Costa is looking to get back on the winning track after losing his last fight to Steve Erceg, who fights for the title in the main event. Costa is a BJJ black belt but often looks to impose his will on his opponents by walking them down and landing big shots. He stays consistent with his kicking game but leaves openings to be hurt in return.
It’s not often that you see a champion must defend a title against someone not many people know about. Unfortunately for the flyweight champion, there is no clear number one contender, so he is giving a Cinderella opportunity to someone who has not been on the UFC roster for more than a year. All for the opportunity to headline a Pay-Per-View in front of his home country of Brazil.
Boston had a chance to slam the door on Florida last year in Game 5 at home, and it didn’t get the job done. The Panthers took control in Game 6 in Sunrise and finished the job in Game 7, completing the 3-1 comeback. Now the Bruins have to go back to Toronto and try to avoid another Game 7.
Welcome to my Quick Picks column, where I hand out winners, winners, and more winners every day. I fire off picks on everything from college hoops to the NHL.
Welcome to my Quick Picks column, where I hand out winners, winners, and more winners every day. I fire off picks on everything from college hoops to the NHL.
Both sides have two power play goals in the series, and both have won by either scoring twice or four times in their victories. As long as the Predators can handle the pressure, this has the feel of a seven-game series.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto seems to thrive off being the enemy. In four starts at home, he’s 0-1 with a pedestrian 5.82 ERA. In two road starts, he’s yet to give up a run.
The Kings simply don’t have the talent that the Oilers do up top, which is why they’ve been a step behind throughout this series. And Edmonton knows that if it wins here, it can get in some much-needed rest before a likely meeting with Vancouver in the next round.
Then the young studs got there and absolutely shot the pads off the place so…I need to stay in my lane. Which of course is firmly entrenched on the sidelines talking golf. Ok, so who do we like this week?