UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes staff picks and predictions

The Bloody Elbow staff has submitted its predictions for Saturday’s UFC 247 card, and consensus opinion is that Jon Jones will successfully defend his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes. As for the co-main event, everyone except Alex Scaffidi (who’s really going for the upset of all upsets) has Valentina Shevchenko beating Katlyn Chookagian to defend her women’s flyweight belt.

Note: Predictions are entered throughout the week and collected the day before the event. Explanations behind each pick are not required and some writers opt not to do so for their own reasons. For example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all of his predictions on Wednesday without adding in any explanations, he…