Welcome back to the Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em, where this week we will attempt to pick the winners and losers for UFC on ESPN 23, also known as "UFC Vegas 25."
It's impossible not to feel just a little bit of a lull after the three-title-fight madness of last week's UFC 261, but this ESPN card is quietly packed with well-made matches, some intriguing prospects and a main event that's a possible title eliminator for at least one of its participants. Despite the odds being fairly close on a majority of these fights, the staff picks are not, with two unanimous calls, two fighters with only one picker backing them and nearly all of the fights featuring at least a two-thirds majority for one fighter or the other.
Without further ado, here are the Sherdog staff picks for UFC on ESPN 23.
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