The UFC on FOX era comes to an end on Saturday night with UFC Milwaukee, and Cageside Press has their picks set for the card.
| Staff Writer | Miller vs. Oliveira | Font vs. Pettis | Barboza vs. Hooker | Lee vs. Iaquinta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Harshman (133-74) |  |  |  |  |
| Dan Doherty (132-81) |  |  |  | |
| Paarth Pande (125-79) | | | | |
| Eddie Law (118-77) | | | | |
| Mike Straus (128-84) | | | | |
| Josh Evanoff (74-52) | | | | |
| Gabriel Gonzalez (102-80) | | | | |
| Jay Anderson (117-96) | | | | |
| Mike McClory (103-87) | | | | |
The main event of UFC Milwaukee is a rematch years in the making. Al Iaquinta defeated Kevin Lee by decision in what was Lee’s promotional debut back in February 2014. Lee has been excellent since then, going 10-2 and challenging for the interim title. Iaquinta is just 5-2 since the first fight, mainly missing action due to contract disputes. His last fight came against Khabib Nurmagomedov on 24 hour’s notice. Lee was unanimously picked.
The co-main event pits Edson Barboza against the ever-improving Dan Hooker. Barboza is known for his fearsome striking, going 12-4 with five knockouts in the Octagon before facing the two toughest wrestlers in the division in Kevin Lee and Khabib Nurmagomedov most recently. Hooker was a middling featherweight, going 3-3 before moving up to 155 pounds. Since then, he has won all four of his fights by stoppage. All but two writers picked Barboza.
Sergio Pettis returns to the bantamweight ranks for the first time since his UFC debut tonight against Rob Font. Pettis faced the gauntlet of top flyweights in his last three fights, defeating Joseph Benavidez in between losses to Henry Cejudo and Jussier Formiga. Pettis missed weight in the Formiga bout, prompting the move up in weight. Font has plenty of fight-ending potential, with all five of his Octagon victories coming via stoppage. However, he has lost in two of his last three. Six of nine writers picked Pettis.
Opening up the UFC Milwaukee main card will be veterans Jim Miller and Charles Oliveira. The two submission artists fought in 2010, with Miller winning by kneebar. Miller returned to form with a first-round submission over Alex White that snapped a four-fight losing streak. Oliveira has won three of four, with all three victories coming via submission. All but two writers picked Oliveira.
