Derek Brunson intends to bolster his resume at the expense of a former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder.
The
Jackson-Wink MMA export will take on Lyoto
Machida in the
UFC Fight Night 119 main event on Saturday at Geraldo Jose de
Almeida Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meanwhile,
American Top Team’s Colby
Covington locks horns with 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club
Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Demian Maia
in the welterweight co-headliner at 170 pounds. The rest of the
six-fight main card features a lightweight tilt slotting Francisco
Trinaldo opposite Jim Miller, a
middleweight affair pitting Thiago
Santos against Jack
Hermansson and a pair of bantamweight battles, as Pedro
Munhoz squares off with Rob Font and
John
Lineker collides with Marlon
Vera.
Ahead of UFC Fight Night “Brunson vs. Machida,” Sherdog.com staff members and contributors swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:
THE LINEUP
185: Derek Brunson vs. Lyoto Machida170: Colby Covington vs. Demian Maia
135: Pedro Munhoz vs. Rob Font
155: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jim Miller
185: Thiago Santos vs. Jack Hermansson
135: John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera
170: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price
185: Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Jack Marshman
155: Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon
170: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin
125: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Jarred Brooks
265: Christian Colombo vs. Marcelo Golm
THE STANDINGS
Jordan Breen: 227-106Tristen Critchfield: 224-109
Brian Knapp: 217-116
Todd Martin: 212-121
Mike Fridley: 207-126
Eric Stinton: 207-126
THE PICKS
Jordan Breen: Brunson, Covington, Font, Trinaldo, Santos, Lineker, Luque, Carlos Jr., Gordon, dos Santos, Brooks, GolmTristen Critchfield: Brunson, Covington, Font, Trinaldo, Hermansson, Lineker, Price, Carlos Jr., Dias, dos Santos, Brooks, Golm
Brian Knapp: Brunson, Covington, Font, Trinaldo, Santos, Lineker, Price, Carlos Jr., Gordon, dos Santos, Brooks, Golm
Todd Martin: Brunson, Covington, Font, Trinaldos, Santos, Lineker, Price, Carlos Jr., Gordon, dos Santos, Brooks, Golm
Mike Fridley: Brunson, Maia, Font, Trinaldo, Santos, Lineker, Price, Carlos Jr., Gordon, dos Santos, Brooks, Golm
Eric Stinton: Brunson, Maia, Munhoz, Miller, Santos, Lineker, Price, Carlos Jr., Gordon, Griffin, Figueiredo, Golm
Derek Brunson
