The UFC travels to Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday for a Fight Night at which light heavyweights Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. clash in the main event (3 p.m. on ABC/ESPN+; prelims at noon on ESPN/ESPN+).
Hill, a former champion and ESPN's No. 5-ranked light heavyweight, enters the fight having lost via knockout in his last two Octagon appearances. Rountree, ranked just behind Hill, lost to Alex Pereira in a challenge for the championship this past October.
Brett Okamoto spoke to former UFC fighters Din Thomas and Anthony Smith to get their main event predictions.