#UFCVegas52 is easily one of the strangest cards ever offered by...

#UFCVegas52 is easily one of the strangest cards ever offered by the @UFC. Everything about it is odd….even the dropped fights, including one involving a #PED issue on the day of the weigh ins, are odd. So too is the inexplicable lack of promotion, which I’ve never seen this low before. All told, this card looks like the Island of Misfit Fights. The #UFC didn’t even put out a card picture by the time I posted this. Cards like run the risk of saturation for #MMA. That said, there’s still 12 fights, and a handful of them come with some future implications.

The biggest question on #ufcvegas52picks lie in crossroads for a few fighters. Clay Guida is on the last fight on his contract and has defied the odds both figuratively and literally against competition that would give the impression it was set up to make or break him. He’s responded. The UFC has a recent trend of releasing vets, but Guida is still a draw and this will be an interesting fight if for no other reason other than it possibly being the end of a great run. I like Clay in this fight.

While I don’t think she faces a release with a loss, I think Barber is at a fork in her road as well. She’s seen her hype train derailed, and needs this win. I don’t think she gets it here. This is one of the few upsets I went with. I don’t see this house of Romonov falling in this one, and question Sherman taking this fight on short notice. I like Vannata, who has some of the best MMA movement and footwork in the sport.

The undercard features some odd fights, including blogger Mike Jackson, who was signed to be an opponent for CM Punk. I think Wright and Grant come away with upsets, but this card is a struggle for me. I’ll miss it either way, as I’ll be in Onalaska cornering the pro debut for former #Milwaukee boxer Jay Wright on the main card of the @threeriversthrowdown. Can’t say I’m crushed by having to miss this one. I stand at 101-46 for 2022. (at Cold Spring Park)
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