Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 147 staff picks are in for MMASucka. The fight card will take place from the O2 Arena in London, England. All of the action will be taking place on ESPN+. The preliminary card is set to start at 1:00 pm ET, with the main card following at 4:00 pm ET.
The Fights
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UFC Fight Night 147 is headlined by an intriguing welterweight bout between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal. Till is looking to bounce back from his first career loss, a submission loss to then-champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 in September. Masvidal, who we have not seen in the octagon for over 15 months. He is looking to break a two-fight skid, with losses to Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia. Till is looking to get back into the title picture, while Masvidal is looking to make a push towards the top five. The winner of this match could likely find themselves matched up UFC newcomer Ben Askren.
The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 147 is also a welterweight matchup between two ranked fighters. Leon Edwards will be taking on Gunnar Nelson in a fight with both guys looking to push into the top ten of the rankings. Edwards hasn’t fought since last June, when he beat Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision. Nelson just fought in December, when he submitted Alex Oliveira at UFC 231.
The rest of the main card fights, along with our picks for each fight, can be found below.
UFC Fight Night 147 Staff Picks
Throughout the year, staff picks will be composed of four different MMA promotions: UFC, Bellator, ONE, and RIZIN. Main cards will make up both UFC and Bellator picks, while the biggest fights to make up ONE and RIZIN events will be used. The WINNER of staff picks will have a choice between receiving a championship belt from ProAmBelts or a championship chain from Championship Chains. The 2018 winner was awarded to Michael DeSantis, compiling a record of 202-101.
Check out our MMASucka staff picks for UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs Masvidal below.
Staff Records After UFC Fight Night 146
Michael DeSantis: 55-22
Ed Gallo: 54-23
Connor Deitrich: 50-27
Brian Gerson: 50-27
Wesley Riddle: 49-28
Mitch Banuelos: 47-25
Ryan Wagner: 47-22
Omar Villagrana: 47-30
Justin Pierrot: 47-29
Mike Skytte: 46-31
Matt Bricker: 46-31
Jeremy Brand: 45-32
Patrick Auger: 42-30
Ash Camyab: 40-21
Sasha Moksyakov: 31-16
Suraj Sukumar: 29-12
Idrees Crawley: 8-2
Jack Marshman vs. John Phillips
Jeremy Brand: Marshman via UD
Wesley Riddle: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Mike Skytte: Marshman via Round 3 TKO
Justin Pierrot: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Marshman via Round 1 TKO
Mitch Banuelos: Marshman via Round 1 TKO
Ed Gallo: Marshman via UD
Omar Villagrana: Marshman via UD
Brian Gerson: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Matt Bricker: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Connor Deitrich: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Patrick Auger: Marshman via Round 1 TKO
Suraj Sukumar: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Ash Camyab: Marshman via Round 3 TKO
Idrees Crawley: Marshman via Round 2 TKO
Staff picking Marshman: 16
Staff picking Phillips: 0
Danny Roberts vs. Claudio Silva
Jeremy Brand: Roberts via UD
Wesley Riddle: Silva via Round 1 SUB
Mike Skytte: Silva via UD
Justin Pierrot: Roberts via UD
Michael DeSantis: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Ryan Wagner: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Mitch Banuelos: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Ed Gallo: Roberts via Round 3 TKO
Omar Villagrana: Silva via UD
Brian Gerson: Silva via Round 1 SUB
Matt Bricker: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Connor Deitrich: Silva via Round 3 SUB
Patrick Auger: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Suraj Sukumar: Silva via Round 2 SUB
Ash Camyab: Roberts via UD
Idrees Crawley: Silva via UD
Staff picking Roberts: 4
Staff picking Silva: 12
Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Quinonez
Jeremy Brand: Wood via UD
Wesley Riddle: Wood via Round 2 SUB
Mike Skytte: Wood via Round 2 SUB
Justin Pierrot: Wood via UD
Michael DeSantis: Wood via Round 2 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Wood via UD
Mitch Banuelos: Wood via UD
Ed Gallo: Wood via Round 3 KO
Omar Villagrana: Wood via UD
Brian Gerson: Wood via Round 1 TKO
Matt Bricker: Wood via Round 2 TKO
Connor Deitrich: Wood via Round 3 TKO
Patrick Auger: Wood via UD
Suraj Sukumar: Wood via UD
Ash Camyab: Wood via Round 2 TKO
Idrees Crawley: Wood via Round 2 SUB
Staff picking Wood: 16
Staff picking Quinonez: 0
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Dominick Reyes
Jeremy Brand: Oezdemir via UD
Wesley Riddle: Reyes via Round 3 TKO
Mike Skytte: Reyes via Round 3 TKO
Justin Pierrot: Oezdemir via UD
Michael DeSantis: Reyes via Round 2 TKO
Ryan Wagner: Reyes via Round 1 KO
Mitch Banuelos: Reyes via Round 2 TKO
Ed Gallo: Reyes via Round 3 KO
Omar Villagrana: Reyes via UD
Brian Gerson: Reyes via Round 2 TKO
Matt Bricker: Reyes via Round 1 TKO
Connor Deitrich: Reyes via Round 2 TKO
Patrick Auger: Reyes via UD
Suraj Sukumar: Reyes via UD
Ash Camyab: Reyes via Round 1 KO
Idrees Crawley: Oezdemir via UD
Staff picking Oezdemir: 3
Staff picking Reyes: 13
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson
Jeremy Brand: Nelson via Round 1 SUB
Wesley Riddle: Edwards via UD
Mike Skytte: Nelson via UD
Justin Pierrot: Nelson via Round 2 SUB
Michael DeSantis: Edwards via UD
Ryan Wagner: Edwards via UD
Mitch Banuelos: Edwards via UD
Ed Gallo: Edwards via UD
Omar Villagrana: Nelson via UD
Brian Gerson: Edwards via Round 2 TKO
Matt Bricker: Nelson via Round 3 SUB
Connor Deitrich: Edwards via UD
Patrick Auger: Nelson via UD
Suraj Sukumar: Edwards via UD
Ash Camyab: Nelson via Round 3 SUB
Idrees Crawley: Edwards via UD
Staff picking Edwards: 9
Staff picking Nelson: 7
Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal
Jeremy Brand: Till via UD
Wesley Riddle: Till via SD
Mike Skytte: Masvidal via UD
Justin Pierrot: Masvidal via UD
Michael DeSantis: Masvidal via UD
Ryan Wagner: Masvidal via UD
Mitch Banuelos: Masvidal via UD
Ed Gallo: Masvidal via Round 2 SUB
Omar Villagrana: Till via UD
Brian Gerson: Till via UD
Matt Bricker: Till via UD
Connor Deitrich: Till via UD
Patrick Auger: Till via Round 2 TKO
Suraj Sukumar: Till via UD
Ash Camyab: Till via SD
Idrees Crawley: Till via UD
Staff picking Till: 10
Staff picking Masvidal: 6
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