Picking & Grinning: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 25’ Finale

Michael Johnson has no plans to roll out the Ultimate Fighting Championship welcome mat.

“The Menace” will square off with former World Series of Fighting champion and Octagon newcomer Justin Gaethje in “The Ultimate Fighter 25” Finale main event on Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the three-round co-headliner features a showdown between Dhiego Lima and Jesse Taylor in the Season 25 welterweight tournament final. The rest of the six-fight main card: Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose, Jared Cannonier vs. Nick Roehrick, Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou and Jordan Johnson vs. Marcel Fortuna.

Ahead of “The Ultimate Fighter 25” Finale, Sherdog.com staff members and contributors swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:

THE LINEUP

155: Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje
170: Dhiego Lima vs. Jesse Taylor
155: Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose
205: Jared Cannonier vs. Nick Roehrick
185: Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou
205: Jordan Johnson vs. Marcel Fortuna
115: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder
170: James Krause vs. Tom Gallicchio
205: Ed Herman vs. C.B. Dollaway
135: Jessica Eye vs. Aspen Ladd
145: Gray Maynard vs. Teruto Ishihara
115: Tecia Torres vs. Juliana Lima

THE STANDINGS

Jordan Breen: 138-62-1
Tristen Critchfield: 133-67-1
Brian Knapp: 131-69-1
Todd Martin: 126-74-1
Mike Fridley: 125-75-1
Eric Stinton: 118-82-1
Mike Sloan: 116-84-1

THE PICKS

Jordan Breen: Johnson, Taylor, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Johnson, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Ladd, Ishihara, Torres

Tristen Critchfield: Johnson, Taylor, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Johnson, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Eye, Ishihara, Torres

Brian Knapp: Johnson, Taylor, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Johnson, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Eye, Ishihara, Torres

Todd Martin: Gaethje, Lima, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Johnson, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Eye, Ishihara, Torres

Mike Fridley: Johnson, Lima, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Fortuna, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Eye, Maynard, Lima

Eric Stinton: Johnson, Taylor, Diakiese, Cannonier, Tavares, Fortuna, Hill, Krause, Herman, Eye, Ishihara, Torres

Mike Sloan: Gaethje, Taylor, Diakiese, Cannonier, Theodorou, Johnson, Hill, Krause, Dollaway, Ladd, Ishihara, Torres