There’s a plethora of MMA action coming our way this weekend in the form of Bellator 190 & UFC Fight Night Fresno.
The Bellator 190 card is going to be headlined by a middleweight title fight as Rafael Carvalho defends against Alessio Sakara, while UFC Fight Night Fresno is headlined by Cub Swanson taking on Brian Ortega.
Here are the Fightful staff predictions for all of these big MMA events.
Bellator 190
(Note: John Moorehouse & Jeremy Lambert didn’t make any picks for this card.)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Title Fight: Rafael Carvalho (Champion) vs. Alessio Sakara
Picking Rafael Carvalho: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin, Kyler James & Ryan Cook
Picking Alession Sakara:
Final Tally: Carvalho (5)/Sakara (0)
(Note: Bryan Rose didn’t make a pick for this fight.)
Brandon Girtz vs. Luka Jelcic
Picking Brandon Girtz: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Bryan Rose & Kyler James
Picking Luka Jelcic: Pat Fannin & Ryan Cook
Final Tally: Girtz (4)/Jelcic (2)
Lena Ovchynikova vs. Alejandra Lara
Picking Lena Ovchynikova: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose & Ryan Cook
Picking Alejandra Lara: Kyler James
Final Tally: Ovchynikova (5)/Lara (1)
Carlos Miranda vs. Mihail Nica
Picking Carlos Miranda: Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin,Bryan Rose & Kyler James
Picking Mihail Nica: David Tees & Ryan Cook
Final Tally: Miranda (4)/Nica (2)
UFC Fight Night Fresno picks are are on the next page…
UFC Fight Night Fresno
Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega
Picking Cub Swanson: Bryan Rose, John Moorehouse, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert & Ryan Cook
Picking Brian Ortega: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin
Final Tally: Swanson (5)/Ortega (3)
Jason Knight vs. Gabriel Benitez
Picking Jason Knight: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose, John Moorehouse, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert & Ryan Cook
Gabriel Benitez:
Final Tally: Knight (8)/Benitez (0)
Aljamain Sterling vs. Marlon Moraes
Picking Aljamain Sterling: David Tees, Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert & Ryan Cook
Picking Marlon Moraes: Sean Ross Sapp & John Moorehouse
Final Tally: Sterling (5)/Moraes (3)
Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher
Picking Scott Holtzman: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose, John Moorehouse & Ryan Cook
Picking Darrell Horcher: Kyler James & Jeremy Lambert
Final Tally: Holtzman (6)/Horcher (2)
Eryk Anders vs. Markus Perez
Picking Eryk Anders: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose, John Moorehouse, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert & Ryan Cook
Picking Markus Perez:
Final Tally: Anders (8)/Perez (0)
Albert Morales vs. Benito Lopez
Picking Albert Morales: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, John Moorehouse, Kyler James & Ryan Cook
Picking Benito Lopez: Pat Fannin, Bryan Rose & Jeremy Lambert
Final Tally: Morales (5)/Lopez (3)
Do you agree or disagree with what the Fightful staff picks for the events, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.
