A whirlwind of chaos, intrigue and disappointment, the most anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship event of 2016 will soon be brought to a boil.
The rest of the five-fight main card features an impromptu light heavyweight scrap pairing Daniel Cormier with Anderson Silva, an interim featherweight title tilt pitting Jose Aldo against Frankie Edgar and a heavyweight clash matching onetime champion Cain Velasquez with Travis Browne.
Ahead of UFC 200 “Tate vs. Nunes,” members of the Sherdog.com staff swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:
The Lineup
Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes
Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt
Daniel Cormier vs. Anderson Silva
Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo
Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne
Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena
Johny Hendricks vs. Kelvin Gastelum
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao
Sage Northcutt vs. Enrique Marin
Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Lauzon
Gegard Mousasi vs. Thiago Santos
Jim Miller vs. Takanori Gomi
The Picks
Jordan Breen: Tate, Hunt, Cormier, Edgar, Velasquez, Pena, Hendricks, Dillashaw, Northcutt, Sanchez, Mousasi, Miller
Tristen Critchfield: Tate, Hunt, Cormier, Edgar, Velasquez, Zingano, Hendricks, Dillashaw, Northcutt, Sanchez, Mousasi, Miller
Mike Fridley: Nunes, Hunt, Cormier, Edgar, Velasquez, Pena, Gastelum, Assuncao, Northcutt, Lauzon, Mousasi, Miller
Brian Knapp: Nunes, Lesnar, Cormier, Edgar, Velasquez, Pena, Gastelum, Dillashaw, Northcutt, Sanchez, Mousasi, Miller
Mike Sloan: Nunes, Hunt, Cormier, Aldo, Velasquez, Zingano, Hendricks, Dillashaw, Northcutt, Sanchez, Santos, Miller