We haven’t even seen the fights yet, and UFC 186 is already among the UFC’s wildest events of the year.
What was originally meant to be a championship doubleheader is now reduced to one. An injury to bantamweight titlist T.J. Dillashaw swept a proposed rematch with Renan Barao off the table until July, leaving Demetrious Johnson’s flyweight defense against Kyoji Horiguchi to fend for itself on Saturday.
Then there is Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was on, off and back on the card according to the whims of various New Jersey state judges. His current status is “on,” as the Bellator defector is thought to be headed for a catchweight showdown with Fabio Maldonado, at least as of this writing.
Add in the announcement on Wednesday that the UFC is currently on the outs with Dish Network and this card starts to seem like a real goat rope.
Nonetheless, even the most beleaguered cards deserve bold predictions.
Here, Bleacher Report MMA Lead Writers Chad Dundas (that’s me) and Jonathan Snowden provide them for you.
Don’t be scared, homies. Read on…