UFC Edmonton predictions - MMA Fighting
The Mike Malott mission remains on track. Whether you believe Malott is The Next Great Canadian Hope or not, you have to credit the matchmakers with giving him every opportunity to prove he is. In April, he added one-time welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns to his hit list; tonight, he takes on another ranked opponent in Joaquin Buckley in the UFC Edmonton main event. The deck isn’t exactly stacked in Malott’s favor as Buckley was a rising contender himself not too long ago, but all Malott has asked for is his chance to move up the contender line and Buckley is the next man up. A few weeks shy of 35, Malott can’t afford any setbacks as a disappointing performance will put a hard cap on whatever potential he has left. Buckley has never lost three straight fights, so he has desperation on his side (for lack of a better term, I’m not sure someone with Buckley’s confidence ever feels truly desperate). The point is, he knows his back is to the wall and in a worst-case scenario, like Burns, losing to Malott could induce an existential crisis. Just win, Buck. In the co-main event, Erin Blanchfield and Jasmine Jasudavicius battle for a flyweight title shot… or do they?
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