Speaking of legends, the 41-year-old Anderson Silva hasn't came away with a victory in any of his last five fights. He'll look to get back on the winning track against the No. 8-ranked Derek Brunson.
See how the RotoWire MMA Staff picks the two aforementioned fights, as well as the rest of the pay-per-view card, below.
If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 208 preview.
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE | RICHARD |
Germaine de Randamie (-125) vs. Holly Holm (+105) | Women's Featherweight | de Randamie | de Randamie | de Randamie | |
Anderson Silva (+130) vs. Derek Brunson (-150) | Middleweight | Silva | Silva | Silva | |
Ronaldo Souza (-500) vs. Tim Boetsch (+400) | Middleweight | Souza | Souza | Souza | Souza |
Glover Teixeira (-185) vs. Jared Cannonier (+160) | Light Heavyweight | Teixeira | Teixeira | Teixeira | Teixeira |
Dustin Poirier (-450) vs. Jim Miller (+360) | Lightweight | Poirier | Poirier | Poirier | Poirier |
RECORD | 4-1 | 5-0 | 4-1 | 5-0 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 34-22 | 29-27 | 35-21 | 19-8 |
THE PLAYERS
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Sirius XM contributor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast, RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: New to the RotoWire MMA staff, Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column, and maintains his own, data-driven MMA blog at StrikescoreMMA.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
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