SAO PAULO – A hometown hero makes his long-awaited return to the cage, but can Lyoto Machida knock off Derek Brunson on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 119 headliner?
UFC Fight Night 119 takes place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, and the main card airs on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.
In the headliner, former light-heavyweight champion and Brazil’s own Machida (22-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) meets middleweight Brunson (17-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC).
Brunson, who’s No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, is currently about a 1.5-to-1 favorite to win the fight, but do fellow fighters agree? Or is No. 11-ranked Machida, who returns from a lengthy layoff, their choice?
Check out the video above to get their picks.
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