Quick Picks – UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

After two years out of the Octagon due to a USADA violation, former UFC 205 lbs champion Lyoto Machida returns to competition this weekend as the headlining act of the UFC’s latest sojourn into Sao Paulo, Brazil. The entertaining karateka will go head-to-head with tough American Derek Bruson on a pretty interesting card which also features the likes of John Lineker, Jim Miller and Rob Font as well as a possible grapplers delight in the co-main event as fan favourite Damian Maia takes on American heel Colby Covington. Here are my picks for the event.

Main Card
Middleweight: Derek Brunson vs. Lyoto Machida – Touching forty, with two years on the sidelines means I’m taking Brunson to beat Machida.

Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Colby Covington – I have a sick feeling this will be 15 minutes of awful kickboxing. If it is, Covington should win.

Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs. Rob Font – Font has been on a great run, fancy him here.

Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jim Miller – A few years ago it’d be the other way but, Trinaldo 

Middleweight: Thiago Santos vs. Jack Hermansson – Hermansson via durability

Bantamweight: John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera – Really fun fight, I like the output Lineker 

Prelims
Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price – Price 

Middleweight: Antônio Carlos Júnior vs. Jack Marshman – Carlos Júnior

Lightweight: Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon – Gordon 

Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin – dos Santos

Early Prelims
Flyweight: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Jarred Brooks – Brooks 

Heavyweight: Christian Colombo vs. Marcelo Golm – Golm 

BET OF THE WEEK

Trinaldo wins via decision at even money

START TIMES

Early Prelims – 11pm on Fight Pass

Prelims – 12am on Fight Pass and BT Sport

Main Card – 2am on BT Sport