The UFC heads to Denver, Colorado for the first time since 2018 for a jam-packed UFC Denver Fight Night event.

Headlining this fight card is the former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas who will be taking on short-notice replacement Tracy Cortez in an exciting women's flyweight matchup. Namajunas will be looking to continue her winning ways in her new weight class meanwhile, Cortez will be looking to secure the biggest of her career when she steps inside the Octagon this weekend.

• The featured fight on the main card is a fight in the lightweight division between two savages as Denver's own Drew Dober will take on the dangerous Brazilian Jean Silva who's stepping in on a week's notice looking to extend his winning streak.

With that said, we take a look at this main card fight and give out our prediction and pick for this Dober-Silva matchup.

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UFC Denver: Drew Dober Predictions Today July 13

Drew Dober (27-13)?the crowd favorite was getting ready for a fight against Mike Davis only for that fight to be canceled after Davis suffered an injury during fight camp. As game as Dober is, he accepted a fight against a dangerous fight Jean Silva to remain on the fight card to fight in front of his hometown crowd.

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Dober is coming off a tough-luck loss to surging contender Renato Moicano in his last fight. Against Moicano, Dober had him hurt but Moicano's grappling was the difference maker in that fight.

Luckily, Dober gets a fight against Silva who will give him the striking match that he wants.

In this matchup, Dober will have the upper hand in terms of experience against the higher level of competition as well as fighting at altitude.

• Silva taking this fight on short notice will be the biggest factor in this matchup if he doesn't get the knockout early in this fight.
• One thing is for certain, Dober is going to push the pace and fight at a high tempo not allowing Silva to get comfortable picking his shots and maintaining the center of the Octagon as he did against Charles Jourdain.

If Dober can weather the early storm from Silva and drag this fight into the later rounds we can expect a potential late finish from Dober as he gets back on track this weekend in Denver, Colorado.

UFC Denver: Jean Silva Predictions Today July 13

Jean Silva (13-2)?has taken the UFC by storm ever since he stepped foot inside the Octagon for his UFC debut against Westin Wilson who he folded in the first round.

• He then did one better being the first to knock out the durable Charles Jourdain at UFC 303 just two weeks ago.

Silva stayed in Las Vegas after his fight at UFC 303 for a short-notice opportunity and he got his wish as he got the call to fill in for the injured Mike Davis to fight against Drew Dober at UFC Denver.

• Silva will be putting his 10-fight winning streak on the line in an attempt to get the biggest win of his career.

He is a part of the Fighting Nerds who have been taking the UFC by storm with the likes of Caio Borralho, Carlos Prates, and Mauricio Ruffy. Silva fights like his training partners, very aggressive with knockout power in every strike he throws.

• Against a fighter like Dober a recipe to success will be to fight fire with fire as we saw with Dober's knockout loss to Matt Frevola.

However, this fight is at elevation and if Silva is not able to get the early finish he could be in for a very long fight.

It will be up to Silva to get after Dober early and if he's able to break him with his forward pressure he can get the early finish and extend his winning streak to 11 in a row.

UFC DENVER: DREW DOBER Vs JEAN SILVA FANDUEL ODDS FOR JULY 13

MONEY LINE

• DREW DOBER: -110
• JEAN SILVA: -110

PROPS

• DREW DOBER BY POINTS: +460
• DREW DOBER BY SUBMISSION: +1900
• DREW DOBER BY KNOCKOUT/TKO: +195
• JEAN SILVA BY POINTS: +600
• JEAN SILVA BY KNOCKOUT/TKO: +200
• JEAN SILVA BY SUBMISSION: +800

OVER/UNDER (ROUNDS TOTAL)

• OVER 1.5 ROUNDS (-120)
• UNDER 1.5 ROUNDS (-106)

BEST DENVER ODDS FOR DREW DOBER Vs JEAN SILVA

• Drew Dober is the underdog. DraftKings Sportsbook currently has the best odds at (-105)
• Jean Silva is the favorite against Drew Dober. FanDuel Sportsbook currently has the best odds at (-110)
• FanDuel currently has the best odds for the total, which is set at 1.5 Rounds (-120) for the over, and (-106) for the under

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FINAL DOBER-SILVA PICK & PREDICTION

This is a fantastic matchup for the main card for this UFC Denver Fight Night fight card in the lightweight division which should be an absolute barnburner.

Ultimately, we can expect this fight to not go the distance as both Dober and Silva will be searching for the knockout as soon as the Octagon door closes but it will be Dober's cardio and durability that will be the difference maker as he drowns Silva with his pace as the fight progresses eventually get the mid to late finish to get back into the win column this weekend.

FINAL DOBER-SILVA PICK & PREDICTION: DREW DOBER (-110)

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