Anik’s Fire Forecast: 50th Edition: Picks for UFC on ESPN+ 96: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev

Welcome to the 50th edition of Anik’s Fire Forecast. Thank you all for your support – I would not have reached 50 editions of this without you!
Following an electric night in Mexico City, the UFC is returning to the Apex for a show headlined by heavyweights. Here are my picks for UFC on ESPN+ 96: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev.
Main Event Pick: Shamil Gaziev over #12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Main Card Picks: Victor Petrino over Tyson Pedro, #8 Muhammad Mokaev over #7 Alex Perez, #13 Umar Nurmagomedov over Bekzat Almakhan, #12 Steve Erceg over #9 Matt Schnell
Undercard Picks: Eryk Anders over Jamie Pickett, Javid Basharat over Aiemann Zahabi, Christian Leroy Duncan over Claudio Ribeiro, L’udovit Klein over AJ Cunningham, Loik Radzhabov over Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
UFC 298 and UFC Mexico City Pick Record: 16-4
2024 Pick Record: 37-24
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.
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