UFC 205 Prelims on Fox Preview and Predictions

UFC 205 is upon us this weekend live from Madison Square Garden. It is a major event with three major titles on the line. Not only that, but it is the first in the State of New York, the last to legalize MMA.

This event will truly be a milestone for MMA on its biggest stage. Much like UFC 200, the card is loaded with 13 great fights.

Up next we will break down and predict the fights on the Fox portion of the card on free TV.

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Kicking off the Fox portion of the card will be two top contenders at lightweight colliding when Michael Johnson does battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Johnson has been on a tear since competing in the Ultimate Fighter in December 2010. He has bounced back from losses to Myles Jury and Nate Diaz to topple such men as Dustin Poirier, Joe Lauzon, Edson Barbosa and holds the only victory over Tony Ferguson.

When Michael Johnson is on his game he is close to unbeatable, but it will be up to Nurmagomedov to take him off of his game on Saturday night. Nurmagomendov is no joke himself, with big wins over former champ Raeal dos Anjos and Pat Healy. IN fact, the man is 23-0 and all signs points to him moving to 24-0 and receiving a long-awaited title shot with the win over Johnson.

Prediction – Nurmagomendov by knockout in round two.

Frankie Edgar is the former UFC Lightweight champion and one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. He will have his hands full with the lightning quick Jeremey Stephens at UFC 205.
Stephens is best known for hitting former lightweight champion Rafeal dos Anjos so hard he made his eyes roll back in his head. Stephens is a student of the game and looks to cash in on the biggest fight of his career against Edgar. This could be the biggest win of his career if he could catch Edgar just right for the flash knockout.

What can we say about Frankie Edgar that hasn’t already been said. The man has a heart of a champion and seemingly beats anyone in his path not named Jose Aldo. Even at 20-5-1 and wins against some of the biggest names in the sports history (BJ Penn, Gray Maynard, Urijah Faber, Cub Swanson, etc) Edgar will need to go on another run if he ever wants another title shot at featherweight. Does he start that latest run Saturday night?

Prediction – Edgar by Decision