RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 201

RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 201

This article is part of our UFC Picks series.

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 HeavyweightLawlerLawlerWoodley
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (+160) vs.
Rose Namajunas (-175)
StrawweightNamajunasNamajunasNamajunas
Jake Ellenberger (+220) vs.
Matt Brown (-265)
WelterweightBrownBrownBrown
Francisco Rivera (+145) vs.
Erik Perez (-170)
BantamweightPerezRiveraRivera
Ryan Benoit (-105) vs.
Fredy Serrano (-115)
FlyweightBenoitBenoitBenoit
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.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Evan Dahl
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
RotoWire Editor for College Basketball and MMA. Frequent podcaster, plus radio and video guest. Follow Jake on Twitter at @RotoJake.
Jon Litterine
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.
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