Ahead of Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 event, MMAjunkie staffers share their main-card predictions, and the challenger got the slight edge over the champion in the night’s main event: Johnson vs. Benavidez McDonald vs. Faber Mendes vs. Lentz Lauzon vs. Danzig Dann Stupp @MMAjunkieDann Johnson McDonald Mendes Lauzon Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt Benavidez Faber Mendes Danzig John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn Benavidez Faber Mendes Lauzon Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven Benavidez Faber Lentz Lauzon Ben Fowlkes @benfowlkesMMA Benavidez Faber Mendes Lauzon Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA Johnson Faber Mendes Lauzon George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge Benavidez McDonald Mendes Lauzon Brian Garcia @thegoze Johnson Faber Mendes Lauzon Among our eight full-time writers and MMAjunkie Radio hosts, Joseph Benavidez (19-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) took a 5-3 edge over reigning flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC), who won the duo’s first meeting via split decision at UFC 152
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UFC on FOX 9 staff picks: Benavidez gets the edge over ‘Mighty Mouse’ – MMA Junkie