The Bloody Elbow staff has submitted its predictions for Saturday’s UFC Philadelphia card, and the consensus opinion is that Justin Gaethje will beat Edson Barboza in what should be an epic main event. Only myself and Stephie Haynes are picking Barboza for the victory. Opinion is full unanimous for the co-main, as everyone is backing David Branch over Jack Hermansson.
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.