OT: Official MMA discussion thread pt 3 UFC 318: Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway BMF fight, all strikers card

[j4remi]

Fights in Abu Dhabi today, so they're early.

Yan vs McGhee feels like it's too soon for McGhee to me. But we'll see. I put a little something on a parlay, Yan by decision and to have the most significant strikes.

The fight I'm watching closely is De Ridder vs Whitaker. I've mentioned De Ridder being a two-division champ at One FC, and he's looked great in the UFC. But now he's facing a top dog, so this is a huge test. I'm not touching this one on picks, because I like Whitaker in his prime but he hasn't looked like that in the past few fights.

Shara's also back, in a squash match to get his stature back. He's supposed to finish Barriault, but I wouldn't be shocked at Bullet winning by decision instead because I still think he's overhyped.

Other than those, it's mostly mid. Blackshear vs Grant and Ricci vs Ribas on the prelims could be fun fights but don't really have big implications otherwise.