The interim Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title hangs in the balance for one man, as Max Holloway faces Anthony Pettis in the UFC 206 main event on Saturday at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Pettis failed to meet the 145-pound threshold for the match, meaning only Holloway can lay claim to the gold.
Ahead of UFC 206 “Holloway vs. Pettis,” members of the Sherdog.com staff swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:
THE LINEUP
145: Max Holloway (16-3) vs. Anthony Pettis (19-5)170: Donald Cerrone (31-7) vs. Matt Brown (20-15)
145: Cub Swanson (23-7) vs. Doo Ho Choi (14-1)
185: Tim Kennedy (18-5) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (12-2)
170: Jordan Mein (29-10) vs. Emil Weber Meek (8-2-1)
205: Nikita Krylov (21-4) vs. Misha Cirkunov (12-2)
155: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-2) vs. Drew Dober (17-7)
115: Valerie Letourneau (8-5) vs. Viviane Pereira (11-0)
135: Mitch Gagnon (12-3) vs. Matthew Lopez (8-1)
155: John Makdessi (14-5) vs. Lando Vannata (8-1)
155: Jason Saggo (12-2) vs. Rustam Khabilov (20-3)
125: Zach Makovsky (19-7) vs. Dustin Ortiz (15-6)
STANDINGS
Tristen Critchfield (151-80-4)Jordan Breen (148-83-4)
Brian Knapp (143-88-4)
Mike Sloan (139-92-4)
Mike Fridley (138-93-4)
THE PICKS
Tristen Critchfield: Holloway, Cerrone, Choi, Kennedy, Mein, Cirkunov, Aubin-Mercier, Letourneau, Lopez, Vannata, Khabilov, OrtizJordan Breen: Holloway, Cerrone, Choi, Kennedy, Meek, Krylov, Aubin-Mercier, Letourneau, Gagnon, Vannata, Khabliov, Makovsky
Brian Knapp: Holloway, Cerrone, Choi, Kennedy, Mein, Cirkunov, Dober, Letourneau, Gagnon, Vannata, Khabilov, Ortiz
Mike Sloan: Holloway, Cerrone, Choi, Gastelum, Meek, Cirkunov, Aubin-Mercier, Pereira, Lopez, Vannata, Khabilov, Makovsky
Mike Fridley: Holloway, Cerrone, Swanson, Kennedy, Mein, Krylov, Aubin-Mercier, Letourneau, Gagnon, Makdessi, Khabilov, Makovsky