Anik’s Fire Forecast: 49th Edition: Picks for UFC Mexico City: Moreno vs. Royval II

Welcome to the 49th edition of Anik’s Fire Forecast. Following an electric pay-per-view where I went 8-1, the UFC is returning to Mexico with a banger of a fight card. Here are my picks for Mexico City: Moreno vs. Royval II.
Main Event Pick: #1 Brandon Moreno over #3 Brandon Royval
Featherweight Barnburner Pick: #3 Yair Rodriguez over #4 Brian Ortega
Main Card Picks: Daniel Zellhuber over Francisco Prado, Raul Rosas Jr. over Ricky Turcios, Yazmin Jauregui over Sam Hughes, Manuel Torres over Chris Duncan
Undercard Picks: Raoni Barcelos over Cristian Quinonez, Mateus Mendonca over Jesus Aguilar, Edgar Chairez over Daniel Lacerda, Fares Ziam over Claudia Puelles, Felipe Dos Santos over Victor Altamirano, Muhammad Naimov over Erik Silva,
UFC 298 Pick Record: 8-1
2024 Pick Record: 29-21
Anik Subramanian is an aspiring MMA journalist based in the United States. He discovered his passion for MMA when the sport was the first to return to live action during the pandemic. He is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been a lifelong sports fan.