The Bloody Elbow team has made its own predictions for Saturday’s UFC 221 card in Perth, Australia. Opinion is rather divided on who’ll win the main event between Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero, which is fitting considering the 50-50 character of the one. Our thoughts are also divided on the co-main between Mark Hunt and Curtis Blaydes. As for the rest of the main card? Yeah… completely unanimous.
Notice: Predictions are entered throughout the week and collected the day prior to the event. Explanations behind every choice are not required and a few authors opt to not do this for their own reasons. By way of example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all his predictions on Wednesday without incorporating in any excuses , he has no idea if he is going to be the only one siding with a single fighter for any specific fight.
Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero
Anton Tabuena: Romero does not have MMA wrestling which is on par with his credentials, and if this goes to the ground, that will be Rockhold’s world. So this basically boils down to Romero landing a bomb, or he labored by the more technical and complete fighter. Romero has electricity and that he can certainly put his lights out at any point, but I simply think Rockhold is the far superior MMA fighter in general. Unless Rockhold starts slow and gets cluttered, he ought to be in a position to control distance, land those huge kisses, and possibly complete this on the ground. Luke Rockhold by TKO.
Mookie Alexander: Selfishly, I need Rockhold to win since it’s just more interesting to see him against Robert Whittaker compared to Whittaker vs. Romero two, a struggle I think Whittaker wins even more conclusively than that he did the very first time. Romero isn’t a man who completes people quickly, but the mere truth that he’s so harmful from the subsequent rounds poses another challenge for Luke. That said, I trust Rockhold’s cardio to maintain up in a five-rounder, he has a more diverse ground game than Romero (zero livelihood submission attempts), and I believe his kicks will be key to effecting Romero’s gas tank as the battle progresses. You constantly need to be worried about Romero’s KO power, in addition to the possibility for him to place Rockhold on his back and deliver some punishment, but that I think Rockhold gets the win in a tough, highly competitive contest. Luke Rockhold by decision.

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