Bleacher Report · May 30, 2018
UFC FIght Night 131 Predictions: Main Card Staff Picks
Jimmie Rivera Steve Luciano/Associated PressThis Friday night, the UFC is not an Albany expression.
Obscure Simpsons references notwithstanding, the big show comes to Utica, New York for UFC Fight Night 131. It's a rare Friday show on the heels of a rare Sunday show—and a Sunday morning show at that. A sign of the end times? Such things are not for us to know.
What I do know is that UFC Utica has a cracking good main event. Jimmie Rivera is flawless in five UFC bouts, and Marlon Moraes isn't far behind. The latter was a dominant champion in World Series of Fighting, and a split-decision loss to the great Raphael Assuncao is the only blemish on his UFC record to date.