LAS VEGAS -- The biggest underdog of UFC 189 may surprise you. While Brad Pickett had an admittedly rough detour at flyweight, the longtime stalwart of the bantamweight division's top-10 figured a return home to his natural weight class would at least earn him a little more respect. That's not the case though, and Pickett is baffled to see oddsmakers pin him as high as a 10-to-1 underdog against undefeated Brazilian prospect Thomas Almeida ahead of the pair's main card match-up.
"It's crazy," Pickett told MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "It's not exactly like I don't punch hard and I'm not a well-rounded fighter.