RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 201

See how the RotoWire MMA Staff, composed of Jon Litterine (@JonLitterine), Evan Dahl (@RealEvanDahl) and Jake Letarski (@JakeSki52), envision Saturday's PPV card playing out.

Updated on July 30, 2016 1:14PM EST

By:

Evan Dahl

Jake Letarski

Jon Litterine

Updated on July 30, 2016 1:14PM EST

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Sandwiched in between two colossal events, UFC 201 is an underrated card featuring an intriguing welterweight title matchup between two heavy hitters. Champion Robbie Lawler has proven time and time again that he can take a beating, but how will he hold up against the knockout power of Tyron Woodley -- a fighter that will be getting his first (and possibly only) UFC title shot? Find out how the RotoWire.com MMA staff sees that fight playing out in the grid below, along with the rest of the main pay-per-view card.

If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 201 preview.

MATCHUP	WEIGHT CLASS	JON	EVAN	JAKE
(C) Robbie Lawler (-150) vs. Tyron Woodley (+130)	Light Heavyweight	~~Lawler~~	~~Lawler~~	Woodley
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (+160) vs. Rose Namajunas (-175)	Strawweight	~~Namajunas~~	~~Namajunas~~	~~Namajunas~~
Jake Ellenberger (+220) vs. Matt Brown (-265)	Welterweight	~~Brown~~	~~Brown~~	~~Brown~~
Francisco Rivera (+145) vs. Erik Perez (-170)	Bantamweight	Perez	~~Rivera~~	~~Rivera~~
Ryan Benoit (-105) vs. Fredy Serrano (-115)	Flyweight	Benoit	Benoit	Benoit
RECORD		2-3	1-4	2-3
OVERALL (post-UFC 200)		10-9	10-9	10-9

THE PLAYERS

Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Host of the

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Evan Dahl

Author @RealEvanDahl

Evan Dahl is a law student who has been a die-hard MMA fan for over a decade. Outside of MMA, he roots for the Broncos, Brewers and Bucks.

Jake Letarski

Author @RotoJake

RotoWire Editor for College Basketball and MMA. Frequent podcaster, plus radio and video guest. Follow Jake on Twitter at @RotoJake.

Jon Litterine

Author @JonLitterine

Jon Litterine is RotoWire's lead MMA Writer and MMA Editor. He has covered numerous MMA events live. He's also RW's NHL Prospect Analyst. Jon has been writing for RotoWire since 2005. He is a graduate of U Mass-Lowell.