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A busy, busy month of mixed martial arts rolls on with Saturdays UFC Fight Night card at United Center in Chicago.In the main event, former female bantamweight champion Holly Holm?will look to avoid back-to-back losses when she meets Peruvian standout Valentina Shevchenko.In the co-main, former Strikeforce lightweight champion and two-time UFC title challenger Gilbert Melendez will attempt to put a one-year drug suspension behind him and make some noise against highly regarded Edson Barboza.Lets take a closer look at the main event and take a shot at predictions on the other main card fights.Main eventHolly Holm (10-1) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (12-2) Bantamweights Odds:?Holm -300; Shevchenko +250Yes, Holm is still very much a work in progress on the ground. Thats true. Its also true she was only 90 seconds away from defeating Miesha Tate in March. Tate, of course, is one of the more savvy submission grapplers in the division.The point is, as uncomfortable as Holm looked on the ground during her loss to Tate, that doesnt mean its now easy to put her on the floor and choke her out. Its a weakness in her game, for sure -- and she has had only four months to address it since the loss -- but its not as if some secret is out now and her career is over. Shes still very difficult to take down, and any failed attempt to do so leaves one exposed to her striking.Shevchenko is more known for standup than her grappling, although she did wrestle a fair amount in her UFC debut in 2015 and recorded five submission victories in her first seven fights. Her background is in tae kwon do and muay Thai, and the takedowns she does get are typically from the clinch. If she has a physical advantage on an opponent, shell definitely look to use it in that clinch. If she doesnt, as was the case in a recent loss to Amanda Nunes, she wont look to engage the position as much.Were looking at two southpaws here, and both like to throw rear leg kicks. Shevchenko tends to load up a little more and throws it as a single strike, whereas Holm will pop it off more frequently and at the end of combinations. Shevchenko isnt one to dance when she fights. Shes more likely to stand her ground, stare down the barrel of the gun and look to counter.She very well may have an advantage on the ground but, again, Holm is not easy to bring down. Holms kicks arent easy to catch and she has very good hip strength. Her team also will be extremely familiar with Shevchenko. Holms coach, Greg Jackson, was in Sarah Kaufmans corner against Shevchenko seven months ago.If this fight goes the distance, it will favor Holm. Her endurance is outstanding, especially when you consider shes one of the bigger women in this division and shes more active than Shevchenko. In close rounds, I believe judges will tend to favor Holms style over Shevchenkos -- unless, of course, she can get Holm down.Prediction: Not expecting a boring fight, but not expecting fireworks, either. I think well see mutual respect and, ultimately, a five-round decision for Holm.Rest of the main cardEdson Barboza (17-7) vs. Gilbert Melendez (22-5), lightweights Now this is an action fight. Barboza is coming off that hot performance over Anthony Pettis. Look out for close rounds, with Barboza getting the edge. Prediction: Barboza via decision, 29-28.Francis Ngannou (7-1) vs. Bojan Mihajlovic (10-3), heavyweights With this fight originally booked back in April, the UFC must have been keen on seeing this matchup, as its rebooked here and in a prime spot. Mihajlovic is a UFC newcomer. Prediction: Ngannou via TKO.Felice Herrig (10-6) vs. Kailin Curran (4-2), strawweights? 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A mistake by first baseman David Freese on a sacrifice bunt attempt and the combination of a wild by pitch by reliever Neftali Feliz and throwing blunder by catcher Eric Fryer gave the Nationals the breaks they needed.It all comes back to game awareness, manager Clint Hurdle said. We needed to handle it better.Liriano (5-9) lasted into the seventh inning, allowing three runs and five hits. He didnt surrender a hit for the first three innings but wasnt as sharp throughout as Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg (13-0), who allowed one run and three hits in eight innings.Hurdle said Liriano pitched a very competitive ballgame.I feel like the last three starts, Ive been getting better every start little by little, Liriano said. I just got to keep pitching, keep finding a way to get hitters to swing and miss. Try not to walk that many guys and get ahead in the count like I have these last couple of games.A walk and a single by Clint Robinson in the seventh ended Lirianos night and sparked Washingtons rally. Danny Espinosa scored on Strasburgs bunt and Freese failed to tag first to get an out.I threw to first, Feliz said through an interpreter. Unfortunately, the man wasnt on first and Espinosa got there. Its just something that happens.Felizs wild pitch allowed Robinson to go from second to third, and Fryers throwing error gave the Nationals their third run.I didnt even know where the ball went, said Robinson, who went 2 for 4 as a late starter at first base in place of Daniel Murphy. I had no iddea where it was.dddddddddddd(Third base coach Bob Henley) just said `Go ahead, so I went.Feliz then served up a two-run homer to Michael Taylor, the center fielders seventh of the season, as Washington broke the game open. Nationals manager Dusty Baker said the Pirates helped his team out with the errors, and Taylor made his aggressive at-bat count.It was just a good inning altogether, Taylor said. Danny with the big base-running. We capitalized on a couple mistakes they made.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong, who has been out since May 23 when he was hit by a pitch and suffered three facial fractures, threw six scoreless innings in a rehab start for Double-A Altoona. ... C Francisco Cervelli, who has been on the DL since June 11 with a broken bone in his wrist, doubled and singled in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Indianapolis.Nationals: Murphy said he felt tightness in his hamstring after sliding into second base during the All-Star Game on Tuesday. The team listed him as day-to-day but he wasnt sure if hed be able to play Saturday night. ... Baker said RHP Joe Ross continues to toss but remains on the DL with no definitive timeline.FATHERS DAYSThis is the Pirates fourth annual dads trip, and almost 20 fathers of people throughout the organization are taking part.Its an absolute blast for everybody, Hurdle said. Its kind of like revisiting Little League but backwards because then weve got to follow our fathers around and make sure they havent left stuff behind.UP NEXTPirates RHP Gerrit Cole (5-4, 2.77 ERA) returns from the DL and starts Saturday against Nationals RHP Tanner Roark (8-5, 3.01). Cole has been out since June 11 with a strained right triceps muscle. ' ' '