Picking & Grinning: UFC Fight Night ‘Holm vs. Correia’

Sherdog.com StaffJun 16, 2017

After a one-fight detour to 145 pounds, Holly Holm returns to more familiar haunts.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder will attempt to snap a troubling three-fight losing streak when she meets Bethe Correia in the UFC Fight Night 111 main event on Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang Singapore. Meanwhile, onetime UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski faces Marcin Tybura in the three-round co-headliner. The rest of the four-fight main draw features a pair of welterweight battles, as Dong Hyun Kim collides with Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos takes on Tarec Saffiedine.

Ahead of UFC Fight Night “Holm vs. Correia,” Sherdog.com staff members and contributors swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:

THE LINEUP

135: Holly Holm vs. Bethe Correia
265: Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcin Tybura
170: Dong Hyun Kim vs. Colby Covington
170: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tarec Saffiedine
155: Takanori Gomi vs. Jon Tuck
265: Walt Harris vs. Cyril Asker
145: Alex Caceres vs. Rolando Dy
125: Justin Scoggins vs. Yuta Sasaki
170: Jingliang Li vs. Frank Camacho
135: Kwan Ho Kwak vs. Russell Doane
125: Naoki Inoue vs. Carls John de Tomas
135: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Lucie Pudilova

THE STANDINGS

Jordan Breen: 120-55-1
Tristen Critchfield: 118-57-1
Brian Knapp: 113-62-1
Connor Ruebusch: 110-65-1
Todd Martin: 108-67-1
Mike Fridley: 106-69-1
Eric Stinton: 103-72-1
Mike Sloan: 98-77-1

THE PICKS

Jordan Breen: Holm, Tybura, Kim, dos Anjos, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Kim

Tristen Critchfield: Holm, Tybura, Kim, dos Anjos, Gomi, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Pudilova

Brian Knapp: Holm, Tybura, Covington, dos Anjos, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Pudilova

Connor Ruebusch: Holm, Tybura, Covington, dos Anjos, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Pudilova

Todd Martin: Holm, Tybura, Covington, Saffiedine, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Kim

Mike Fridley: Holm, Arlovski, Covington, Saffiedine, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Doane, Inoue, Pudilova

Eric Stinton: Holm, Tybura, Kim, dos Anjos, Tuck, Harris, Dy, Sasaki, Li, Doane, Inoue, Pudilova

Mike Sloan: Holm, Tybura, Covington, dos Anjos, Tuck, Harris, Caceres, Scoggins, Li, Kwak, Inoue, Kim