Daniel Pineda vs. Herbert Burns

A pair of fighters will similar styles square off in this one. 35-year old Daniel Pineda likes to take opponents to the canvas, a good fighter via submission. However, this is his first UFC fight since he lost to Robert Whiteford in 2014, and he will be facing a guy three years younger, and one who is also a submission specialist possessing outstanding athleticism. Burns is on an 11-2 run, unbeaten in UFC action (2-0), and his last two bouts were impressive, taking down Evan Dunham via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) and Nate Landwehr (KO). Both were in the UFC and both ended in the first round. For this fight, Burns is two inches taller with a significant reach advantage to go along with his dominant athletic and wrestling skills. Take Herbert Burns to win the fight.