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I think this fight ends ITD. I think that is best path for Naimov. To begin, I think the money line is wide for this fight, and therein lies the value on this Prop Squad pick. Naimov trains with high level fighters in Colorado like Cory Sandhagen and Justin Gaethje and he is a capable power puncher with 5 wins via KO & 2 wins via SUB in 9 career victories (77.8% Finish Rate). Nathaniel Wood began his career at bantamweight and has recently rattled off three competitive decision victories in the featherweight division. Less than three months ago, he was dropped twice (once officially, twice by my count) by Andre Fili in a back and forth war. Now he is set to take on Naimov in enemy territory. Naimov asked for a fight in Abu Dhabi after Dana White gave him a fifty-thousand dollar performance bonus for his knockout of Jamie Mullarkey up a weight class at 155lb. on short notice. Now Naimov has a full camp and an opponent with 4/5 (80%) of his career losses ITD. I think the UFC would love to see their new Tajikistan fighter shock the world with another thunderous KO upset early on the card. The KO is the best path for Naimov but Wood has 2 losses via SUB and a club/SUB opportunity could present itself.