The Bloody Elbow staff has made its own forecasts for Saturday’s UFC 221 card in Perth, Australia. Opinion is rather divided on who will win the main event between Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero, which is fitting considering the 50-50 character of this one. Our thoughts are also divided on the co-main involving Mark Hunt and Curtis Blaydes. In terms of the rest of the main card? Yeah… fully forgettable.
Note: Predictions are entered throughout the week and gathered the day before the event. Explanations behind every pick are not required and a few authors opt not to do this for their own motives. By way of example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all of his predictions on Wednesday without incorporating in any excuses , he has no idea if he’s likely to be the only one siding with a single fighter for any specific fight.
Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero
Anton Tabuena: Romero does not have MMA wrestling that is on par with his credentials, and if this goes to the floor, that will be Rockhold’s entire world. So this essentially boils down to Romero landing a bomb, or he labored by the more technical and complete fighter. Romero has electricity and that he can certainly put his lights out at any point, but I simply think Rockhold is the much superior MMA fighter in general. Unless Rockhold begins slow and gets sloppy, he ought to be in a position to control space, land those big kicks, and maybe complete this on the ground. Luke Rockhold by TKO.
Mookie Alexander: Selfishly, I need Rockhold to win because it is just more interesting to watch him from Robert Whittaker compared to Whittaker vs. Romero 2, a struggle I think Whittaker wins much more conclusively than he did the very first time. Romero is not a man who finishes people immediately, however, the mere truth that he’s so harmful in the later rounds poses another challenge for Luke. Nevertheless, I hope Rockhold’s cardio to hold up at a five-rounder, he’s got a more diverse floor game than Romero (zero career submission efforts ), and I think his kicks will be crucial to effecting Romero’s gas tank as the battle progresses. You constantly need to be concerned about Romero’s KO power, in addition to the possibility for him to put Rockhold on his spine and deliver a punishment, but that I believe Rockhold gets the win in a tough, highly competitive competition. Luke Rockhold by unanimous decision.

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