The Bloody Elbow has submitted its predictions for Saturday’s excellent UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Brunson card in Brazil, and opinion is very split on the main event between Lyoto Machida and Derek Brunson. In stark contrast, everyone except Eddie Mercado is backing Colby Covington to get the win over Demian Maia in the co-main event.
Note: Predictions are entered throughout the week and collected the day before the event. Explanations behind each pick are not required and some writers opt not to do so for their own reasons. For example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all of his predictions on Wednesday without adding in any explanations, he has no idea if he's going to be the only one siding with one fighter for any given fight.