UFC Fight Night 65 Predictions: Main Card Staff Predictions

After a weekend off, the Octagon will be back in use for UFC Fight Night 65. 
The show is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between a pair of contenders who are both coming off losses. Mark Hunt was defeated by Fabricio Werdum for the interim hea…

After a weekend off, the Octagon will be back in use for UFC Fight Night 65. 

The show is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between a pair of contenders who are both coming off losses. Mark Hunt was defeated by Fabricio Werdum for the interim heavyweight title. Stipe Miocic lost a razor-thin decision to former champ Junior dos Santos.

In the co-main event, middleweights Brad Tavares and Robert Whittaker will square off. Whittaker has won his last two bouts, while Tavares has taken six of his last eight.

Also on the main card is a light heavyweight tussle between Australian journeyman Anthony Perosh and American bruiser Sean O’Connell. 

Rounding out the main card is a lightweight bout between a couple of The Ultimate Fighter alums, James Vick and Jake Matthews.

As always, the Bleacher Report picks team is ready to provide you with our forecasts for each of the main card matchups.

Read on for insight from Scott “Two of Hearts” Harris, James “Jacks” MacDonald, Riley “King” Kontek, Sean “The Spade” Smith and Craig “Ace of Clubs” Amos.

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