Welcome back to the Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em! This week marks the end of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's 2021, and ours as well, so here we have one last chance to gain or lose ground on our colleagues.
The UFC's final offering of the year, UFC Fight Night 199 — or UFC Vegas 45, if you prefer — is a sneakily rich 14-fight card, definitely one of the stronger fight night lineups in recent memory. Ahead of fight week, the card stood out chiefly for featuring so many bouts between longtime contenders and newer faces.