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"Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you." When UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping walks out in front of his hometown crowd to a song by Manchester's own Oasis, that's exactly what will be on his mind. All the way back at UFC 100 in 2009, Bisping suffered the most brutal knockout of his career when Dan Henderson landed a patented "H-Bomb" to put out his lights. Bisping will now get his shot at redemption against Henderson, who is now 46 years old and almost definitely competing as a professional fighter for the final time. Will Bisping stay on top, or will the UFC legend ride off into the sunset a champion? See how the RotoWire MMA Staff sees the pay-per-view portion of Saturday's card playing out below.If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 204 preview.
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE | RICHARD |
Dan Henderson (+195) vs. Michael Bisping (-235) | Middleweight | Bisping | Bisping | Bisping | Bisping |
Gegard Mousasi (-335) vs. Vitor Belfort (+270) | Middleweight | Mousasi | Mousasi | Mousasi | Mousasi |
Jimi Manuwa (+130) vs. Ovince St. Preux (-150) | Light Heavyweight | ||||
Daniel Omielanczuk (+155) vs. Stefan Struve (-175) | Heavyweight | Struve | Struve | Struve | |
Mirsad Bektic (-700) vs. Russell Doane (+550) | Featherweight | Bektic | Bektic | Bektic | Bektic |
RECORD | 4-1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 21-13 | 17-17 | 20-14 | 4-1 |
THE PLAYERS
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Sirius XM contributor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast, RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast and RotoWire DFS Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: New to the RotoWire MMA staff, Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column, and maintains his own, data-driven MMA blog at StrikescoreMMA.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
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