The Bloody Elbow staff has made its own predictions for Saturday’s UFC 221 card in Perth, Australia. Opinion is rather divided on who’ll win the primary event between Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero, which is fitting considering the 50-50 character of the one. Our ideas are also split on the co-main between Mark Hunt and Curtis Blaydes. In terms of the rest of the principal card? Yeah… fully forgettable.
Notice: Predictions are entered throughout the week and collected the day prior to the event. Explanations behind each choice aren’t required and a few authors opt not to do this for their own reasons. For example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all his predictions on Wednesday without incorporating in any excuses , he has no idea if he is likely to be the only one siding with a single fighter for any given fight.
Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero
Anton Tabuena: Romero doesn’t 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 basically boils down to Romero landing a bomb, or he labored by the more technical and complete fighter. Romero has electricity and he can certainly put his lights out at any stage, but I just think Rockhold is the far superior MMA fighter in general. Unless Rockhold starts slow and gets cluttered, he ought to be in a position to control space, land those big kicks, and maybe finish this on the ground. Luke Rockhold by TKO.
Mookie Alexander: Selfishly, I want Rockhold to acquire since it is simply more interesting to watch him against Robert Whittaker compared to Whittaker vs. Romero 2, a fight I believe Whittaker wins even more than that he did the first time. Romero isn’t a man who completes people immediately, however, the mere fact that he’s so dangerous from the subsequent rounds poses another challenge for Luke. That said, I trust Rockhold’s cardio to maintain up at a five-rounder, he’s got a more diverse ground game than Romero (zero career submission attempts), and I think his cries will be crucial to effecting Romero’s gas tank as the fight progresses. You constantly have to be concerned about Romero’s KO power, as well as the possibility for him to place Rockhold on his spine and deliver some punishment, but that I think Rockhold gets the win in a tough, highly competitive contest. Luke Rockhold by unanimous conclusion.

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