Rafael Lovato Jr Gives His Expert Take on BJJ Stars Superfights

Rafael Lovato Jr breaks down all the massive super fights from the upcoming BJJ Stars card featuring Leandro Lo, Kaynan Duarte, Erberth Santos, Lucas Barbosa and more of the biggest names in grappling. 

Lovato's picks: 

"Hulk and Leandro, they're probably going to cancel each other out, a lot like their Pans match they had. Hulk is tough to move and has the takedown advantage. It'll be interesting to see if Lo has a different strategy for this one. I'll say this, whoever scores first will win the match. I give a little edge to Hulk."

"Joao Gabriel and Kaynan, Joao is really good and really big. It's a last minute replacement, so we'll see if he's in his rhythm. Kaynan had a great year last year, surely he's so confident. I could see this going either way– if it's a sub it's Kaynan, points I give the edge to Joao." 

"Calasans and Isaque. Especially when it comes to points, Isaque is so tough to beat, so hard to score on. If he gets the lead it's trouble. I think Isaque will probably get it on points" 

Gaudio and Erberth is an interesting one, I think there is some similarity there, they're both explosive and both have good kneebars. I'm probably to pick Gaudio, Erberth is great when the fight is going his way but if somebody can frustrate him he has had some moments where he's fallen apart. I would have to pick Patrick on that one."