UFC’s 2016 starts off with a bang, literally.
Two of the hardest hitting and feared athletes in the UFC go to battle tonight at UFC 195. Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is defending his title for the first time since his brutal brawl with Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 and Carlos Condit is the latest world-class opponent looking to strip Lawler of the gold.
In what shapes up as a very deep card, UFC 195 features good matchmaking, a headline-caliber Fight Pass fight and a potential ‘Fight of the Year’ main event.
Here’s our predictions for UFC 195:
Fight Pass Prelims:
145 lbs: Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier – Duffy via 1st rd KO
135 lbs: Joe Soto vs. Michinori Tanaka – Soto via Split Decision
170 lbs: Edgar Garcia vs. Sheldon Westcott – Westcott via Unanimous Decision
FS1 Prelims:
135 lbs: Masanori Kanehara vs. Michael McDonald – McDonald via 2nd rd KO
115 lbs: Nina Ansaroff vs. Justine Kish – Kish via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs: Drew Dober vs. Scott Holtzman – Holtzman via Unanimous Decision
170 lbs: Kyle Noke vs. Alex Morono – Noke via Split Decision
PPV Main Card:
170 lbs: Lorenz Larkin vs. Albert Tumenov – Larkin via 2nd rd KO
145 lbs: Diego Brandao vs. Brian Ortega – Ortega via Split Decision
155 lbs: Tony Sims vs. Abel Trujillo – Trujillo via 1st rd KO
PPV Co-Main Event:
265 lbs: Andrei Arlovski vs. Stipe Miocic – Miocic via 1st rd KO
PPV Main Event (UFC Welterweight Championship):
170 lbs: Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit – Lawler via 3rd rd TKO
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