UFC Vegas 116: Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal picks and predictions
See who we think will win in the META APEX this weekend.
The UFC is back in the APEX this weekend and they’ve got a somewhat interesting card to show us. The Featherweight main event features former Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. He’s taking on the streaking Youssef Zalal. If Zalal wins that, then he’s right in the title mix at 145 lbs.
The co-main is Norma Dumont vs. Joselyne Edwards and, you know what? I’m not mad at it. These ladies fight with a lot of aggression and they could put on a show on Saturday. The main card also has Rafa Garcia vs. Alexander Hernandez and Montel Jackson vs. Raoni Barcelos.
The prelims include Rodolfo Vieira vs. Eric McConico and Talita Alencar vs. Julia Polastri.
As always, we’ve made picks for every fight on the card. We’ve also picked the round totals on the main card fights.
Steph and I swapped positions again last week, with my getting back to the top spot. That’s thanks to my lock pick (Marcio Barbosa coming through). Miguel and Blaine did the best at picking winners, though. They each went 15-7 on the weekend.
Scroll down to see who we are all picking this week.
Leader board
Aljamain Sterling (+105) vs. Youssef Zalal (-125)
Picking Sterling: Blaine Henry
Picking Zalal: Miguel Class, Stephie Haynes, Tim Edwards, Kristen King, William Watts, Nate Wilcox
Picking Over 4.5 rounds: Miguel, Stephie, Blaine
Picking Under 4.5 rounds: Tim, Kristen, William, Nate