The UFC’s second trip of the year to the o2 Arena in London, England arrives on Saturday, with UFC London headlined by heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura.
Aspinall, making his return from a knee injury suffered in a fight against Curtis Blaydes a year ago, was clearly the star of the show. But co-main event flyweight Molly McCann was every bit as popular, even without her partner in crime Paddy Pimblett competing on the card. And while Aspinall had a decently competitive match-up with Poland’s Tybura to close out the night, McCann had Julija Stoliarenko — making her flyweight debut, and very much a question mark in the fight.
While July’s UFC London understandably lacks the allure of UFC 286, which took place in the very same venue back in March, there are still some fun fights on the Fight Night card. We’ve got our picks in — here’s how our staff see this one playing out!
| Writer / Fight | Murphy vs. Culibao | Herbert vs. Ziam | Craig vs. Muniz | Wood vs. Fili | McCann vs. Stoliarenko | Aspinall vs. Tybura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Theodosi (71-45) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alex Behunin (72-50) |  | |  | | | |
| Val Dewar (72-51) | |  | | | | |
| Chris Prawdzik (72-52) | | | | | | |
| Cade Morehouse (25-21) | | | |  | | |
| Jay Anderson (62-66) | | | | | | |
| Dylan Rush (62-66) | | | | | | |
| Eddie Law (55-65) | | | | |  |  |
Unanimous selections? Not a one on this card. But only one writer sided with Marcin Tybura and Julija Stoliarenko to pull off the upset in the main and co-main events, respectively. That should give you some idea of how much of a lock Brits Tom Aspinall and Molly McCann truly are.
Also nearly a lock, Lerone Murphy, with just a single writer selecting Josh Culibao to get the job done in their featherweight fight.
Nathaniel Wood is a heavy favorite in his fight with Andre Fili, though not by such a large margin. Jai Herbert and Andre Muniz were also popular picks with our crew.
