Cesar AlmeidavsCezary Oleksiejczuk

Cesar "Cesinha" Almeida is riding some serious momentum right now. The Brazilian just starched Abdul Razak Alhassan in the first round back in January with that nasty punch, and before that he put on a striking clinic against Ihor Potieria at UFC 307. Dude's got three finishes in his last four UFC fights, and that crisp Muay Thai background is no joke. He's the kind of guy who makes you nervous every time he throws.

Here's the thing though - Almeida's only blemish came against Roman Kopylov in a split decision loss last June. That fight showed he can hang when things get tough, but it also exposed some questions about his wrestling defense and what happens when he can't impose his striking game. Against Oleksiejczuk, he's facing a guy who's been around the block and knows how to make fights ugly. Almeida's best work happens at range where he can use that 70% striking accuracy he showed against Alhassan.

Those elbows in the clinch that finished Dylan Budka were sick too, so he's dangerous everywhere on the feet. The Brazilian's been training at Lotus MMA and clearly leveling up his game with each fight. This feels like a prove-it moment for Cesinha in the middleweight division. String together another finish here and people start talking about him as a real problem at 185.