Allow me to level with you. UFC Fight Night 101, going down Saturday from Melbourne, Australia, is not a strong card.
Submitted for your consideration: the two middleweights competing in the main event, Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson, are ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, in the official UFC rankings. Both are very good fighters, both have five-fight win streaks going, both are on the outside looking into the divisional title picture, regardless of what happens in Melbourne.
Here's another fun stat for you: of the six fights on the main card, five fighters don't have Wikipedia pages. That doesn't speak well of the notoriety these competitors possess.
But hey, fights are fights, and they're coming on Saturday to help lift you out of the post-turkey day doldrums. Our Bleacher Report staff picks team is here to submit predictions for the six main-card contests. Nathan McCarter. Craig "Cookie" Amos. Steven Rondina. And myself, Scott Harris. Let's get it on.
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