UFC 179 pros picks: What’s yours?
Felice Herrig, Johny Hendricks, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Anthony Pettis, Josh Thomson, and Jamie Varner split evenly on who will win Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes on Sat.
MMA Interviews questioned a number of fighters about who will win the UFC 179 main event on Saturday between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Chad Mendes. While Aldo is the favorite, the fighters were split evenly.
Felice Herrig: I love them both, but Aldo… never bet against him.
Johny Hendricks: “I think Aldo might have it, but I will pull for Mendes.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “70/30 Chad Mendes win.” ***Best read with Russian accent***
Anthony Pettis: “I want Aldo to win, because I want to fight Aldo.”
Josh Thomson: “The longer the fight goes the more it favors Chad.”
Jamie Varner: “I like Mendes in that fight.”
So UG, what is YOUR pick? Aldo or Mendes? And why??!?