{"id":618284,"date":"2026-04-20T02:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618284\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:22:17","slug":"mma-main-card-pick-of-the-week-ufc-vegas-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618284\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Main Card Pick of the Week: UFC Vegas 116"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The UFC octagon heads back to the UFC\u2019s Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday before continuing its world tour. UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal (aka UFC Vegas 116) is the rare APEX card with a former UFC champ fighting on it. For my MMA Main Card Pick of the Week: UFC Vegas 116, I\u2019ve got your winner for the main event. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

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MMA Main Card Pick of the Week: UFC Vegas 116
\nUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal (aka UFC Vegas 116)<\/a><\/p>\n

Main Card Start Time: 8:00 PM EST<\/p>\n

The former UFC champion in question is former UFC Bantamweight Champion Alajamin Sterling, who, now competiting up at featherweight, faces surging contender Youssef Zalal in Saturday\u2019s main event<\/a>. And, as the odds hint at, this is a very close contest, at least on paper.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going with the favorite, Zalal, to prevail in the biggest fight of his career. Not only is he much younger than Sterling (seven years), but he also has the size advantage and more striking power. He also should at least be Sterling\u2019s equal on the mat, an area that both men excel at.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 116 Main Card Pick: Youssef Zalal ML (-138)<\/p>\n

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