC debut). As weird as it sounds this could be a rebound fight for Anderson, despite Villante not even being ranked in the top 15. This very much could go either way - the polish fighter has the edge in experience and level of competition, while Anderson has age and speed on his side. There's also the travel factor: Blachowicz has never fought in North America, or anywhere outside of Europe, before. That will give the edge to Anderson, who will win by TKO in the 2nd or 3rd round.
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