UFC Singapore predictions: Can Holm snap her skid?

Prior to UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore on Saturday, theScore's Themistoklis Alexis and Alexander K. Lee give their predictions on the evening's main-card bouts.

Women's Bantamweight

Holly Holm (3-3 UFC, 10-3)
vs.
Bethe Correia (4-2-1 UFC, 10-2-1)

Lee: As much as Holm has struggled to pick up a W in her past three contests, you have to think she still has the talent to overcome a fringe contender like Correia. With all due respect to Correia, she has yet to show that she truly belongs among the elite of the 135-lb division and that is where Holm still resides despite her disappointing results as of late.

Though Holm's spectacular head-kick knockout of Ronda Rousey feels like it happened a lifetime ago, she is still one of the best strikers in the UFC. Correia loves to tout her power, but she's more volume striker than KO queen and that style won't be enough to trip up Holm. "The Preacher's Daughter" cruises to a unanimous decision win in this one.

THE PICK: Holm

Alexis: There are no tune-up fights in the UFC, but Saturday's main event is as close to one as Holm will get to one.

In dire need of a W after dropping three straight for the first time in her career, The Preacher's Daughter gets an ideal matchup in Correia, who loves to stand and bang but lacks the technical proficiency to match Holm blow for blow. Whatever strides the Brazilian has made over her latest camp, they won't be enough to keep Holm from riding her first-rate footwork to a five-round dissection.

THE PICK: Holm

Heavyweight

Andrei Arlovski (14-8 UFC, 25-14)
vs.
Marcin Tybura (2-1 UFC, 15-2)

Alexis: Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Over a decade removed from his reign as UFC heavyweight champion, a battle-worn Arlovski heads into his date with Tybura on a four-fight losing streak. While "The Pit Bull" would have likely trounced Tybura within the distance when he was at the peak of his powers, his ability to take a punch wanes with every walk to the Octagon. Simply put, it's not 2005 anymore. If the Pole can't tag Arlovski on the feet, expect him to take this one to the ground and pound the veteran out.

THE PICK: Tybura

Lee: Even Arlovski's staunchest supporters have to be hoping that the former UFC heavyweight champ hangs it up soon. The end is near, and could come as early as this Saturday when he runs into the rock-fisted Tybura.

Tybura is seven years younger than Arlovski and while that experience gap should certainly prove valuable for the Belarusian battler, it also means his chin is a little weaker and his reflexes are a little slower. In the UFC's big boy division, that kind of decline can prove fatal.

All it will take is one looping shot from Tybura to stun Arlovski and send him to his 11th career loss by KO.

THE PICK: Tybura

Welterweight

Dong Hyun Kim (13-3 UFC, 22-3-1)
vs.
Colby Covington (6-1 UFC, 11-1)

Lee: The name of the game for Covington will be constant pressure and it should guide him to victory regardless of which version of Kim shows up.

"Stun Gun" went from grinding out UFC wins to being one of the division's most proven finishers, so Covington better be careful lest he be caught off guard by Kim's surprisingly effective striking attacks. The 35-year-old South Korean has always been massive for a welterweight, so Covington's wrestling will have to be on point to bring him down.

Fortunately for Covington, any size difference will be less significant once this one goes to the mat. A finish is a possibility, but it's likely that Covington favors control over risk in this one to win on the scorecards.

THE PICK: Covington

Alexis: Covington won't let his braggadocious ways go without some backing.

A winner of three straight and six of seven in the UFC, the boastful wrestler gets the stiffest test of his career in Kim, a seasoned judoka who's flashed fearsome power - however sporadically - over his lengthy UFC run. Luckily for Covington, the South Korean stalwart isn't quite as durable as he is scrappy. Look for the American Top Team product to promptly put Kim on his back and send him packing with ground-and-pound for the statement victory.

THE PICK: Covington

Welterweight

Tarec Saffiedine (2-3 UFC, 16-6)
vs.
Rafael dos Anjos (14-7 UFC, 25-9)

Alexis: Pump the brakes on dos Anjos' reinvention at welterweight.

No longer burdened by grueling weight cuts to 155 pounds, the former lightweight champ is sure to boast a spring in his step when he meets Saffiedine, that is until the realization he isn't a natural welterweight - and Saffiedine is - sets in. If Dos Anjos' punching power doesn't follow him to his new weight class, the Brazilian will be in for three rounds of Saffiedine's patented leg kicks and a third consecutive loss.

THE PICK: Saffiedine

Lee: For Dos Anjos to win in a heavier division, he should follow the blueprint of fellow former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson who faced a similar challenge when he moved up to fight Brandon Thatch two years ago.

Saffiedine is a level above Thatch, but the strategy that Henderson used of avoiding prolonged striking exchanges and tiring out his larger opponent with grappling was a smart one. Dos Anjos is an outstanding Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and while it will take an enormous amount of effort and patience to get Saffiedine down, that is his best chance of taking this one.

The good news for Dos Anjos is that Saffiedine is not known for his one-punch KO power, so he'll have time to work for takedowns. Dos Anjos makes this a grappling match and wins by submission in Round 3.

THE PICK: Dos Anjos

Preliminary Bout

Flyweight

Justin Scoggins (4-3 UFC, 11-3)
vs.
Ulka Sasaki (2-3 UFC, 19-4-2)

Lee: Were it not for a disastrous weight cut and a forgettable one-fight stint at 135 pounds, Scoggins would be right in the thick of the flyweight title picture. Sasaki is his opportunity to right the ship.

Scoggins's karate style is going to give Sasaki a 15-minute long migraine as he tries to close the distance and initiate his submission game. Not only will he have to deal with Scoggins's counter-striking, he'll also have to find a way to break down the 25-year-old American's solid takedown defense. There are just too many factors going against a Sasaki victory here.

THE PICK: Scoggins

Alexis: Sasaki is about to - as Scoggins would put it - get some karate in his life.

The Japanese submission artist is likely salivating at this matchup - knowing Scoggins has been tapped out in each of his past two losses - but the karateka will see that the fight stays upright. Scoggins should frustrate Sasaki by switching stances and deploying his deep back of kicking techniques - intermittently smothering his resilient foe against the fence - en route to another win on points.

THE PICK: Scoggins