Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic prediction, pick for UFC Fight Night 275
Heavyweight action between Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic fills out the UFC Fight Night 275 main card. Will the judges be needed?
Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic meet on the UFC Fight Night 275 main card Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event's results : 3-3 UFC main cards, 2026 : 39-22 Shamil Gaziev vs.
Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 preview Gaziev (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) saw his momentum of back-to-back wins over Don'Tale Mayes and Thomas Petersen halted in his last outing. In November, Waldo Cortes-Acosta handed him a unanimous decision loss, which was the second setback of his UFC run. So far, so good for Pericic (6-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who has won both of his UFC fights by first-round stoppage against Elisha Ellison and Louie Sutherland.
Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic UFC Fight Night 275 expert pick, prediction Considering the UFC matchmakers' apparent fetish for force-feeding us heavyweight fights on main cards, a back-to-back big guy offering featuring Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic shouldn't shock any of us at this point. This is a decent step up for Pericic, so part of me feels cautious about siding with him as any sort of sure-thing favorite.
That said, Pericic will have home-court advantage in a fight that was booked on shorter than usual notice. It's hard to know how well prepared Gaziev will be, but if the Dagestani can ground Pericic early, we'll likely get a deeper glimpse into the Australian prospect's game. Gaziev reminding the masses that experience matters in this spot wouldn't surprise me.