There’s a pair huge MMA events coming to us this weekend in the form of UFC 220 and Bellator 192.
The UFC 220 card is going to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Title bout pitting champion Stipe Miocic against Francis Ngannou, while Bellator 192 is going to be headlined by a heavyweight grand prix bout between Chael Sonnen and Quinton Jackson.
Here are the staff predictions for UFC Fight Night St. Louis:
UFC Heavyweight Title Fight: Stipe Miocic (Champion) vs. #1 Francis Ngannou
Picking Miocic: James Lynch, Pat Fannin & John Moorehouse
Picking Ngannou: David Tees, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Ryan Cook & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Miocic (3)/Ngannou (7)
UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Daniel Cormier (Champion) vs. #2 Volkan Oezdemir
Picking Cormier: David Tees, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin, Ryan Cook, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Picking Oezdemir:
Final Tally: Cormier (10)/Oezdemir (0)
Calvin Kattar vs. Shane Burgos
Picking Kattar: Pat Fannin
Picking Burgos: David Tees, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Ryan Cook, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Kattar (1)/Burgos (9)
Gian Villante vs. Francimar Barroso
Picking Villante: Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose & John Moorehouse
Picking Barroso: David Tees, Kyler James, Pat Fannin, Ryan Cook & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Villante (5)/Barroso (5)
#10 Thomas Almeida vs. #14 Rob Font
Picking Almeida: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin, Ryan Cook, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Picking Font: Kyler James
Final Tally: Almeida (9)/Font (1)
Here are the staff predictions for Bellator 192:
Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round Fight: Chael Sonnen vs. Quinton Jackson
Picking Sonnen: David Tees, Kyler James, Ryan Cook & Carlos Toro
Picking Jackson: Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin & John Moorehouse
Final Tally: Sonnnen (4)/Jackson (6)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Title Fight: Douglas Lima (Champion) vs. Rory MacDonald
Picking Lima: Kyler James, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Picking MacDonald: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin & Ryan Cook
Final Tally: Lima (3)/MacDonald (7)
Michael Chandler vs. Gouti Yamauchi
Picking Chandler: Kyler James, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin, Ryan Cook, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Picking Yamauchi: David Tees & Sean Ross Sapp
Final Tally: Chandler (8)/Yamauchi (2)
Shane Kruchten vs. Aaron Pico
Picking Kruchten:
Picking Pico: David Tees, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin, Ryan Cook, John Moorehouse & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Kruchten (0)/Pico (10)
Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Henry Corrales
Picking Karakhanyan: David Tees, Sean Ross Sapp, James Lynch, Ryan Cook & John Moorehouse
Picking Corrales: Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert, Bryan Rose, Pat Fannin & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Karakhanyan (5)/Corrales (5)
Do you agree or disagree with what the Fightful staff picks for the events, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.
