in the lightweight division a UFC Vegas 96 you got Denise bazooka taking on Francis uh Marshall and I like this matchup for a lot of reasons number one uh the lightweight division is one of the toughest to predict in the UFC and the fights are always good so let's get into it Denise 12 and four Francis 7 and two both guys stand 5'9 young guys too Denise bazuka 26 Francis Marsh 25 Marshall's got like a one-in reach Advantage he fights right-handed Denise bazooka can switch it right to Lefty whenever he wants that's always an advantage bookia on his feet uh has a slight Edge in activity 4.2 significant strikes to 3.7 but the takedown game goes the other way to Francis Marshall who gets like one on average per round but Denise 72% taked down defense that's helpful be Conor Matthews in the last fight by third round KO but lost uh back-to-back fights to Shawn Woodson and Jamal emers before that so he's got some work to do Francis Marshall was 17 and0 but lost to Isaac DOL Garen good Fighter by first round KO and a split decision by William Gomez a decent veteran there by split decision so you know it's going to be an interesting fight to say the least both guys very capable of winning as I look at the odds it's nearly 50/50 Marshall's got a slight Edge um and and I tell you I just don't know it just depends on the takedown defense of bazooki I'm going to take a chance on Denise because he does have decent takedown defense um you know the Striking is closed so it's all going to come to takedowns he's got to defend the takedowns uh in order to have the edge on the feet and I think he'll do that I think he knows better and what to expect in this fight proven it's another another deal though but good taked down defense in my opinion he wins moves to 13 and four lightweight division UFC Vegas 96