Tallison Texeira (Moneyline) ..

Tallison Texeira is not a very well known fighter quite yet in this Heavyweight Division. Although he owns a perfect 7-0 record, Texeira will be making his UFC debut today after winning in Dana White's Contender Series back in September. Him and his opponent have defensive flaws which is concerning. However, the 9-inch reach advantage that Texeira boasts makes me a whole lot more confident in him being able to dictate striking range and not allow Tafa to get in close without taking damage.

As good as Tafa has been over the past few years now, he is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss against Karl Williams in his most recent fight. That puts him at 7-4 over his professional MMA career which is solid but most definitely not brilliant. Tafa is a bigger fighter who isn't as talented as some might say. He relies more on his sheer strength to beat his opponents.

All in all, I expect the undefeated martial artist to continue his run of perfection on Saturday. He's going into the "home" of his opponent in Tafa today as this fight is being held in Oceania. However, I'll take the more complete fighter at UFC 312.

Fight Prediction: Texeira by UDEC.