They can only strengthen their legacies at this point.

Andrei Arlovski will lock horns with Josh Barnett in a clash between former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholders in the UFC Fight Night 93 (live odds) main event on Saturday at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. In the light heavyweight co-headliner, Alexander Gustafsson takes on former KSW champion Jan Blachowicz. The rest of the four-fight main card features a showdown between “The Ultimate Fighter 8” winner Ryan Bader and Ilir Latifi at 205 pounds, along with a lightweight battle pitting Nick Hein against Tae Hyun Bang.

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

Standings

Tristen Critchfield (51-28-1)
Jordan Breen (48-31-1)
Mike Fridley (47-32-1)
Brian Knapp (45-34-1)
Mike Sloan (41-38-1)

The Lineup

265: Andrei Arlovski (25-12) vs. Josh Barnett (34-8)
205: Alexander Gustafsson (16-4) vs. Jan Blachowicz (19-5)
205: Ryan Bader (20-5) vs. Ilir Latifi (12-4)
155: Nick Hein (13-2) vs. Tae Hyun Bang (18-9)
170: Jessin Ayari (15-3) vs. Jim Wallhead (29-9)
170: Peter Sobotta (15-5-1) vs. Nicolas Dalby (14-1-1)
135: Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-1) vs. Veronica Macedo (5-0)
135: Taylor Lapilus (10-2) vs. Leandro Issa (13-5)
265: Jarjis Danho (6-1) vs. Christian Colombo (8-1)
185: Scott Askham (14-2) vs. Jack Hermansson (13-2)
155: Rustam Khabilov (19-3) vs. Leandro Silva (19-4-1)

The Picks

Tristen Critchfield: Barnett, Gustafsson, Bader, Hein, Wallhead, Dalby, Evans-Smith, Lapilus, Danho, Askham, Khabilov

Jordan Breen: Barnett, Gustafsson, Bader, Hein, Wallhead, Dalby, Evans-Smith, Lapilus, Danho, Hermansson, Khabilov

Mike Fridley: Arlovski, Gustafsson, Bader, Hein, Wallhead, Dalby, Evans-Smith, Lapilus, Danho, Askham, Khabilov

Brian Knapp: Barnett, Gustafsson, Bader, Hein, Wallhead, Dalby, Evans-Smith, Lapilus, Danho, Hermansson, Khabilov

Mike Sloan: Barnett, Gustafsson, Bader, Hein, Ayari, Dalby, Macedo, Lapilus, Colombo, Askham, Khabilov