The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back at VyStar Veterans Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, for UFC on ESPN 8, the third of three events in the span of eight days. Before we dig into this week's picks, we have some hardware to hand out, as contributing writer Tudor Leonte was the only one out of 17 pickers to call for Glover Teixeira to upset Anthony Smith in the main event of Fight Night 171 on Wednesday. As such, he receives the Super Cojones Award, or its Italian equivalent:
This Saturday's card, like Wednesday's, features ultra-competitive matchups, with almost no betting favorites higher than -200.