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138 MMA — UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott full-card predictions

138 MMA previews all 13 UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott bouts and makes a pick for each.

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Card not settled yet — 13 picks pending

  1. Pick Nick Galanti · Sub

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    All analysts: 37 picks — 0 Leblanc · 37 Galanti

    138 MMA takes Nick Galanti to win on the ground; the source says probably by submission.

    “So, we're taking Nick Galante to get this one done on the ground. Probably a submission.”
  2. Pick Katlyn Cerminara · to win

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    All analysts: 39 picks — 35 Cerminara · 4 Stiller

    138 MMA makes a conditional pick for Katlyn Cerminara, contingent on her returning near her former level.

    “If 80% of the Caitlyn Starminara that we used to have in the UFC when she left shows up, I think she's got this.”
  3. Pick Javad Mahjoub · to win

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    All analysts: 37 picks — 23 Mahjoub · 14 Faglier

    138 MMA explicitly takes Mahjoub despite calling it a zero-confidence pick; the chapter identifies the bout and corner.

    “I'm going to take Maj”
  4. Pick SuYoung You · to win

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    All analysts: 36 picks — 22 Chovancek · 14 You

    138 MMA picks SuYoung You, expecting a decision.

    “So, I'm going to take Su Young to get this one done. Yeah, probably be a decision.”
  5. Pick Steven Koslow · to win

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    All analysts: 38 picks — 14 Anheliger · 24 Koslow

    138 MMA takes Steven Koslow based on the submission grappling matchup; the auto-captions garble his surname.

    “I'm going to take Coslo and assume that the submission grappling is still going to be there.”
  6. Pick Melissa Croden · to win

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    All analysts: 42 picks — 39 Croden · 3 Chandler

    138 MMA picks Melissa Croden after saying she has Chelsea Chandler covered in most areas; the auto-captions garble the name.

    “I got to take Croin.”
  7. Pick Jhonata Diniz · to win

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    All analysts: 41 picks — 5 Boser · 36 Diniz

    138 MMA takes Jhonata Diniz, reasoning that Boser is likely to trade rather than follow a grappling-heavy plan; the auto-captions render Diniz as Denise.

    “that's why I'm taking Denise”
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    Kyle Nelson vs Cristian Perez

    Pick Cristian Perez · to win

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    All analysts: 40 picks — 6 Nelson · 34 Perez

    138 MMA picks Cristian Perez Gonzalez while noting Kyle Nelson should not be counted out.

    “I've got to go Perez”
  9. Pick Kyle Daukaus · to win

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    All analysts: 42 picks — 4 Barriault · 38 Daukaus

    138 MMA picks Kyle Daukaus; the source says he may finish but names both knockout and submission as possibilities, so no method is recorded.

    “So, I've got to go Kyle Dawis.”
  10. Pick Mandel Nallo · to win

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    All analysts: 40 picks — 34 Nallo · 6 Landwehr

    138 MMA favors Mandel Nallo to finish Nate Landwehr first; auto-captions garble both names.

    “I think Nalo can put away Nate Landwear before the opposite happens.”
  11. Pick Louis Jourdain · to win

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    All analysts: 41 picks — 36 Jourdain · 5 Cuamba

    138 MMA picks Louis Jourdain for the damage he can do between grappling exchanges; the source later calls its method guesses unreliable, so none is recorded.

    “So, I'm gonna take Louis Jordane”
  12. Pick Erin Blanchfield · to win

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    All analysts: 47 picks — 45 Blanchfield · 2 Jasudavicius

    138 MMA takes Erin Blanchfield, explicitly noting the pick is driven by team-USA loyalty rather than confidence in the matchup.

    “So I'm going to take Aaron.”
  13. Pick Mike Malott · to win

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    All analysts: 50 picks — 24 Buckley · 26 Malott

    138 MMA says the bout is a complete pass but ultimately leans toward Mike Malott to win by controlling the fight in Canada.

    “But I will take Mike Malot to get this one done in Canada by being a wet blanket is my guess.”