Welcome once again, fight fans, to Germany (or Deutschland, as it’s also known).
On Saturday, the UFC will host UFC Fight Night 93, its fourth event in Germany and first in the city of Hamburg. In the headlining slot: aging heavyweights (are there any other kind? There shouldn’t be). Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett square off to see who could remain relevant in the company’s biggest but also thinnest weight division.
We also have the return of Alexander Gustafsson, which is good. There are also a host of rising Europeans looking to grab a slice of the spotlight in their relative backyards.
Certainly, there’s a lot not to like on paper; there’s no reason to gloss over that. But here we are, and we’re going to make some picks. And in so doing, let us educate ourselves as to the identities of the individuals involved in this endeavor’s main card.
It’s our usual picks team reporting for duty: Craig Amos, Nathan McCarter, Sydnie Jones, Steven Rondina and myself, Scott Harris. Let’s get it on.