UFC Macau: Song vs. Figueiredo 117 picks and predictions
See who we think will win this weekend in Macau.
The UFC is back this weekend and, if you’re like me, you’ve got to get up early in the morning on Saturday to watch it. UFC Macau follows the trend of the UFC putting on shows during local prime time. That means, if you’re on the east coast of North America, the prelims start at 4 a.m. ET and the main card goes live at 7 a.m. ET.
I’m not complaining. I love these shows being over before lunch time.
The main event for this one is somewhat interesting. It’s Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo. Both men are coming off high profile losses and both will need a stunning moment to get themselves close to the title picture.
The co-main is Zhang Mingyang vs. Alonzo Menfield. This is the UFC’s second attempt at making Zhang a bankable Chinese star (after he flubbed his lines against Johnny Walker in Shanghai). The main card also has Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira, Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji and Jake Matthews vs. Carlston Harris. Not bad.
Angela Hill gets buried on the prelims here. That’s despite her meeting former ONE champion Xiong Jinglan (who went 2-1 against Angela Lee).
We’ve got our picks below. At the last event everyone did OK, other than me! Despite that I managed to stay in first place. That’s because I used my lock pick on Tommy Gantt and resisted the urge to go for Jaqueline Cavalcanti (where many of friends put their pick). The gap is closing, though. Miguel is right on my tail.
Scroll down to see who we are picking this week.
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UFC Macau Picks
Song Yadong (-600) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (+440)
Picking Song: Tim Edwards, Miguel Class*, Stephie Haynes*, Nate Wilcox*, Blaine Henry, Kristen King
Picking Figueiredo: