Njokuani vs Pichel should be a nice striking match as both are great athletes and like to keep it standing. Njokuani has had some tough times since coming into the UFC, hasn't put together a winning streak yet. Pichel was a bruiser on TUF and I think putting him up vs Khabilov was a bit of a stretch for him. He rebounded nicely vs Garett Whiteley with a unanimous decision. I see a lot of value in the underdog with similar style fighters, so I'll be on Pichel +190.
Also believe there is some value on James Krause over Jamie Varner. Varner was once forgotten, but his phoenix-esque rise with the KO win over Edson Barboza, while impressive, didn't do enough for his career. He beat up a (dare I say) washed-up Melvin Guillard (perhaps has less of his heart in it then?), but has lost to Joe Louzon, Gleison Tibau and Abel Trujillo. Those fighters great at what they do, but seems the Barboza KO wasn't as great as it was thought of at the time. Krause +160.
I'd like to tail Kick on Mitch Clarke over Al Iaquinta. I'll admit I don't know much about Clarke, but Iaquinta seems to be putting things together as of late. He wasn't impressive in any one facet of MMA, but Iaquinta was good at them all. Solid on TUF, and since his loss to Michael Chiesa, he's riffled off three great decision wins in a row. Clarke +270.
