Anik’s Fire Forecast: 51st Edition: Picks for UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera II

Welcome to the 51st edition of Anik’s Fire Forecast. We have been on a hot streak going 24-6 on our last 30 picks. The weather gets hotter as the UFC returns to the Miami Heat!

Here are my picks for one of the most stacked cards in history, UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera II.

Main Event Pick: C Sean O’Malley over #5 Marlon Vera

Lightweight Barn Burner Pick: #11 Benoît Saint-Denis over #3 Dustin Poirier

Main Card Picks: #13 Kevin Holland over Michael Venom Page, #11 Jack Della Maddalena over #4 Gilbert Burns, #7 Song Yadong over #5 Petr Yan

Undercard Picks: #5 Curtis Blaydes over #7 Jailton Almeida, #6 Maycee Barber over #4 Katlyn Cerminara, #6 Mateusz Gamrot over #11 Rafael dos Anjos, #13 Pedro Munhoz over Kyler Phillips

Early Prelim Picks: Ion Cutelaba over Philipe Lins, Michel Pereira over Michal Oleksiejczuk, Robelis Despaigne over Josh Parisian, Assu Almabayev over CJ Vergara, Maryna Moroz over Joanne Wood

Pick Record since UFC 298: 24-6

2024 Pick Record: 45-26

Anik Subramanian

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.