Picking & Grinning: UFC 207 ‘Nunes vs. Rousey’
She was once the brightest star in the mixed martial arts sky. Now, Ronda Rousey looks to reclaim her place.
Rousey -- in her first appearance since being knocked out by Holly Holm more than a year ago -- will challenge Amanda Nunes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight crown in the UFC 207 main event on Friday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Dominick Cruz defends his bantamweight title against the unbeaten Cody Garbrandt in the five-round co-headliner. The rest of the five-fight main card features a bantamweight tilt pairing T.J. Dillashaw with John Lineker, a welterweight affair pitting Dong Hyun Kim against Tarec Saffiedine and a flyweight clash matching Louis Smolka with Ray Borg.
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THE LINEUP
135: Amanda Nunes (13-4) vs. Ronda Rousey (12-1)135: Dominick Cruz (22-1) vs. Cody Garbrandt (10-0)
135: T.J. Dillashaw (13-3) vs. John Lineker (29-7)
170: Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (16-5)
125: Louis Smolka (11-2) vs. Ray Borg (9-2)
170: Johny Hendricks (17-5) vs. Neil Magny (18-5)
170: Mike Pyle (27-12-1) vs. Alex Garcia (13-3)
185: Antonio Carlos Jr. (6-2) vs. Marvin Vettori (11-2)
170: Brandon Thatch (11-4) vs. Niko Price (8-0)
170: Alex Oliveira (15-4-1) vs. Tim Means (26-7-1)
STANDINGS
Tristen Critchfield (165-91-4)Jordan Breen (161-65-4)
Mike Sloan (156-100-4)
Brian Knapp (154-102-4)
Mike Fridley (148-108-4)
THE PICKS
Tristen Critchfield: Rousey, Cruz, Dillashaw, Kim, Smolka, Magny, Carlos Jr., Garcia, Thatch, MeansJordan Breen: Nunes, Cruz, Dillashaw, Kim, Borg, Magny, Garcia, Carlos Jr., Thatch, Means
Mike Sloan: Nunes, Garbrandt, Dillashaw, Kim, Smolka, Magny, Vettori, Garcia, Thatch, Oliveira
Brian Knapp: Nunes, Cruz, Dillashaw, Kim, Borg, Magny, Carlos Jr., Garcia, Thatch, Oliveira
Mike Fridley: Rousey, Cruz, Lineker, Saffiedine, Smolka, Magny, Carlos Jr., Garcia, Thatch, Oliveira
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