There's a triple whammy of UFC this week, with UFC Fight Night 80 and the The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale warming people up for the highly anticipated UFC 194 Saturday. In anticipation of that, we're here to give you a double shot of main card staff predictions, for the two "free" cards on Thursday and Friday (Fight Pass is free on a seven-day trial to new subscribers).
The main cards are as follows:
UFC Fight Night 80 (Fight Pass)
- Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant
- Jim Miller vs. Michael Chiesa
- Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister
- Elias Theodorou vs. Thiago Santos
TUF 22 Finale (Fox Sports 1)
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes
- Edson Barboza vs. Tony Ferguson
- Artem Lobov vs. Ryan Hall (TUF 22 lightweight final)
- Joe Lauzon vs. Evan Dunham
- Ryan LaFlare vs. Mike Pierce
- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Jason Knight
That's quite the lineup of fights that is a solid blend of both established names, young talent and fan favorites. So who are we picking here? Who should you lean toward? Read on and find out.
