UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez staff picks and predictions

The Bloody Elbow team has made its picks for ‘UFC 255 - ‘FIGUEIREDO VS PEREZ’, and we are unanimous in our belief that Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his men’s flyweight title successfully against Alex Perez. Ditto for Valentina Shevchenko in her women’s flyweight title defense versus Jennifer Maia.

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez

Anton Tabuena: I guess we can say that Perez has a far better chance at an upset than Maia... for whatever that is worth. Figueiredo’s scrambling and underrated ground game will probably be enough to nullify Perez’s strengths on the ground though, and on the feet, the champion will have a big edge in power too. I think Figueiredo will find a home for those big…