Welcome back to the Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em league, where this week we will take our best shots at the final Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view of 2020, UFC 256.
The headlining fight on Saturday is of course also the biggest headline, period, as Deiveson Figueiredo will attempt to set a UFC record by defending his title twice in the span of 21 days. If he succeeds, he will slash the previous record of 56 days, set by Ronda Rousey in 2013-2014, by more than half. (For the trivia-minded: Matt Hughes also had two title defenses 56 days apart, but lost the belt to Georges St. Pierre in the second fight.) The Sherdog staff seems to favor "Deus da Guerra" to make history on Saturday against Brandon Moreno, who is also fighting on a three-week turnaround.
Without further ado, here are the Sherdog staff picks for UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno.