If Jimi Manuwa wants to keep his place in line at 205 pounds, he will have to do so at the expense of a hard-charging “Ultimate Fighter” winner.
Ahead of UFC Fight Night “Manuwa vs. Anderson,” Sherdog.com staff members and contributors swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions (online sportsbooks):
THE LINEUP
205: Jimi Manuwa vs. Corey Anderson170: Gunnar Nelson vs. Alan Jouban
135: Brad Pickett vs. Marlon Vera
145: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Arnold Allen
155: Joseph Duffy vs. Reza Madadi
205: Darren Stewart vs. Francimar Barrosa
265: Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Timothy Johnson
155: Marc Diakiese vs. Teemu Packalen
185: Tom Breese vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
170: Leon Edwards vs. Vicente Luque
135: Brett Johns vs. Ian Entwistle
185: Bradley Scott vs. Scott Askham
135: Lina Lansberg vs. Lucie Pudilova
THE STANDINGS
Jordan Breen: 56-23-1Tristen Critchfield: 52-27-1
Brian Knapp: 52-27-1
Connor Ruebusch: 51-28-1
Todd Martin: 50-29-1
Eric Stinton: 48-31-1
Mike Fridley: 46-33-1
Mike Sloan: 45-34-1
THE PICKS
Jordan Breen: Manuwa, Nelson, Pickett, Allen, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Luque, Johns, Askham, LansbergTristen Critchfield: Manuwa, Nelson, Pickett, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Luque, Johns, Askham, Lansberg
Brian Knapp: Manuwa, Nelson, Pickett, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Luque, Johns, Askham, Lansberg
Connor Ruebusch: Anderson, Jouban, Pickett, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Luque, Johns, Scott, Lansberg
Todd Martin: Anderson, Nelson, Vera, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Luque, Johns, Askham, Lansberg
Eric Stinton: Anderson, Nelson, Vera, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Bamgbose, Edwards, Johns, Askham, Pudilova
Mike Fridley: Manuwa, Nelson, Pickett, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Johnson, Diakiese, Breese, Edwards, Johns, Scott, Pudilova
Mike Sloan: Manuwa, Nelson, Pickett, Amirkhani, Duffy, Stewart, Omielanczuk, Diakiese, Breese, Edwards, Johns, Askham, Lansberg