UFC 264 Staff Picks: Prelims

UFC 264 kicks off this weekend with a few interesting fights on the books to open the show. Fan favorite, Carlos Condit looks to take on the always dangerous Max Griffin at the stop of the prelims. Grappling Ryan Hall returns to action after a series of setbacks to test his skill against a lethal striker in Ilia Topuria. Niko Price faces off against Michel Pereira, two names that have never produced a boring contest between them. The rest of the preliminary bouts are sure to deliver grappling masterclasses from all across Europe and the United States. We’ve provided our predictions below:

Cauley’s Picks (@CaulsMMA)

Griffin via DEC, Pereira via DEC, Topuria via DEC, Du Pleissis via TKO (Round 2), Maia via DEC, Akhmedov via DEC, Rivera TKO (Round 3), Amedovski via DEC

Darragh’s Picks (@darraghkelly19)

Griffin via DEC, Price via SD, Topuria TKO (Round 2), Du Plessis KO (Round 1), Maia via DEC, Akhmedov via DEC, Rivera TKO (Round 1), Amedovksi Submission (Round 2)

Stuart’s Picks (@StormCampbell)

Condit via TKO (Round 2), Price via DEC , Hall via Submission (Round 2), Du Plessis via DEC, Maia via DEC, Tavares via DEC, Zhumagolov via DEC, Hu via DEC

Jake’s Picks (@jdddMMA)

Condit via DEC, Price via DEC, Topuria via DEC, du Plessis via TKO (R3), Maia via DEC, Akhmedov via Submission (Round 1), Zhumagulov via DEC, Amedovski via DEC

Matt’s Picks (@ItsOnlyMattDP)

Griffin via DEC, Pereira via KO (Round 2), Topuria via DEC, Du Plessis via DEC, Maia via DEC, Akhmedov via DEC, Zhumagulov via KO (Round 3), Amedovski via KO (Round 2)

Alex’s Picks (@alexoconnor191)

Griffin via DEC, Price via TKO (Round 2), Hall via Submission (Round 1), Giles via DEC, Mia via DEC, Akhmedov via DEC, Zhumagulov via DEC, Amedovksi via DEC

Which bout at UFC 264 are you most anticipating?