Bleacher Report : declared in UFC 208 Holm vs. De Randamie: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Predictions

All that aside, the Bleacher Report predictions team is here to put their names on the line to pick the winners for these odd fights. Holly Holm is challenging for the vacant 145-pound title despite being on a two-fight losing streak, and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza is fighting a middling Tim Boetsch despite being a legitimate title contender. 1 of 6Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Getty ImagesUFC 208 is almost upon us, and the event is, quite simply, weird. In some ways, this can be looked at as an "old guard vs. new breed" card, filled with fights like Anderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson, Glover Teixeira vs. Jared Cannonier and Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier. On the other hand, it is also filled with matchups between fighters in radically different stages in their careers.

UFC 208 main event is good but should have featured Cyborg

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — There's a sense around the MMA world that Saturday night's UFC 208 card feels a bit cobbled together. Most stories about the main event have focused as much on who isn't fighting as the two athletes who will compete. If the UFC was finally going to add a 145-pound belt for women, Cris 'Cyborg' Justino sort of needed to be in the first title fight. They were all good fights, so the perception that Silva can no longer compete at the top level is ridiculous. Holly Holm is one of the most famous fighters on the UFC roster and Germaine de Randamie is one of combat sports' most fearsome female strikers.


Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller (Betting odds: Poirier -465, Miller +370)Poirier and Miller, both lefties, are not the best fighters you'll ever see. Here's a look at the best undercard fights at UFC 208:Anderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson (Odds: Brunson -150, Silva +130)Silva, 41, is a living legend who seemingly has been on the decline for years. The UFC returns to the five boroughs this weekend for the first time since UFC 205 last November. He's lost four of his past five fights and had to vacate his only win because he was popped for anabolic steroids. But they're kicking off the main UFC 208 card because they are well-rounded fighters and neither will hesitate once the bell rings.


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