The Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil hosts the UFC this weekend. Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida takes on flying prospect Eryk Anders in the main event while a pretty top-heavy card is filled out Valentina Shevchenko and John Dodson in support.
Here are my picks for the card.
Main Card
Middleweight – Lyoto Machida vs. Eryk Anders: I’m taking Machida here to be too tricky for his inexperienced opponent.
Bantamweight – John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz: Dodson
Women’s Flyweight – Valentina Shevchenko vs. Priscila Cachoeira: Shevchenko
Lightweight – Michel Prazeres vs. Desmond Green: Prazeres
Heavyweight – Timothy Johnson vs. Marcelo Golm: Golm
Middleweight – Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith: Santos
Preliminary Card
Welterweight – Sérgio Moraes vs. Tim Means: Moraes
Lightweight – Alan Patrick vs. Damir Hadžović: Patrick
Bantamweight – Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Marlon Vera: Vera
Bantamweight – Iuri Alcântara vs. Joe Soto: Alcântara
Early Preliminary Card
Flyweight – Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Morales: Figueiredo
Women’s Strawweight – Maia Stevenson vs. Polyana Viana: Viana
Bet Of The Week
Machida to win at 2/1
Start Times
Early Prelims – Midnight on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims – 1am on Fight Pass and BT Sport
Main Card – 3am on BT Sport