Originally Posted by
Das Jax
I don't feel too strongly about this fight either way, but if pressed, I'd actually go the other way and pick Portela by submission. Based on his videos, Melancon's ground game is laughable. He presents absolutely no submission threat (or more importantly, defense) whereas Portela absolutely does... and he can take a punch as well. I can't see how Portella isn't coming into this fight planning to take the fight to the ground. My major concern would be the step up in competition that you pointed out, but I don't see that as an overwhelming factor in this particular instance.