UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes staff picks and predictions

The Bloody Elbow staff has made its predictions for UFC Fight Night: Utica, and surprisingly most of us are going with Jimmie Rivera over Marlon Moraes in what figures to be a 50-50 main event. It’s a different story for the co-main event, as it’s a clean sweep for Gregor Gillespie to keep his impressive streak going against lightweight veteran Vinc Pichel.

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…