UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 picks and predictions
See who we think will win this weekend at the T-Mobile Arena.
The UFC is back this weekend with a pretty stacked card. Atop that card is Conor McGregor; the walking embodiment of the phrase some people are so poor that all they have is money. He’s fighting for the first time in five years. That’s if you don’t count the fighting he did to clear his name in court… for rape. He lost that fight, by the way.
The UFC is an increasingly safe space for guys like McGregor, though.
The UFC think they can squeeze some dollars out of him on Saturday. To do that they are trying to convince us that he’s still a good fighter, a star and someone who deserves our attention. I disagree with all this and the lack of interest over this fight is proving me right on a lot of that.
They’ve matched the notoriously scummy McGregor up with the effortlessly likeable Max Holloway.
This card also includes Benoit Saint Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett, Nikita Krylov vs. Robert Whittaker, Brandon Royval vs. Lone’er Kavanagh, Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista and King Green vs. Terrance McKinney. Those could all be great.
Oh and there’s Gable Steveson, too… Another guy who proves that the UFC, and their slap happy president, don’t care about what any of these fighters do to women.
I’m still leading our picks competition, despite a so-so record at UFC Baku. I kept rolling with my lock pick, though. Miguel is closing in on my, though!
Check out who we all picked this week:
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UFC 329 picks and predictions
Conor McGregor (+185) vs. Max Holloway (-225)
Miguel Class: I was shocked to hear that they were giving McGregor such a credible opponent after such a long hiatus from the sport, but I think that just means the UFC has no illusions about him getting anywhere near a UFC title at this point. McGregor will be turning 38 just a few days after this fight and it has been very clear that he hasn’t been a GSP type of athlete that maintains athletic discipline as he ages. I would be very hesitant to pick an aging fighter coming back after a five year layoff against any credible, active opponent. But coming back to fight Max Holloway? That’s an impossible task.
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